This setup is kind of tricky, and not fool proof. What if you forget to turn
the manual switch off and turn the battery switch off. Then the float switch
turns the pump on. What would be the effect on circuits that had been
disconnected by the battery switch? What could you do to prevent this
effect?
"Gene Kearns" wrote in message
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On 21 Nov 2005 08:52:45 -0800, wrote:

You probably should have two feeds to the bilge pump. One, automatic,
through a float switch that is connected directly to the battery. The
other wire should go from the battery to a switch at the console
(appropriate fusing employed) and thence to the bilge pump. Thus, you
have an automatic bilge pump with a manual override.

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