Pod bilge pump

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SgtAlf

SgtAlf

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I had the engine pod bilge pump and Armstrong deck plate installed by Pocket Yachts in Oct 2019. My boat is on the hard with the pod drain plug out. Every 2 minutes the bilge pump makes a noise for one second. The power to said pump is turned off. What the heck would cause the pump to cycle every 2 minutes?
Took me 3 days to chase down this noise. I ended up with the Armstrong open and my hand on the pump until she cycled. I know it's this pump.
I installed the plug and flooded the pod. The pump didn't come on until I turned on the power to it.
 
I believe the pump running every 2 minutes is the pump checking to see if there is any water. There typically are 2 sources of power to the pump. One is the switch on the helm which directly powers the pump motor, the other is a 24/7 hot lead that goes thru the water sensing switch.
 
Thanks Jim. None of the other pumps do this, just the new one installed in the engine pod that floods on the R23. Sure is annoying.
 
SgtAlf":36667wi6 said:
I had the engine pod bilge pump and Armstrong deck plate installed by Pocket Yachts in Oct 2019. My boat is on the hard with the pod drain plug out. Every 2 minutes the bilge pump makes a noise for one second. The power to said pump is turned off. What the heck would cause the pump to cycle every 2 minutes?
Took me 3 days to chase down this noise. I ended up with the Armstrong open and my hand on the pump until she cycled. I know it's this pump.
I installed the plug and flooded the pod. The pump didn't come on until I turned on the power to it.
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Hey Tony,

The bilge pump cycles every 2-2.5mins to check if there is any water, if theres no water it shuts off, if theres water it will pump out till there is no longer enough water to do so. When the house battery is shut off there is still power going to the "float" side of the bilge pump. Hope this helps.

Thank you,
Kevin Lamont
 
Thanks Kevin, too bad it sounds like my neighbor clearing his throat. That was what I thought it was when I first heard it! LOL
 
ixlr8":3t3dtcjj said:
I believe the pump running every 2 minutes is the pump checking to see if there is any water. There typically are 2 sources of power to the pump. One is the switch on the helm which directly powers the pump motor, the other is a 24/7 hot lead that goes thru the water sensing switch.
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Hi Guys, I'm trying to figure out all the pump switches on my new to me 2019 R23. I was trying to disable the pod pump from coming on all winter. '

I pulled the drain in the pod and lots of water came out. I was surprised that the pump itself didn't take care of this. Then I found the switch on the dash for the aft pump and I believe it came on. I then found the switch in the stern labeled "Pump #3" and turned that on only to hear a short pulse. I found the fuse over the battery labled "pod motor" and found the fuse was blown. I replaced the fuse and hit the switch in the stern again to have the fuse blow again at 7.5A.

For now I'm leaving it this way for the winter but wonder why is this blowing a fuse and why did it not evacuate the pod?
Not buying the boat from a Ranger dealer is leaving me with lots of questions...

jim
 
Following.

I've been trying to get my pod bilge pump working all summer with no luck. We have a 2018 R23 and am wondering if we have a fuse near the battery. Can you please tell me the exact location of this fuse on your boat? Or are you saying it's
an inline fuse? And yes, several gallons of water came out of our pod when checked.

Thank you in advance.

Peter
 
I found an inline fuse on top of the second battery on the port side of the boat. It said "POD motor" on it. The only motor in the pod I know of is the bilge pump. It did seem to stop the occasional short on time when I pulled the fuse however the dash switch still turned it on. I could use some clarity on this as well....
 
stinson":qmclf48c said:
ixlr8":qmclf48c said:
I believe the pump running every 2 minutes is the pump checking to see if there is any water. There typically are 2 sources of power to the pump. One is the switch on the helm which directly powers the pump motor, the other is a 24/7 hot lead that goes thru the water sensing switch.
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Hi Guys, I'm trying to figure out all the pump switches on my new to me 2019 R23. I was trying to disable the pod pump from coming on all winter. '

I pulled the drain in the pod and lots of water came out. I was surprised that the pump itself didn't take care of this. Then I found the switch on the dash for the aft pump and I believe it came on. I then found the switch in the stern labeled "Pump #3" and turned that on only to hear a short pulse. I found the fuse over the battery labled "pod motor" and found the fuse was blown. I replaced the fuse and hit the switch in the stern again to have the fuse blow again at 7.5A.

For now I'm leaving it this way for the winter but wonder why is this blowing a fuse and why did it not evacuate the pod?
Not buying the boat from a Ranger dealer is leaving me with lots of questions...

jim
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Hi!

The fuse for the bilge pump in the pod is at the batteries, labeled as "Pump #3" or "Pod Bilge". The manual switch is at the port aft corner of the cockpit. The fuse may be blowing for a couple of reasons. You may have a faulty bilge pump or you may have some debris caught in the bilge pump impeller. I would remove the inline fuse for the pump, make sure the bilge switch is off, unclip the pump from the base, and make sure that the impeller on the pump can freely spin with no resistance. If you feel any resistance, it is likely that the bilge pump is either bad or that it will need to be rinsed out to clear any debris. I usually just take a hose with some light water pressure and hose the impeller. We carry the bilge pumps in stock if you need them. You can reach our parts department at partsdepartment@rangertugs.com

Thanks!
 
Thanks for the info. Is the switch on the dash labeled "aft bilge" the pump in the pod or is that a different pump?
 
MarcoArias":w52f1frm said:
Hi!

The fuse for the bilge pump in the pod is at the batteries, labeled as "Pump #3" or "Pod Bilge". The manual switch is at the port aft corner of the cockpit. The fuse may be blowing for a couple of reasons. You may have a faulty bilge pump or you may have some debris caught in the bilge pump impeller. I would remove the inline fuse for the pump, make sure the bilge switch is off, unclip the pump from the base, and make sure that the impeller on the pump can freely spin with no resistance. If you feel any resistance, it is likely that the bilge pump is either bad or that it will need to be rinsed out to clear any debris. I usually just take a hose with some light water pressure and hose the impeller. We carry the bilge pumps in stock if you need them. You can reach our parts department at partsdepartment@rangertugs.com

Thanks!
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Marco, that's the info I've been waiting for. I will check this the next time I go to the boat. And thanks Stinson for bringing this thread back.

Funny thing, in looking at the diagram in the R23 manual, there is a fuse in the fusebox labeled "bilge 3" but I soon discovered that this was not accurate. It's now confirmed by the inline fuse mentioned in this post.

Peter
 
Thank you Stinson and Mario. I finally had time to check on the inline fuse, changed out the broken fuse and all is well!
 
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