jimL
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- Joined
- Mar 8, 2015
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- Location
- USA
- Vessel Name
- Lemon Drops
- Vessel Make
- 2001 Grand Banks Europa 52
Hi all, I hope you can assist me here....
I have several bilge pumps that have a separate automatic float switch that can be manually activated at the lower or upper helm (via a toggle switch) or by the automatic switch, which is a manual test feature.
One pump was not functioning at the end of the last season so I looked into it today.
The Manual switch at either helm did not activate the pump, and when I tried to manually activate the switch at the switch, nothing happened.
I removed the pump and switch and replaced both with a Rule-A-Matic Plus Model 40A-floating switch and a rule 1100 GPH pump.
When I wired them up prior to installation I found:
When I activate the manual float switch that is on the float switch nothing happens. When I activate the pump via the remote helm switch, the pump activates.
Both switch and pump are new out of the box.
Does anyone have any ideas of why a new float switch would not activate the pump when wired exactly as the previous switch/pump (when it worked)?
I did strip back the wires to ensure I have a good connection.
Can anyone recommend a test using a voltmeter or any other test or thoughts?
Thanks,
JimL
I have several bilge pumps that have a separate automatic float switch that can be manually activated at the lower or upper helm (via a toggle switch) or by the automatic switch, which is a manual test feature.
One pump was not functioning at the end of the last season so I looked into it today.
The Manual switch at either helm did not activate the pump, and when I tried to manually activate the switch at the switch, nothing happened.
I removed the pump and switch and replaced both with a Rule-A-Matic Plus Model 40A-floating switch and a rule 1100 GPH pump.
When I wired them up prior to installation I found:
When I activate the manual float switch that is on the float switch nothing happens. When I activate the pump via the remote helm switch, the pump activates.
Both switch and pump are new out of the box.
Does anyone have any ideas of why a new float switch would not activate the pump when wired exactly as the previous switch/pump (when it worked)?
I did strip back the wires to ensure I have a good connection.
Can anyone recommend a test using a voltmeter or any other test or thoughts?
Thanks,
JimL