Cabin Drain Pump and Bilge Pump

Bill.Secure · Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2006 9:05 pm Post subject: Cabin Drain Pump and Bilge Pump

When we picked up our 2007 CD-25 this past Thursday, I thought I remember being told that these pumps will come on regardless of their rocker switch positions. Empirically, turning them on via the rocker switches causes them to run continually, even when bone dry.

Page 22 (revised 5/23/2006) of the "25" C-Dory Cruisers Manual states for both switches that, that "it is a good idea to leave this switch on". I assume that means the rocker switches. I'm also assuming my first paragraph is correct and the manual is ither incorrect or is referring to a different switch.

Can anyone clarify?

Thanks - Bill

Dora~Jean · Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2006 2:43 am Post subject:

Bill, I can only offer what I have on my '03 CD-25. I have 2 bilge pumps, both wired to a single, 3-position switch. Center position, both have juice to come ON if their float switch enables. Left and right positions manually turn ON each of the pumps respectively, regardless of the float switch.

Hope this helps.

journey on · Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2006 11:28 am Post subject:

Journey On is an 05 model. It also has the two bilge pumps mentioned above, and a third bilge pump, used as the shower drain pump. This is located next to the cabin drain pump, in a sealed pump. I can't find any switch which manually turns this on, so I assume it's hot wired to the electrical system, to come on when the shower needs draining (surprise.) Does anyone agree, and can explain where it's wired? I haven't looked.

Boris

seahooked · Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2006 12:09 pm Post subject:

Bill,
I ran into this issue with the bilge pump as well when I read this statement in the manual ('turn on the rocker switch') on my 2006 CD25. I noticed like you the bilge pump runs all the time when this switch is depressed; obviously not something desirable.

I tested the bilge pump by pushing on the float when with the rocker switch 'off' and verified it had power and entergized. In my mind that was conclusive that the statement in the manual was incorrect.