Re: [Liveaboard] How often do you clean your shower sump...

2012-04-14 Thread banders...@earthlink.net
My "gallon jug" bilge pump switch uses a hardware store household type toggle switch that has a low force action. Spring pulls up, sand ballasted jug pulls down. Works for years. I put the toggle switch in a plastic handi-box with a electronics style booted toggle switch (spdt, center off) in

Re: [Liveaboard] How often do you clean your shower sump...

2012-04-14 Thread banders...@earthlink.net
Yes, I do get a little behind from time to time... I thought about the second switch but took it one step farther and added both the second switch, a second pump (with two check valves leading to the same discharge pipe) and an alarm to tell me when this second pump came into action. Norm S/V