I purchased a Rule bilge pump. It automatically kicks on every 2 1/2 minutes for 1 second and measures the load against the impeller which determines if it needs to stay on or not. Supposedly a very low current draw. My question is this: I will be running the negative wire to the negative buss connected to my fuse/switch panel but I do not have a 3-way switch....just On/Off. There are two additional wires, 1 brown and 1 brown/white. The directions state the brown wire connects to the automatic side of the switch and the brown/white connects to the manual side of the switch.
It says for 2-wire installation, eliminating the manual override option, the 3rd wire (brown/white) must be sealed and secured high above the bilge water. If I do that....does that mean that I will just keep the switch in the "ON" position all of the time and it will kick on as needed?? Or will "ON" keep it running 100% of the time and I'm essentially losing the "Automatic" nature of the pump. I think, and hope, it's the first scenario but I just want to be sure before I hook it up and finalize things. Thanks in advance for any input!!!
It says for 2-wire installation, eliminating the manual override option, the 3rd wire (brown/white) must be sealed and secured high above the bilge water. If I do that....does that mean that I will just keep the switch in the "ON" position all of the time and it will kick on as needed?? Or will "ON" keep it running 100% of the time and I'm essentially losing the "Automatic" nature of the pump. I think, and hope, it's the first scenario but I just want to be sure before I hook it up and finalize things. Thanks in advance for any input!!!
