246 BR Bilge Pump fuse?

[abbycat]

Rule 500 Bilge pump quit working. Is there a fuse somewhere ? I know helm switch does not seem to have a breaker. Used to light up when I turned on bilge manually. Still lights the wording with the cockpit lighting, the bilge pump operation indicator remains off .

I looked at it again today - 2 wires from switch & 2 wires from pump are in a loose 24 inch sleeve then they exit into 3 wires . A white connector is down near the fuel tank & 3 wires travel towards the helm in black loom (blue tracer) with all other wiring.
I checked the pins on the connecter with a meter - no voltage.

Should there not be a constant 12 v fused source here? - I thought there should be a wire connected to one of the screw terminals on the battery    

[alswagg]

Check behind the dual battery switch.  You should find several fuse holders.  One will be for the auto float and pump operation.  Note it will be a brown wire.  Good luck  Al

[abbycat]

Thanks Al. Went back at it tonight & found the brown/ orange wire in the loom and the accompanying 3 amp fuse which was blown.  Repalced it & pump/ dash indicator ran a few seconds and pump quit again. I turned off the battery switch and removed pump from base to find that remnants of a small plastic bag had been drawn into the pump stopping it tight. Removed the plastic and everything now works like a charm!

My boat has a battery switch installed by dealer, and I suspect that these wires should be connected to constant +12V supply from the battery . The main loom enters off the port side of the engine (5L) and splits into 3 smaller looms. All 3 looms are connected to a power post & then on to the output of the switch. The loom with the bilge wire contains the following fused wires terminating in a single lug .

3 Amp fuse Brown/Orange (now known to be bilge pump )
1 Amp fuse Red/Green wire
15 Amp fuse (forget color coding)

Any sugestions what the other 2 wires power?  If they are for the radio memory and co2 monitor, I would consider removing them from the switched power & add them to the House battery.

[bat32]

I know one of my 15 amps back there is for the stereo.