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网页Bilge Pumps (with Switch or Automatic)? I currently own a Rule 1100gph pump with external switch and I'm looking to add a second bilge pump for a backup. I've read about some problems with automatic bilge pumps that use a chip to check for water every 2-3 seconds, but far less problems with a standard switch.
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网页03-04-2023 07:29 PM. Ultra bilge pumpswitch install help. this is the Senior version. I’ve installed one before and don’t remember having any issues…but here I am…face down in a bilge and frustrated. brown to brown, black to black…red wire to the wire that runs to the switch. Seems pretty straightforward…but here’s what is going on.
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网页06-01-2015 08:30 PM. Based on suggestions here I recently replaced 2 sure bail switches with models from ultra safety systems. I was very impressed with every aspect of these. I really think I will never have to buy another float switch again. Easy install. Connect 3 wires from the boat switched, constant, and ground. And pos/negative to the pump.
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网页The bilge pump system is not there to save a sinking ship. It is there for convinience and to bail out water that occasionally makes it into the bilge. If something happens, it will buy you time but that is it. Never heard that the cause of sinking was a bad pump float switch. My Sea Ray had a stuck pump for two seasons before I replaced it.
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网页The boat is trailered and doesn't stay in the water unattended. I decided to install an Ultra Safety Systems Mini Float Switch and 2 Johnson 1000 GPH Cartridge Bilge Pumps. The boat is plumbed with 3/4" lines, so the 1000 GPH pumps were the largest I could find that matched up. I did not want to use an automatic/manual switch and I wanted the ...
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网页08-24-2022 06:39 PM. If it still doesn’t work after testing, it’s time to cut leads and test for power and ground going to the float switches and the pump. You might have corroded wires blocking - or + going to the float, corrosion between the float and pump, a bad pump. I’d connect good power and ground to the pump and see if it even works.
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网页08-14-2015 11:17 AM. Connect the black from the bilge pump to a negative ground. (Should be the black running into the bilge) Run a fused line directly from your battery into one of the float gray wires. You can wire this directly to the Positive terminal b attaching a ring connector. This puts power to the float regardless of the helm switch.
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网页2017年11月22日 · Swapping out all my floats this winter after wasting 160 bucks this year on junk rule switches. I purchased off the Tef Gel site. It seemed a little unusual, so I called them and talked to the representative. After my conversation I made the online account and placed the order. It was all good.
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网页2011年2月16日 · Mount your float switch a little higher than your bilge pump so it always turns off. Replace it if it starts acting up. Make sure the amp rating of the switch is higher than the draw of the bilge pump. Keep your bilges free of debris that could obstruct the the switch from working. Mount it as vertical as possible.
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网页billygee371. 09-20-2020 05:46 PM. 2016 Sea Hunt Gamefish 25 bilge pump question. Hey guys, I’m looking into my bilge pumps as they don’t work automatically. They are the rule mate 1100 and 2000. I’m assuming the water sensing feature quit working but I wanted to be sure by checking all the wiring as well. The deutsch connectors has a pin ...