[C320-list] High Water Alarm

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On a previous boat with an open transom (i.e., an instantaneous-draining cockpit), I plumbed the bilge exit into the cockpit.
Result: a shorter, easier run for the pump. Also, if your toes got wet, you knew the bilge had filled.
Joe Jablonowski C320 #103


- Joe Jablonowski

> On Mar 17, 2021, at 11:59 PM, Stephen Cox <scox at timmin.com> wrote:
> 
> 
>> 
>> We are looking at installing a high water alarm on our C320.  
>> West Marine sells a specific unit that sounds a horn when the 
>> water reaches a certain level; this is a separate circuit 
>> from the bilge pump wiring.  Our boat also has a light that 
>> comes on when the bilge is running (in AUTO mode).
>> Could a horn be hooked up to the light circuit to sound when 
>> the bilge is on?
>> 
> 
> Yes, providing that the combined current draw of the light and the horn are within the ratings of whatever switches on the light
> now.  If you use something like
> https://www.jameco.com/z/11D3120-LF-TA-Jameco-Valuepro-Audio-Indicator-and-Alerts-Buzzer-Piezo-25mA-12-Volt-Screw-Panel-Mount_249498
> .html which draws 25ma at 12v it should be OK.  This model has two connections, one continuous sound, one pulsed, so you can
> differentiate between two devices if your alarms switch to ground or just choose the sound of your choice for one.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Stephen Cox
> Tegwen #1141
>