[C320-list] Bilge pump cycling excessively

[Jim Sweet]

Had the PSS since we bought the boat new 9 years ago and had one installed 
on a previous boat.  Love them.  No more screwing around with the packing 
gland and no problems with either.

Jim Sweet
TGIF (Thank God It Floats) 901
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Fred LEcuyer" <fred.lecuyer at live.com>
To: "Catalina320list Catalina320list" <c320-list at catalina320.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2010 5:48 PM
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Bilge pump cycling excessively



OK, thanks for the input, everybody. We just put the boat in the water a few 
weeks ago and the stuffing box had just been repacked. This past weekend we 
just finished a five day trip and I tightened the stuffing box but maybe not 
enough. I wanted to be sure to keep things cool. I had thought about a PSS 
dripless seal but was talked out of it. Opinions?



Fred

> Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:35:10 -0400
> From: clburti at gmail.com
> To: C320-List at catalina320.com
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Bilge pump cycling excessively
>
> Place a small spacer block or a few washers and longer screws to raise the
> switch. This should eliminate the cycling from the lift return flow. I 
> would
> caution against a check valve as that is potential source of problems for
> both failure and blockage.
>
> On Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 2:55 PM, Fred LEcuyer <fred.lecuyer at live.com> 
> wrote:
>
> >
> > I'm wondering if anyackone else has seen this and has a solution.
> >
> >
> >
> > Our bilge pump cycles on way too frequently. When the pump goes on, it
> > pumps out all but about 1.5 inches from the bottom of the bilge. Then 
> > some
> > of the water that it pumped leaks back into the bilge and as more comes 
> > in
> > eventually from the stuffing box, the cycle starts again. I'm guessing
> > there's not much more than one pint of water before the pump goes on 
> > again.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Does anyone know if there is supposed to be a check valve between the 
> > pick
> > up hose and the bilge pump?
> >
> >
> >
> > Fred
> >
> >
> >
> > First Light
> >
> > Hull #926
> >
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