Rule 1500..Anything cheaper?

mnm99

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Oct 2, 2015
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2004 340 SeaRay Sundancer
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Twin 8.1 Merc
It looks like my Rule 1500 took a dump. Are there any others out there that are good, but not $75? Thanks
 
$75 is not a bad price. West Marine gets about $110. There are other brands and some of the cheaper ones even look like rules. Any quality one will be in that price range. The advantage with staying with the rule is you can just snap it out and reuse the red grill portion. No screwdriver no resealing.
 
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I knew I'd get burned on this one..lol. I'm not cheap, I just thought there was something out there that was better for less money. There's nothing wrong with asking....Just because it cost $75 doesn't mean I want to spend it. If it cost $65 that's like almost a 12 pack worth of beer with the balance.
 
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Just yesterday I spent $35 for a 500 and $65 for an 800 over at West Marine. I'd say you're getting a pretty good price for an 1,100! I searched briefly for different brands. From what I saw the price only goes up from Rule.

You can save some money by combining the float and the pump but the automatic rigs seem to get generally horrible reviews...
 
Are you sure it is the switch not the pump. My main sump for two ACs and the forward shower stopped working it is in a box that is very hard to get at. I got new pump and switch. If you go with what is there you do not need to replace the bases. Both were a pain to remove. When you replace the switch make sure the wire joints are well sealed. I used heat shrink sleeves.
 
Also make sure the impeller is not jammed up with something that may have bypassed the filter screen. Also as @northern implied make sure its not the float switch.

-Kevin
 
Checked it all. Switch is fine. No clogs. With the pump hose disconnected and the pump half in and half out of water it pumps strong. Once fully in water it dies. Looks like too much head pressure and cant pump. I think it went bad.
 

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