"Bill Andersen" wrote in message
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OK, I have a Rule-Mate 750 (the biggest pump I could get that would
connect to my existing 3/4" hose), It has an enclosed float switch; I
think it has three wires: black, brown, brown/white. I have a West Marine
Three-Way Panel Switch with fuse. I think I may have to remove the pump
housing from the base, which is screwed to the deck, to manually check the
operation of the float.
I'll probably go to West Marine tomorrow and check one out on the shelf.


Now we're cookin'. First do what gould said to test the float. Tipping the
pump upside down should do the trick.

As far as the wiring goes, Black goes to the battery neg. or under a bolt or
screw on the engine.

Brown is the manual on connection. That must go to switched 12V. on the
console

Brown/white is the float switch power. There are 2 ways to deal with it. You
can wire it to the battery pos. through a waterproof inline fuse. Or run the
wire to the console and hook it up to the 3 way pump switch. Folks will
argue which way to do it, but I prefer going straight to the battery because
you can't inadvertantly shut the automatic side down. If you have to disable
the pump for some reason, you can always pull the fuse.
Jim