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Re: 'lectric pumps
Posted By: Bert In Response To: Re: 'lectric pumps (Ian Johnston)
Date: Tuesday, 5 December 2000, at 7:03 a.m.
: I bought an ATTWOOD 500gph model from Canadian Tire's boat accessories
: section. It draws 1.4 amps. They also had a 1250 gph model which draws 1.8
: amps. I thought about the benefit of the larger unit but it was much
: bigger (although it would still fit in my boat) and the price was 59.95.: The 500gph unit empties my boat in 4 minutes if it is full to the top of the
: coaming or in about 2 minutes if I get in and displace some of the water.
: I can only imagine how fast the 1250 gph model would pump!: I put a through hull fitting on the deck right behind the seat and in front
: of the rear bulkhead. (pretty tight space) I have a 1 foot length of
: clear, 3/4" id PVC hose from the pump to the fitting. The hull
: fitting is the only hole I made in the hull. I used urethane structural
: adhesive to install a permanent components such as pump and switch
: mounting plates.: I though about this and it is very easy to do. The big problem that I thought
: of was that a bilge pump is a safety item and if one of your pump system
: ever failed for ANY reason, you can bet that you will be sued, big time.: The system is so simple that anyone can do it. You only need to have minor
: skills in soldering. I built the system, tested each component and fit it,
: made some changes and re-fit and then tested the whole system. I then
: mounted everything permanently and re-tested the whole system. I had minor
: switch leakage on the first component test and no other problems.: During the fitting process I hit upon the idea of putting it all into a
: pelican box and I will build another system doing this. I want the one in
: my Arluk to always be in the boat. The other unit I will transfer between
: my other two (and hopefully more) boats.: Ian
Thank you,I've picked up quite a bit of information from this thread already and will check these pumps out.Where did you mount the switch? I thought I would bond it to the inside edge of the cockpit coaming right in front of me so I could feel it through the neoprene skirt and switch it on and off without removing the skirt.
Bert
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