ppkaprince98
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- Sep 1, 2011
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- Boat Info
- : 2004 340 Sundancer
- Engines
- : Twin 8.1L V-drive mercs
Bilge "pump" question
So I went to test my bilge yesterday because i wanted to make sure it worked properly. So I filled the bottom with a bunch of water and the bilge did nothing. I finally realized that the breaker tripped so I figured something wasnt working correctly. So I unscrewed the float switch and bilge from the bottom of the boat and noticed they were full of gunk, after I cleaned them I noticed the bilge would not spin manually. So I did some seaching here and found that if you dont use your bilge they will dry up and lock up. So I got some WD-40 and sprayed all around inside the pump and finally it broke loose and when I activate the float switch it comes on and pumps out the water. Here is my issue, once the water gets down low the bilge still trips the breaker. Its almost like when there is no load on the pump it trips, is that normal or should I replace the bilge pump?
So I went to test my bilge yesterday because i wanted to make sure it worked properly. So I filled the bottom with a bunch of water and the bilge did nothing. I finally realized that the breaker tripped so I figured something wasnt working correctly. So I unscrewed the float switch and bilge from the bottom of the boat and noticed they were full of gunk, after I cleaned them I noticed the bilge would not spin manually. So I did some seaching here and found that if you dont use your bilge they will dry up and lock up. So I got some WD-40 and sprayed all around inside the pump and finally it broke loose and when I activate the float switch it comes on and pumps out the water. Here is my issue, once the water gets down low the bilge still trips the breaker. Its almost like when there is no load on the pump it trips, is that normal or should I replace the bilge pump?
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