oldslowandugly
Petty Officer 3rd Class
- Joined
- May 12, 2010
- Messages
- 98
Re: Electronic bilge pump switch
Yeah, I saw those. The small one, like 500gph, is the turn-on-every-few-minutes type. The FET sensor type seem to only be on the really big ones. Then, some still use a built in float, and are double the size of a non-automatic pump. This is why I wanted to use a small round one, like 500/800gph, and a small sensor switch. Trust me, you don't know what will work until you try and fit these in the sump. I can actually fit a 500gph pump (w/90? elbow on the discharge), a Rule float switch, and a snap type drain plug in my sump. BUT, if even one tiny bit of junk gets in there, the float will jam. I'm talking 1/8"-1/4" clearance. I don't know what you use the boat for, but I fish for Fluke and Bluefish, which puke up vast amounts of bait that gets washed back to the sump. On my prior boat I had the pump mounted in an area that never fouled. I can see this Whaler sump filling up with debris fast. I still will probably fabricate an easily removed and cleaned screen on the bottom of my fabricated sump cover.
Yeah, I saw those. The small one, like 500gph, is the turn-on-every-few-minutes type. The FET sensor type seem to only be on the really big ones. Then, some still use a built in float, and are double the size of a non-automatic pump. This is why I wanted to use a small round one, like 500/800gph, and a small sensor switch. Trust me, you don't know what will work until you try and fit these in the sump. I can actually fit a 500gph pump (w/90? elbow on the discharge), a Rule float switch, and a snap type drain plug in my sump. BUT, if even one tiny bit of junk gets in there, the float will jam. I'm talking 1/8"-1/4" clearance. I don't know what you use the boat for, but I fish for Fluke and Bluefish, which puke up vast amounts of bait that gets washed back to the sump. On my prior boat I had the pump mounted in an area that never fouled. I can see this Whaler sump filling up with debris fast. I still will probably fabricate an easily removed and cleaned screen on the bottom of my fabricated sump cover.
