Rule Automatic Bilge Pumps

Do not want to hear bilge pump cycle ever 2 1/2 minutes - it is in a RIB and noise is very noticeable - when at anchor listening to a buzz every 2 1/2 minutes is not peaceful

Purchased this pump last season. I have a small boat 25' every 2 1/2 minuets you hear the pump cycle on. Try setting your sleep cycle to this pump. It does not always turn itself off. When we launched the boat this year it ran my cranking battery down to nothing. I have cleaned it several times but it continues to run after cycling. This pump is located in the aft bilge and not very accessible which adds to my frustration. I paid about $175 for this pump and am changing it to a non automatic wihth a separate float switch (Water Witch electronic).

After taking great care to ensure the correct installation of this product and sealing all electrical connections last May, the 2 1/2 minute automatic timer failed after about 2 months. So we used the unit manually. This fall I left the pump in the boat while occasionally charging the batteries so that I could quickly bilge rain water. It died in December. What a pathetic piece of junk.

I bought this to replace my float switch pump. I am very unhappy with the product. Sounds like someone is constantly tapping on the hull of my boat

Replaced similar pump with a float switch. Solved the problem of the pump running dry when heeled on a tack. Go a few hundred miles... pump fails. New problem is 3 failures of the fully automatic pump. Fails off 2X. Fails on 1X. I installed a parallel larger pump for several reasons, but I still would like this pump to work as primary, low flow, bilge pump. Last failure (Failed ON) was three weeks after install.

I recently installed this pump in the back of a small outboard-powered skiff. I chose it over float-switch operated pumps because I didn't have much room. Also, looking at internet ratings, these automatic pumps seemed to be consistently higher rated than similar pumps with float switches, leading me to surmise that float switches are more problematic. This pump has 3 wires, so it can be wired to come on continuously, or for the characteristic on every 2 1/2 minutes to ""test"" for water. I only wired the intermittent circuit, although I see myself wiring continuous mode in the future to force it to run, for example during clean-out of the boat after use. The pump works very well. The slight noise when it cycles on is noticeable, but not objectionable. I will only occasionally use it to keep the boat pumped out while unattended. I have not yet used it long enough to judge long-term reliability.

This is a GREAT pump. I bought two to replace older and much larger pumps with external float switches. Since this one cycles, and detects water, it is trouble free. I have a leaking outdrive boot, and a stream of water is leaking in. This pump not only keeps up, but cycles off when it catches up. Yes, I do plan to replace the leaking boot next week.

I liked this pump until I found it running none stop with no water in the bildge, Paid over $70 for the pump this spring, about 90 days ago. Waiting to see how the marine store is going to back up my purchase with no receipt.

These pumps are the best idea ever! Forget broken and/or unreliable float switches. The pump cycles regularly (and you get used to the quiet sound), staying on only if it detects resistance - water. The other review here is a small boat, obviously, with no charger. Pump uses only a very small amount of amps, and if you're hooked to shorepower it's a no-brainer. I LOVE these pumps! So will you.

I currently have an old school 60 ft motoryacht and for 1 year I have had an 1100 auto pump. This pump is fantastic and worry free. Yes the pump does turn itself on every 2 1/2 minutes....and yes it will pull on your battery. That is why every experienced boater has a trickle charger or maintainer on there batteries. I have never had a problem with the power source or this pump...I highly recommend it