I got a new pump, cant figure out how to get it to come on automatically?
replaced it, my old one had a black and brown with on on/off switch.
I cut the two wires, the new one has3 wire colors, brown/black/brownwhite wires.
anyone know what to do?
21 scout w/150 yam 4str
16’ Alum. w/40 yam
Google “wiring bilge pumps”
You get tons of good info and diagrams.
Rick
Black is the negative, brown goes to your manual on/off switch, and brown with white tracer goes to output of the float switch.
Plum Crazy
26 Regulator
Sounds like your replacement purchase was not a fully auto bilge pump.
“If you had to tell someone how good you are, then you probably aren’t that good”
One thing about auto float switches is that many of them have a time delay…about 30 seconds or so. If you pull up the float you might think it’s not working but it’s just the delay so it doesn’t kick on every time the bilge sloshes back and forth.
Ian Harle
22 ft Sisu hardtop downeaster
i had it out of water, filled the thing up with water and had to hit the on off switch to get it on and then pulled drain plug and the thing wouldn’t cut off.
21 scout w/150 yam 4str
16’ Alum. w/40 yam
quote:
Originally posted by 210 Scouti had it out of water, filled the thing up with water and had to hit the on off switch to get it on and then pulled drain plug and the thing wouldn’t cut off.
21 scout w/150 yam 4str
16’ Alum. w/40 yam
Sounds like you got a bad one…I have always like the Rule Pump and the Float Switch seperate…
Its a rule pump bought at boaters world…oh well
21 scout w/150 yam 4str
16’ Alum. w/40 yam
You should have a 3-way switch for “Auto,” "Off, and “Manual.”
The Brown wire goes to the “Auto” side of the switch
The Brown/White wire goes to the “Manual” side of the switch
The Black wire is the ground
White Trash
Sea Fox 236
200HP Suzuki
PS - Go to Rule’s website. You should be able to locate a wiring diagram.
White Trash
Sea Fox 236
200HP Suzuki
My 175 Scout has a auto/manual pump installed from factory. The dash switch is manual only not manual/auto. The auto side of the pump is wired with a fuse straight to the plus side of the battery before the battery selector switch. This is done because you will forget to select auto and the boat will sink when left unattended. This only works until the battery goes dead.
Ed Black
Triton 2486 WA Yam OX250
quote:
Originally posted by YahooMy 175 Scout has a auto/manual pump installed from factory. The dash switch is manual only not manual/auto. The auto side of the pump is wired with a fuse straight to the plus side of the battery before the battery selector switch. This is done because you will forget to select auto and the boat will sink when left unattended. This only works until the battery goes dead.
Ed Black
Triton 2486 WA Yam OX250
On further review . . .
. . . This is actually how my SeaFox is wired. I had to replace the bilge pump in my 1994 Key West a few years ago, and it had a manual + auto switch. That’s what I was remembering when I offered those instructions.
So 210 Scout, try:
Black = Ground
Brown = + Terminal on battery
Brown/White = Switch
It should work automatically when the switch is off.
White Trash
Sea Fox 236
200HP Suzuki
If your using a separate float, it really doesn’t matter which brown wire you use for manual or auto.