[C320-list] Bilge pump float switch

[Chris Burti]

Our solid state switch started doing that. Since it is a sealed electronic
unit, I decided to replace it.

Fair winds,
Chris Burti
Secretary
Farmville Lodge No. 517


On Mon, Jun 15, 2020 at 1:40 PM Scott Thompson <surprise at thompson87.com>
wrote:

> This past weekend on a few occasions our bilge pump turned on but did
> not shut off even after the bilge was empty. (It probably turned on
> because I was messing with the knotmeter impeller, but that's another
> story.) Looking at the switch in the bilge, it's literally a black box.
> I've never messed with it before and it isn't clear how to check for
> something caught or interfering that might cause it to not shut off. In
> both cases turning the bilge pump off at the breaker for a little while
> seemed to solve the problem at least temporarily. Any thoughts or
> recommendations for what might be wrong and how to fix it?
>
> --
> Scott Thompson
> Surprise, #653
>
>