Carver 56 Voyager SE, Owner'S Manual

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Your boat is equipped with two high bilge water sensors, located above
the forward and aft bilge pumps. If one or both of the sensors detects
high bilge water, an alarm sounds. The most likely causes of high bilge
water are:
• hull breach
• faulty bilge pump
• faulty seacock/hose.
Immediately identify and correct the cause of the high water, and remove
the water. Silence the alarm by turning its circuit switch “OFF.” The
switch is located next to the portlight in the stateroom companionway.
NOTE: The High Water Alarm circuit breaker on the Safety Breaker
Panel must be “ON” at all times so that the alarm will sound if there is
high water in the bilge.
4.4.1.1 Automatic Operation
Each bilge pump is wired to its own circuit breaker on the Safety
Breaker Panel and then routed to the “house” battery bank. Incorporated
into each bilge pump is a float switch. If the pump is not being manually
operated, the float switch automatically turns on the pump when bilge
water rises to a predetermined level. The pumps operate in automatic
mode as long as the Auto Bilge Pump circuit breakers on the Safety
Breaker Panel are “ON.” Periodically test each switch by lifting the float,
which should turn the bilge pump on.
NOTE: The Auto Bilge Pump circuit breakers must be “ON” at all times so
that the pumps can operate in automatic mode when necessary.
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A small amount of water always collects in your boat’s bilge. This water is
usually not enough to activate an automatic float switch. While underway and on
plane, use the helm switches to manually turn the bilge pumps on and let them
run for 30 seconds to a minute. When your boat is on plane, water in the bilge
flows to the stern, where the aft bilge pump is located. The amidships bilge
pump is near the lowest point in the hull when the boat is at rest.
4.4.1.2 Manual Operation
When operating a bilge pump in manual mode, turn the pump “OFF”
when the bilge water level is so low that the pump can not drain it. Allow-
ing the pump to operate when it is not pumping water can damage it.