Bilge repair?

[drumchaser]

My bilge pump has quit working on my Triton LTS and needs repaired. What usually goes out when they quit working? Seems like it quit working right after some frigid temps a few weeks ago. Thanks for any help.

[HOTSPOT]

What kind of pump? Is it an automatic pump with built in float, or a separate float?

Check fuses and or breakers first. If all is good, use a voltmeter to see it you are getting juice at the pump when the switch in on.

[drumchaser]

What kind of pump? Is it an automatic pump with built in float, or a separate float?

Check fuses and or breakers first. If all is good, use a voltmeter to see it you are getting juice at the pump when the switch in on.

It has (2) Tsunami 1200 built in float pumps.

[2swift4U]

It has (2) Tsunami 1200 built in float pumps.

Are both pumps not working? If so I would start tracking for power from the panel. Jmho Pat

[drumchaser]

Are both pumps not working? If so I would start tracking for power from the panel. Jmho Pat

I was able to test the "sure bail" float switch and it didnt do anything until I reset the breaker. Thanks for the input on this problem guys.

[Siggi Churchill]

Any idea why the breaker tripped? Keep an eye on it...now that it's failed once, be very suspicious that it will fail again unless you can track down the source of the problem. If it were me (especially if the boat is on a mooring unattended) I'd be temped to rip out all the wiring and re-do it just to be safe. Good luck.

[1stchunt]

It seems like every spring my bilge pump won't work at the switch, but the auto switch activates it fine. I replace the fuse and I'm good to go. I don't know if it has something to do with water in the bilge freezing, the pump trying to work and then kicking a fuse?

[drumchaser]

It seems like every spring my bilge pump won't work at the switch, but the auto switch activates it fine. I replace the fuse and I'm good to go. I don't know if it has something to do with water in the bilge freezing, the pump trying to work and then kicking a fuse?

My thoughts exactly. I feel like the pump tried to work but kicked the fuse and it was right around a cold snap, like 16 degree nights.

[2swift4U]

I was able to test the "sure bail" float switch and it didnt do anything until I reset the breaker. Thanks for the input on this problem guys.

As said keep an eye on it. Could be an over load issue and or short in the wire and or nothing at all but keep an eye on it.

[Siggi Churchill]

My thoughts exactly. I feel like the pump tried to work but kicked the fuse and it was right around a cold snap, like 16 degree nights.

That occurred to me also - that could well be it, but I've had bilge pumps get so clogged with crap that the impeller could not spin, and they never blew a fuse when trying to run them. If the ice just stopped it from spinning, I don't know if it would be any different. Maybe it takes a long time for enough heat to build up to trip the fuse....I don't know. Easy enough experiment to do i suppose...