Installing the Whale IC bilge pump and through hull etc 2012

August 2012 - Marina Kona Kai Shelter Island San Diego, CA

 Debbie did the wiring up of the pump switch and terminal block.

 This is upside down work and below the sink area in the galley😀

We purchased  a new 3/4 inch through hull(TH) valve and other hard ware for both the Whale IC Gulper and the Rule 2000 bilge pump. 

Debbie put plumbers tape on the 3/4 TH for the Whale IC Gulper pump and we installed the valve and hose fitting with elbow. The one with the rag in it.

We connected the hose and it was finished plumbing on the through hull side.

To get a loop in the hose we had to clear out all the areas the hose ran through so we could get enough hose before cutting the hose at the pump. That meant under the sink and the storage area under the counter top etc. We need a loop because the through hull should b 12" above the water line, they are not.

The loop takes care of that.

Setting the Whale IC Gulper bilge pump switch in place.

 So it turns out that after wiring the pump all up and getting it plumbed and the new through hull valve and fittings in it does not work.

 The wiring it seems has changed. We called Whale support on the Whale IC Gulper pump and the early pumps were wired to negative. They had so many complaints they changed the wiring to the positive side. The original little white pamphlet that comes with the pump is way confusing. We have the pump on a three way switch. One is force on the other is ON for sensor . The third is OFF. When we put the switch in the ON position for the sensor to be active the pump runs. We did not purchase a made up bilge pump switch as they come with glass fuses. We want to use a blade fuse so we just bought the same type of switch and a blade fuse holder. It uses a 10 amp blade fuse. We will get a little rubber cover for the toggle switch.

 Whale support said the early pumps need to be wired backwards, all on the negative side. So we need to rewire the pump and then it may not work because if it was wired on the positive side it could fry the pump sensor.

 This is of course not easy to get at and time consuming.

Off we go again on another re-do on a brand new item, or it was new in the box item but we had the pump for a while.

 The switch now works on OFF and on force ON. Not on sensor.