Chapter 7: Plumbing; Bilge Pump - Maxum 2400 SC3 Owner's Manual Supplement

Chapter 7: Plumbing

Bilge Pump

Discharge of oil, oil waste or fuel into navigable waters is prohibited by law. Violators are
subject to legal action by the local authorities.
• Your boat is equipped
with a bilge pump for
pumping water out of
the bilge.
• The bilge pump is con-
trolled by an automatic
float switch (auto-float
switch) and a switch at
the helm.
• The bilge pump is wired
directly to the battery so
it will work when the
boat is completely
shut down.
Bilge Pump Testing
• The bilge pump is critical to the safety of your boat.
• Check the bilge pump often to make sure it is working.
Test the pump as follows:
1. Turn On the bilge pump switch at the helm.
2. Any water in the bilge should pump overboard.
• If the pump motor is running, but not pumping, inspect the discharge
hose for a kink or collapsed area.
• If no problems are found, check the bilge pump housing for clogging
debris as follows:
1. Remove the power cartridge:
a. Lift the tab while rotating the fins counter-clockwise.
b. Lift out the power cartridge.
c. Clear the outer housing of debris.
2. Reinstall the power cartridge:
a. Make sure the "O" ring is properly seated.
b. Coat the "O" ring with a light film of vegetable or mineral oil.
c. Align the cams on either side of the power cartridge with the two
slots on the outer housing.
d. Press the power cartridge into the housing while twisting clockwise.
3. Check the reinstallation by trying to twist the fins counter-clockwise
without lifting the tab; the cartridge should stay in place.
NOTICE
THRU-HULL
BILGE PUMP &
FLOAT SWITCH
BILGE PUMP COMPONENTS
TAB
LIGHT FILM OUTER
OF OIL "O" RING HOUSING
CAM POWER SLOT
(TYPICAL) CARTRIDGE (TYPICAL)
FIN
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