bilge pump w/o float switch

[layzeeboi]

I had a old V series attwood bilge pump on a boat that i just bought like a few weeks ago. Never been in the water yet. I just bought a tsunami t800 bilge pump as a replacement for the V625 one. My question is can the bilge pump just work without the bilge pump because i couldnt find the old one on the boat or it didnt had one. Does matter with the float switch or no? Can i just run it only by the pump it self?

 

[tractoman]

Re: bilge pump w/o float switch

If you don't have a float switch, it would be a little less insurance if it took on water and you were not aware of it, like parked at a dock, filling with rain or forgetting to put the plug in. There are alot of boats with manual only pumps I'm sure.

 

[Don S]

Re: bilge pump w/o float switch

Just buy a float switch and install it with the pump you have.
Here are several different styles.
http://www.iboats.com/Bilge_Pump_Sw...3530249--**********.184101893--view_id.239272

 

[Chiliando]

Re: bilge pump w/o float switch

Sure you can run it without the switch. The real question is WHY wouldn't you want a float swith? Especially if you are already replacing the pump.

Really no doubt, go with the flotation switch. As said above, cheap insurance.

 

[EddiePetty]

Re: bilge pump w/o float switch

...and another vote for the float switch!!!

Last summer I noticed the bilge pump automatically coming on about every twenty minutes. After trailering I found a defective shift cable bellows. Hey, I could have taken on a boat load of water WITHOUT the float switch.
Repeating previous replies....cheap insurance.

FWIW....Ed in 'ol Virginny

 

[kenmyfam]

Re: bilge pump w/o float switch

Float switch for sure. Always on when I am docked at the marina and going home. Gives you peace of mind.

 

[Barnacle_Bill]

Re: bilge pump w/o float switch

Another plug for the float switch. I was about 3 hrs from home and hit major rain. I normally take the plug out when I head for home but forgot this time. I noticed the boat was getting a little harder to pull and I realized what was happening. I had taken on a lot of water. That simple little switch would have prevented that. Lucky no harm done.

 

[Gary H NC]

Re: bilge pump w/o float switch

Why not just add the second pump and a float switch for it and keep the 625 as a manual switched pump? The plumbing kit and through hull fittings are cheap.
It never hurts to have a second pump..