supersailor
Contributing Partner
Frank,
I left the bilge pump alone. It is located in the second compartment behind the mast and does an excellent job of emptying the bilge. The diaphragm pump is in the engine compartment. I rewired the shower pump so that it kicks in any time there is water in The shower sump which is right about when the water almost reaches the floor board level. The 110v pool pump is on a stand under the sink that is about halfway up the bilge. This way the bilge pump takes care of the day to day accumulation and The other two only trip on if there is a more major inflow.
Of course, the 110v pump only works when the boat is in the marina plugged in. But that is the time you need it when you are gone and only the angels are watching your boat. the rather extreme flow coming out the stern from the AC pump would signal to anyone on the dock that there is a problem.
You don't want to have all the pumps kicking in at once for minor water intrusion, hence the staggered heights.
I took the hot line off the shower sump switch and added a breaker to the panel. That means the two pumps are independent so if one faults, the other still works. The 110v pump is on it's own circuit.
I'll write you a private message on my problems. the Forum is not the place to discuss those matters.
I left the bilge pump alone. It is located in the second compartment behind the mast and does an excellent job of emptying the bilge. The diaphragm pump is in the engine compartment. I rewired the shower pump so that it kicks in any time there is water in The shower sump which is right about when the water almost reaches the floor board level. The 110v pool pump is on a stand under the sink that is about halfway up the bilge. This way the bilge pump takes care of the day to day accumulation and The other two only trip on if there is a more major inflow.
Of course, the 110v pump only works when the boat is in the marina plugged in. But that is the time you need it when you are gone and only the angels are watching your boat. the rather extreme flow coming out the stern from the AC pump would signal to anyone on the dock that there is a problem.
You don't want to have all the pumps kicking in at once for minor water intrusion, hence the staggered heights.
I took the hot line off the shower sump switch and added a breaker to the panel. That means the two pumps are independent so if one faults, the other still works. The 110v pump is on it's own circuit.
I'll write you a private message on my problems. the Forum is not the place to discuss those matters.