epicmariner
Cadet
- Joined
- Feb 24, 2008
- Messages
- 6
Bilge pump will not work. Connected to an external float switch and a panel switch. The switch is lighted and the light comes on when flipped. Used a multimeter and get a reading of 12 volts at the wires from battery/panel before the connection to the pump wires. I've got three wires coming to the pump, the pump has two wires, the float switch has two wires. The original set up was positive wire to float switch, float switch to brown wire from panel + positive wire from pump, ground wire from pump to ground wire. Replaced all connections in case of corrosion. Tried to wire the pump directly to the pos + neg wires, no dice. Connected pump directly to battery, pump works. How do I connect the pump and float switch to the three wires (red, black and brown) coming from the battery/panel switch?