[C320-list] High Water Alarm

[Tom Grass]

Thanks for the ideas and suggestions.  This is a very knowledgeable group!

Tom Grass

On Thu, Mar 18, 2021 at 6:35 AM ptormey at 4square.net <ptormey at 4square.net>
wrote:

> You could BUT the high water alarm needs to trigger only when the pump
> fails to keep up, so it should be mounted higher.
>
> Pat Tormey
>
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> Graeme Clark <cg at skyflyer.co.uk>
> Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2021 2:47:44 AM
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> Subject: Re: [C320-list] High Water Alarm
>
> Tom
>
> What if  the high water situation is because of a bilge pump failure? I’d
> have something quite independent if I was you
>
> Also can buy (or make) a bilge pump counter which will tell you how many
> times it has run since last reset. Potentially very useful
>
> Graeme
>
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> > On 18 Mar 2021, at 02:37, Tom Grass <tgrass462 at gmail.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?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Tom Grass
>
>