Bilge Pump Hard-Wired to Battery?

[bradford]

Originally Posted by biscayn8

I hear ya. But for arguments sake, let's say that it already is hard-wired to the battery. What would cause the bilge not to run when the battery is set to OFF.

Was working fine last week..

Sounds to me like it's NOT hard wired to the battery, but wired in after the off 1 2 both switch. Wire the float switch directly to the battery and you should be good to go with the both 1 2 off switch turned off.

Yep. You are correct. After some additional investigation, the bilge pump and radio which were once hard-wired to the battery, were re-wired. I could care less about the radio but I need to re-wire the bilge pump.

Thanks for the responses, everyone.

[jjjtronics]

Guys, just because I am so nosey, and DO care, I will like to add an idea which has worked for me beautifully for 3 years now. When I rewired her, I knew, because I worked Marine electronics for a few years, that "faulty" bilge pumps are a common cause of sunk boats at the Marinas here, well, the safest way to wire them ( Mine is dead straight to the batt. with just a water/sinkable proof fuse holder in line with the + wire and the float switch in between, no manual switch, nothing else ). But, I learn from years of findings and complaints and almost sunk boats, a common problem is DIRT and DEBRY and CRAP that lives on the bilge. Stuff that gets stuck under float switches and also cloggs pumps etc. so the pumps keep on running without pumping water until the battery is drained to death, either because the pump is clogged or because the float keeps the pump running even on a dry bilge. Dead battery, no pump action, youre going down baby !!!!
So, I intalled on the float, and on the pump, homemade fence/screens for both the pump and the float. I used tall Tupperware bouls, with many holes around the sides, and the tops lids installed on the bouls. I used a solder iron with a 3/16 tip to open holes which are reinforced by the melting ( drill bit try cracked my first boul made ) The pump boul is about 10 inches high, the switch boul is about 6" high. Never had a battery even weak, or a clogged or stuck switch so far ( let me knock on wood ). This is not my idea, I have seen this screen boxes already made for bilge pumps. Mine are Tupperwares !!!

[macojoe]

Glad you found the problem biscayn8!!!


Thats a great Idea jjj

Also its a good Idea to put the pump up off the floor, this will keep the sand and stuff from clogging the pump. And I have right to battery with no fuse, I rather the thing run and burn up then to pop a fuse and sink!

[jjjtronics]

MacoJoe,
I hope you never post something like, " Holly Crap !!!... My beloved V20 went up in smoke " after you posted this !!!!! jejeje..... I love this Forum !!!!

[macojoe]

LOL!! I just ment that the pump will just run till it burned up, not the boat!

Also I will never say my V20 burned up since I sold it 3 years ago!, I now have the 23 W/A Sea Ox

Good idea jjj. Thanks for the tip.

Nate