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bilge pump float switch
- tonyiiiafl
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- km1125
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Re: bilge pump float switch
Others have mentioned that they had trouble with those but time will tell.
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- buster53
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- g36
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Re: bilge pump float switch
Seems there has been a fair few complaints I have come across about the newer style internal float bilge pumps, especially at the cheaper end of the scale. The thing is, separate float switches can be tested easily ( I like the old methods when it comes to this) unless there is a way to test the internal float types without filling the bilge with water. Perhaps there is but I would not want to find out by getting a call from the marina that the boat seems low in the water......
Not sure what the solution is here, without buying some of the expensive well made pumps, that said none of them will keep a holed boat from sinking for long.
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Re: bilge pump float switch
Electronic level switches are great in principal but they have their issues too. There are some things that are just fine without electronics. Keep it simple and it'll likely last for decades.
- tonyiiiafl
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- tonyiiiafl
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