Bilge Float Switch

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Should this be installed next to the Bilge pump itself, or is there an ideal location for the float switch?

Thanks
 
I have my pump and float switch screwed to a piece of 1/4 thick S.S. plate. It sets in the aft bilge box. The plate is heavy enough to keep them in place.
 
I placed mine side by side about 6" out from transom...attached piece of 1/4" rubber to bottom of bilge w/5200, let cure, then attached the switch to the rubber w/bead of 5200 around base...pump itself w/5200 direct to bottom...pump broke loose, but hose keeps it right in the cured 5200 footprint... :D...ONLY time I ever had or heard of that stuff lettin' go...must notta been holdin' my jaw right when squeezin' the tube... ::)...
 
Ya know? Even before I got to MJ's post, I knew that was going to be his response. ;D ;D ;D
Actually, it's scary that we think alike. :o
 
Hey Chesapeake...ain't it been a while since you've been around these parts??... :)...wacha been doin'??... :D...

Nope, went back an' looked...you've been on...you just ain't been "wearin' it out" lately... ;D...

Man, I'm bummed-out...got a slight stain on my white V20 shirt the other day...got me madder than a wet hornet inna fly-swattin' contest!!!... ::)...
 
There are two wires connected to the float switch.

I've never wired anything on a boat before so excuse my ignorance.

I know one is hot and one is ground, I can probably figure out which one is which. But now, where does the ground go and where does the hot go, also seeing that this thing will be in water, I need a great splice job to make sure I don't wet the area where I am connecting the extention wires.

I hope this make sense.

ps. I don't want the flow switch to work with the ignition, so does that mean I wire it directly to the battery?
 
Hey Muddasick, here is a wiring diagram
bilgePump547x301.gif

you should have a dpdt ( dual position double throw ) switch - that means it has 3 positions
up - on
middle - off
down on
Forget the spdt switch - still wire it the same as the diagram
it sends 12 volts through the switch in two different positions - that way you can have the pump run manually or automatic ( using the float switch )
 
Picture of what I 'got. Don't know if I've posted this before or not...but here it is anyhow... There are 2 pumps in there. One for normal use and another for when things go bad.


bilgepumpsA.jpg
 
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