Mike Robinson
Senior Chief Petty Officer
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- Jun 29, 2005
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I recently installed a brand new Rule 500 Automatic Bilge Pump as a second pump. It's the kind that switches on for a second every few minutes and will keep pumping if it detects any resistance on the impeller (water). I used it on a couple of trips and had left the boat in the water at the marina over night and it worked fine.
Yesterday I went down the marina after a couple of days and noticed a bit of water in the bilge (rain). I checked the switch to make sure it was still in the automatic mode, which it was, so I figured the pump had drained the battery. I checked that but no, the fuse had blown (2 amps). So replaced it with a 3 amp fuse and it worked for a couple of hours then blew that fuse. When we got back from our trip I pulled out the pump, checked the strainer and cleaned it, checked the impeller orifice, no sign of obstuction, put it back in the bilge sump and replaced the fuse again. This time the fuse blew after a few seconds!
Anything else I should check or should I just return it?
Thanks
Yesterday I went down the marina after a couple of days and noticed a bit of water in the bilge (rain). I checked the switch to make sure it was still in the automatic mode, which it was, so I figured the pump had drained the battery. I checked that but no, the fuse had blown (2 amps). So replaced it with a 3 amp fuse and it worked for a couple of hours then blew that fuse. When we got back from our trip I pulled out the pump, checked the strainer and cleaned it, checked the impeller orifice, no sign of obstuction, put it back in the bilge sump and replaced the fuse again. This time the fuse blew after a few seconds!
Anything else I should check or should I just return it?
Thanks
