Remote Bilge Pump

[Supers0nic]

Hello friends.

I have got a low bilge and a shower bilge and would like to use one bilge pump and one thru hull to handle both bilges. Does anyone manufacture a remotely mounted bilge pump with two inlet ports? I’m not having any success with my search.

Thank you, Capt Jazz

[tkeithlu]

There may be a reason. Two inlets would allow one side to suck air while the other was under water. You would need access to a valve to choose one or the other. Two pumps sounds like a simpler solution.

[Pete7]

That's not going to work, air will be drawn through which ever has the inlet higher or free of water.

You could use two pumps and one outlet.

Pete

[OneKoolCat]

On my boat I have a diaphragm pump with a y valve. The outlet from the y valve goes overboard. Input 1 is the shower. Input 2 the mid-bilge. I have the same setup on both sides. The only problem with my setup is that I have a momentary switch. When my daughter left the hose running while cleaning at the end of the season I had a pretty full bilge. I used a piece of wire to keep the pump going.

With the Y valve you need to select which you are pumping so not automatic though I guess you could just put the Y after the pump and leave normally in the bilge position.

Cheers

[Supers0nic]

I would think there would be a demand for a remote bilge pump that would automatically sence which inlet was calling for power and automatically close the other.