Bilge Blower and Dehumidifier

[C-SIDE]

Greeting CSR,

Hope all is well with you. I have two questions, which are probably pretty basic, but I'm still trying to figure out how everything works/where everything is located on my 2001 340 DA.

1 - When I turn on my bilge blower, the light blinks, which is an indication that one of the blower breakers (my port side) has tripped. Where is the blower breaker? For the life of me I can't find it.
2 - How do I turn on the dehumidifier from the AC panel? When I leave for the week, I'd rather just leave my dehumidifier on and not my AC.

Thanks for your time,
Chris

 

[dvx216]

Did some digging around on the internet blower #1& 2 under sink by battery switches

 

[CliffA]

Greeting CSR,

Hope all is well with you. I have two questions, which are probably pretty basic, but I'm still trying to figure out how everything works/where everything is located on my 2001 340 DA.

1 - When I turn on my bilge blower, the light blinks, which is an indication that one of the blower breakers (my port side) has tripped. Where is the blower breaker? For the life of me I can't find it.
2 - How do I turn on the dehumidifier from the AC panel? When I leave for the week, I'd rather just leave my dehumidifier on and not my AC.

Thanks for your time,
Chris

there are two blower rocker switches...one on the dash at the helm and one in the main power panel in the cabin....I believe there is also a blower module on the control board on the forward bulkhead wall in the engine room.....i am still learning the electrical systems in my boat as well.....if there is a dedicated breaker for the blowers I have not seen it.....the blowers might be tied into another circuit such as an 'accessory' circuit.....

maybe the flashing light is indicating the port blower is defective or maybe a problem in the wiring to that blower....

there is a humidifier setting for the AC but I don't use it so I can't tell you how to activate it....i just leave our AC on with the thermostat set to 80*.....with the high humidity we have in this area the boat would get a 'musty' smell otherwise if we left it unused for over a week.....

cliff

 

[C-SIDE]

@ DVX - I'll have to check, but I don't think I have that setup

@ Cliff - I've cycled both those breakers and same result. Looked through the ownes manual and saw there is the module in the engine room. Maybe there is a fuse in there I can check? The ownes manual could be more a lot more informative, just say'in...... I keep my air at 67 when I'm gone, but I'd rather just keep the dehumidifer on... I'm going to shoot an email to my sales guy as I'm sure he knows

 

[CliffA]

@ DVX - I'll have to check, but I don't think I have that setup

@ Cliff - I've cycled both those breakers and same result. Looked through the ownes manual and saw there is the module in the engine room. Maybe there is a fuse in there I can check? The ownes manual could be more a lot more informative, just say'in...... I keep my air at 67 when I'm gone, but I'd rather just keep the dehumidifer on... I'm going to shoot an email to my sales guy as I'm sure he knows

please post back when you resolve the problem....I would like to know the answer also concerning the blower breaker....

cliff

 

[Strecker25]

lots of people use the HU setting or run the AC at a high setpoint so I doubt you'd have any issues. Personally I'm way too paranoid and If I leave the boat for more than a few days I shut all the through hulls (there are safeguards for a blown hose, I know)

So instead I bought a small dehumidifier on amazon for like $40. I drilled a small hole in the reservoir and put it in the galley sink. It's very quiet and keeps the humidity down in the cabin. Aside from having a hygrometer on board and knowing it keeps humidity down, I know it works because before I drilled the hole the reservoir would fill up in about 12 hours.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KWKONAG/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[Island Time Buffalo]

The humidity setting is a fantastic tool. I run it whenever I'm away from the boat for more than a day. In your model it should be a Cruisair. The setting should be: press the COOL, HEAT, and FAN buttons simultaneously.

It can be changed, but the default is that it will run the fan for 20 minutes and the A/C for 10 minutes every 12 hours.

 

[C-SIDE]

Cool, Heat & Fan - got it, thanks!

 

[scoflaw]

lots of people use the HU setting or run the AC at a high setpoint so I doubt you'd have any issues. Personally I'm way too paranoid and If I leave the boat for more than a few days I shut all the through hulls (there are safeguards for a blown hose, I know)

So instead I bought a small dehumidifier on amazon for like $40. I drilled a small hole in the reservoir and put it in the galley sink. It's very quiet and keeps the humidity down in the cabin. Aside from having a hygrometer on board and knowing it keeps humidity down, I know it works because before I drilled the hole the reservoir would fill up in about 12 hours.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KWKONAG/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Got that same unit and do the same thing..... Works great

 

[C-SIDE]

Was up at the boat this past weekend and found the blowr circuit breaker that kept tripping - it was located in the engine room on the forward wall just below the hatch. Reset it, but that didn't do the trick as it tripped once I turned on the blowers. Spoke to service at my marina and he said I probably need a new blower.

I'm getting a quote to replace. Depending on the cost, I might do it myself. I Googled the blower and it's only $25. Also, seems pretty easy to replace, but getting to it is the challenge as the blower is mounted on the transom.....

Left the boat yesterday with the dehumidifier on - COOL HEAT and FAN!

 

[CliffA]

lots of people use the HU setting or run the AC at a high setpoint so I doubt you'd have any issues. Personally I'm way too paranoid and If I leave the boat for more than a few days I shut all the through hulls (there are safeguards for a blown hose, I know)

So instead I bought a small dehumidifier on amazon for like $40. I drilled a small hole in the reservoir and put it in the galley sink. It's very quiet and keeps the humidity down in the cabin. Aside from having a hygrometer on board and knowing it keeps humidity down, I know it works because before I drilled the hole the reservoir would fill up in about 12 hours.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KWKONAG/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

as a result of this thread I decided to get one of these small dehumidifiers and try it out...it works well especially for its small size.....when I am away from the boat I remove the water tray and use a piece of tape to hold the micro switch that senses the presence of the water tray closed.....then I sit the unit in the galley sink.....this way the dehumidifier will work all the time and not shut down because the water tray gets full...the condensate water will drain into the sink instead of the water tray...when we are at the boat I remove the tape and reinstall the water tray and sit the dehumidifier on a shelf in the aft cabin.....

cliff

 

[BillK2632]

As someone already mentioned, press Cool+Heat+Fan at the same time to turn on humidity mode - I used this during the summer months and it worked well. It basically runs the ac on high cool for 30min every 6hrs or so. During the cold months I left the heat on 60. The think I liked about the humidity mode is the fan did not run constantly like it does in Heat or Cool mode (or at least that is how mine worked).

Regarding the blow, before you start replacing things check to make sure nothing is restricting the fan - common for mudd dobbers to build a nest in the blower motor / hoses. Had that happen to me, big chunk of a nest had fallen into the blower, everytime I turned it on the fuse would blow - obviously an easy fix.

 

[scoflaw]

I drilled and tapped the water tray with a 3/8 barb fitting. Set the unit up on the stove top and run a hose directly into the sink drain.