Trying to reinstall the bilge counter and have no directions. It apparently was not originally installed correctly as it did not work consistently. I am not positive where the two wires attach at the bus bar with the bilge pump. The initial two wires I have attached to the three way (On/off/auto) switch. The counter is an Aqualarm. Sent from my iPhone

My approach might be all wrong, I am an amateur electrician, but, my bilge counter seems to count. I have mine installed in a circuit that is parallel to my bilge pump ground. So my bilge pump ground goes to a junction with two more wires. One goes to battery negative or a common ground bus or engine ground -- I don't remember the details. The other wire from bilge pump ground goes to my bilge pump counter. The bilge pump counter is then grounded to a common ground. My theory is that the only time there are electrons flowing through the bilge pump ground is when the bilge pump is in operation, which is when I want the counter to be counting, and, it seems likely to me that the little bit of additional current draw from powering my counter is probably still in spec for the wire sizes and circuit breakers on my bilge pump circuit. I have three independent electric bilge pumps and I have the counter wired into the lowest of the three. I'd be glad to accept advice if my approach is a mistake. On Fri, Feb 24, 2017 at 1:33 PM, Marine Trader via Trawlers-and-Trawlering <trawlers@lists.trawlering.com> wrote: > Trying to reinstall the bilge counter and have no directions. It apparently was not originally installed correctly as it did not work consistently. I am not positive where the two wires attach at the bus bar with the bilge pump. The initial two wires I have attached to the three way (On/off/auto) switch. The counter is an Aqualarm. > > > Sent from my iPhone > _______________________________________________ > http://lists.trawlering.com/mailman/listinfo/trawlers_lists.trawlering.com > > To unsubscribe or modify your subscription options (get password, change email address, etc) go to: http://lists.trawlering.com/mailman/listinfo/trawlers_lists.trawlering.com > Trawlers & Trawlering and T&T are trademarks of Water World > Productions. Unauthorized use is prohibited.

The counter advances every time the bilge pump operates. Therefore, it needs to be connected to the wires that power the pump. Each time the pump is activated, the counter is also activated and it's reading increments by one. Only one wire attaches to the switch terminal that connects to the pump. The other connects to the negative lead that runs to the pump. Tom Collins - Misty Sea presently moored at Hotel Grand Bay marina in Barra de Navidad, Mexico

My bilge counter is an hour meter. On Fri, Feb 24, 2017 at 2:08 PM, TW Collins via Trawlers-and-Trawlering <trawlers@lists.trawlering.com> wrote: > The counter advances every time the bilge pump operates. Therefore, it > needs to be connected to the wires that power the pump. Each time the pump > is activated, the counter is also activated and it's reading increments by > one. > > Only one wire attaches to the switch terminal that connects to the pump. > The other connects to the negative lead that runs to the pump. > > Tom Collins - Misty Sea > presently moored at Hotel Grand Bay marina in Barra de Navidad, Mexico > > > _______________________________________________ > http://lists.trawlering.com/mailman/listinfo/trawlers_lists.trawlering.com > > To unsubscribe or modify your subscription options (get password, change > email address, etc) go to: > http://lists.trawlering.com/mailman/listinfo/trawlers_lists.trawlering.com > Trawlers & Trawlering and T&T are trademarks of Water World > Productions. Unauthorized use is prohibited.

'Lo All, I suggest you go directly to Aqua Alarm. Aqua Alarm's website is aqualarm.net. At the bottom of the home page, there is a button "Contact Us". click on that and you can ask about it, or just send an email to /info@aqualarm.net. /*I have found the folks there (owner) to be very responsive to all inquiries.* -- Take care and be safe. Wayne Celestial Albin43 Sundeck Near Panama City, FL