Shower Operation

[whoover]

My switch turns on the light in the shower and the pump on. I have no sump or float switch, the pump is plumbed straight from the shower drain hose and the water is pumped directly overboard. I have good luck with this setup for ten summers at least.

Walt Hoover

[dottieshusband]

I feel you brother! When I got my boat, I always pulled the switch to activate the sump pump. When I replaced the 1st pump, I realized there was a float switch...InOp! Once the float switch(s) were replaced, no more need to pull the manual switch.

[Photolomy]

My switch turns on the light in the shower and the pump on. I have no sump or float switch, the pump is plumbed straight from the shower drain hose and the water is pumped directly overboard. I have good luck with this setup for ten summers at least.

Walt Hoover

I like this idea.

[SEVEN]

If you go this route make sure you use a good screen in the shower or tub to make sure you don’t get hair clogged in the pump.

[SKYCHENEY]

I like this idea.

The sump is there for a couple of reasons.

1) It is not only used for the shower, but also the condensate drains from the air conditioners.
2) The bow unit also has the sink draining to it
3) It is a back-up bilge pump. If the water gets high enough, it will flow into the sump and activate the float switch. This is why there are no covers on the sumps.

[whoover]

Yes I do have an inline screen before the pump, check and clean it out every couple of weeks but I,m the only person onboard. My sink drains out a seachest and A/C condensate was routed there also. The front bilge stays nice and dry. The bilge pump in there is checked frequently. A motoryacht may not have these options but I hated the sump with soapy water in it, I never felt it was clean enough and I thought I could always smell it.

[racclarkson@gmail.com]

Yes I do have an inline screen before the pump, check and clean it out every couple of weeks but I,m the only person onboard. My sink drains out a seachest and A/C condensate was routed there also. The front bilge stays nice and dry. The bilge pump in there is checked frequently. A motoryacht may not have these options but I hated the sump with soapy water in it, I never felt it was clean enough and I thought I could always smell it.

Bromine tabs once a month or occasional No-Flex or NutralizeRX. No switches on mine.