Boat Bilge Pump Float Switch Wiring

Steps for wiring bilge pump with float switch 1.

Boat bilge pump float switch wiring.

Jul 31 finally an easy to read diagram. Ensure they are restrained so they don t fall and get damaged as they intake air. Disconnect the negative wire from your boat s negative battery terminal. Place the discharge above the waterline if the discharge is submerged when the pump runs the ocean siphons back through the pump into the bilge when the pump shuts off.

Put a switch according to the diagram how will the pump get power from the float switch is this just. Besides the manual dash mounted switch the pump should also be connected to a float type switch in the bilge next to the pump. Ensure the bilge pump is safely mounted on the bilge. On new wire marine custom marine switch panels we recommend using an standard on off manual bilge switch.

When i flipped the switch nothing happened no light on the dash. Why an on off bilge switch with float. Purchase a float switch with long enough wires to run from your bilge pump to the pump control switch. We do recommend every boat have an automatic float switch feed for the bilge pump but recommend the auto float switch lead be run directly from the boat s battery fused of course.

The original bilge set up has 4 wires two bilge brown and black and two gray on the float switch spliced to four wires three going up to the helm switch and one going to engine block as a ground. The bilge pump is exceptionally important due to the fact i bring in 1 2 gallons of water in one day at the lake this will probably be my next thread. Bilge pump wiring switch bilge pumps are an important safety feature of your boat. Since jun 28 how to wire a bilge pump with float switch.

When enough water has entered to float the switch the pump will eject it only to have it siphon back again. Position the float switch in the bilge near the bilge pump. Mar 30 wiring johnson bilge pump the salty dogs.