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From: Stan Gardner (no email)
Date: Mon Sep 08 2003 - 09:47:45 EDT
I know this was discussed before, but I can't remember the issue. It seems
to me that if the float switch is properly placed there is no need to
continue to run after it trips. My bilge has about 2" of water in it when
the pump shuts off. Much of this is water that leaks back down from the
pump. If the pump were to run another 60 seconds it would be running
dry. What am I missing?
Stan,
S/V Seabird V
At 09:10 PM 9/5/2003 -0400, wrote:
>We have a design on the boards and a prototype built of a bilge pump
>turn-off delay.
>It is a little block of epoxy with two leads coming out that you connect
>across the float switch.
>It continues to run the bilge pump for 60 seconds after the float switch
>turns off.
>It draws no power from the battery.
>We haven't gone into production because we were concerned that it would be
>too expensive.
>It would retail for about $55 - perhaps $45 on discount.
>POLL: would you spend that much for such an item?
>Please respond by email to so we don't clutter the board.
>I'll publish the results later if anyone is interested.
>Andina Foster,
>
>
>
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> > Has anyone got a good suggestion for a bilge pump style that will suck
>out
> > all the water instead leaving an inch or more water in the bilge when the
> > "float" switch shuts off.
> >
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Arild
> >
>
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