Posted by Lola Jackson (lolaltd@…>)
Hi Rick…yes I have 2 GFI switches…I know how they work…have 2 in my home…however the side that does not work…the button does not push in…I mean it does not push in even w the end of a screw driver…ideas?Thank you…Lola Rick Higgens <higgens@…> wrote: Hi Lola, if the pump is running but not pumping it’s not an electrical problem. The pumps run off the 12V system so not having power on one side of your boat isn’t “this” problem. These pumps are cheap and usually just replaced when they break down. Something you can probably do yourself since it’s just a couple wires to be crimped and 1 hose. The shower drain does work slowly on the F30. I improved that by dropping the whole pan down a foot into the bilge. I’ll try to write up a Hints & Tips on that as it also now doubles as a secondary bilge pump if the primary ever fails. Check your power panel for a tripped breaker for the circuit that isn’t working. It could also be a tripped GFI switch on one of the receptacles on that circuit. If one trips, the whole circuit past that receptacle stops. Look for a button popped out on a receptacle and push it in till it clicks. There are several SAFE solutions to put into your holding tank by dumping in the head and pumping through. But if your hoses are old, that is typically one source of smell. And that’s NOT a fun job to do! One you will wish you had the boat yard do for you. The hoses are
very tight on the connections and you are typically standing on your head to reach them with 1 hand. Rick F30 #12 Nauti-Belle
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Posted by Rick Higgens (higgens@…>)
There is a test button on the recept. beside the reset button. If you
push that the reset button should pop out. It may be that it isn’t
tripped so you can’t push it in. The test button should tell you
that. Also check your breaker. Hopefully they labeled everything
well so you know which breaker goes where. If not, you can play with
those and label them yourself…
Rick
— In FreedomOwnersGroup@yahoogroups.com, Lola Jackson <lolaltd@…>
wrote:
Hi Rick…yes I have 2 GFI switches…I know how they work…have 2
in my home…however the side that does not work…the button does not
push in…I mean it does not push in even w the end of a screw
driver…ideas?
Thank you…Lola
Posted by Bob Weeks (rweeks6508@…>)
I am starting at the bottom of this email
thread…did you state that the pump is running? On my boat the
shower pump is on a separate breaker and must be on to work unlike the primary
bilge pump where it is directly wired to the battery. It seem the way the
bilge is designed the primary actually is started first since the shower pump
sits a little higher then the primary. On my boat the bilge although
looks like separate compartment is actually one long bilge with primary in the
middle and the shower way forward. Just want to verify that the pump is
running. My shower also drains very slowly even after blowing water and
air through it. However it does drain and the pump starts once a certain
level of water is achieved. If the pump is running then I would first look
to see if the pump hose attached properly, two the water level is at least a ½
inch, check the pump intake (the slots around the pump base) is clear, and then
finally is the pump impeller or diaphragm, depending on pump type, is working
(some pumps especially older one will burn out if its not moving water).
Bob
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To:
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Subject: Re: [FreedomOwnersGroup]
Re: Freedom 30 bilge
Hi
Rick…yes I have 2 GFI switches…I know how they work…have 2 in my
home…however the side that does not work…the button does not push in…I
mean it does not push in even w the end of a screw driver…ideas?
Thank you…Lola
Rick Higgens <higgens@…com>
wrote:
Hi Lola, if the pump is
running but not pumping it’s not an electrical
problem. The pumps run off the 12V system so not having power on one
side of your boat isn’t “this” problem. These pumps are cheap and
usually just replaced when they break down. Something you can
probably do yourself since it’s just a couple wires to be crimped and
1 hose. The shower drain does work slowly on the F30. I improved
that by dropping the whole pan down a foot into the bilge. I’ll try
to write up a Hints & Tips on that as it also now doubles as a
secondary bilge pump if the primary ever fails.
Check your power panel for a tripped breaker for the circuit that
isn’t working. It could also be a tripped GFI switch on one of the
receptacles on that circuit. If one trips, the whole circuit past
that receptacle stops. Look for a button popped out on a receptacle
and push it in till it clicks.
There are several SAFE solutions to put into your holding tank by
dumping in the head and pumping through. But if your hoses are old,
that is typically one source of smell. And that’s NOT a fun job to
do! One you will wish you had the boat yard do for you. The hoses
are very tight on the connections and you are typically standing on
your head to reach them with 1 hand.
Rick F30 #12 Nauti-Belle
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Posted by Herman and Gail Schiller (hschiller2@…>)
Lola,
GFIs will not reset unless there is power to that receptacle. I’d
look at the A/C circuit breakers that are supposed to feed this
receptacle. If you don’t find one tripped then you need to expose the
power wires by removing the front plate, and using a meter to see if
there is power to the GFI. If there is power, then the GFI itself is
kaput (they are cheap to replace (~ $8-9). Make sure you’ve removed
power from this circuit before finger-poking during replacement. Herm
At 08:02 AM 3/17/2008, you wrote:
Hi Rick…yes I have 2 GFI switches…I know how they work…have 2
in my home…however the side that does not work…the button does
not push in…I mean it does not push in even w the end of a screw
driver…ideas?
Thank you…LolaRick Higgens <higgens@…> wrote:
Hi Lola, if the pump is running but not pumping it’s not an electrical
problem. The pumps run off the 12V system so not having power on one
side of your boat isn’t “this” problem. These pumps are cheap and
usually just replaced when they break down. Something you can
probably do yourself since it’s just a couple wires to be crimped and
1 hose. The shower drain does work slowly on the F30. I improved
that by dropping the whole pan down a foot into the bilge. I’ll try
to write up a Hints & Tips on that as it also now doubles as a
secondary bilge pump if the primary ever fails.Check your power panel for a tripped breaker for the circuit that
isn’t working. It could also be a tripped GFI switch on one of the
receptacles on that circuit. If one trips, the whole circuit past
that receptacle stops. Look for a button popped out on a receptacle
and push it in till it clicks.There are several SAFE solutions to put into your holding tank by
dumping in the head and pumping through. But if your hoses are old,
that is typically one source of smell. And that’s NOT a fun job to
do! One you will wish you had the boat yard do for you. The hoses
are very tight on the connections and you are typically standing on
your head to reach them with 1 hand.Rick F30 #12 Nauti-Belle
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