Help

[Tyke]

looking to find someone that knows how to install and wire macerator and washdown pumps on the side?? i've spent some time trying my hand at the macerator only to fail i've never wired anything before and when looking at wires i see question marks so i need help if anyone has phone numbers of guys that know this stuff and are looking for some work please let me know i wanna tighten up the boat before tuna season hopefully before bass season. thanks

[sashamy]

r u replacing them? or new ones?

[Tyke]

i'm replacing the old pumps with new ones. i checked the old macerator pump on my car battery and its dead....when i put the new one in yesterday i couldn't get it to work so its got to be a wiring issue somewhere and dealing with that without help would be like trying to teach myself how to read greek. i'm gonna look at one of the washdown pumps today and see if it's gonna be a simple swap. but i'd like to find a couple numbers too of people that do sidework just incase i need anything done that i can't do

[chumtini]

Dumb question, but did you check the breaker? The old one may have tripped it when it went. Radio Shack has testers to check volts, amps, continuity, etc

[backman]

its not dead, its got line or a bag wrapping up the blade.

Take it out of the bolt ( 2 hoses, 4 screws) and take off the macerator housing and I'll bet a dollar there is a piece of line in there.

[Tyke]

ok chum a dumb question deserves a few dumb answers what is the breaker? and what does it look like? is the breaker the fuse panel? i did find a blown fuse on the fuse panel that i will replace probably tuesday since i'm to busy tommorrow during daylight hours but i don't know if thats gonna solve the problem since i don't know what wires are connected to that fuse.....so many wires so little space so many dead end wires i don't know what i'm looking at and what goes to what so i will replace the fuse and try again....the problem is there is no power going to the pump i checked it with a volt meter and hooked up a washdown pump that i know is good and nothing happens so you got me....

[chumtini]

Maybe your right. Call the shop. Anyone should be able to fix it. If you need a name/number, shoot me a note.

[tunatamer73]

ok chum a dumb question deserves a few dumb answers what is the breaker? and what does it look like? is the breaker the fuse panel? i did find a blown fuse on the fuse panel that i will replace probably tuesday since i'm to busy tommorrow during daylight hours but i don't know if thats gonna solve the problem since i don't know what wires are connected to that fuse.....so many wires so little space so many dead end wires i don't know what i'm looking at and what goes to what so i will replace the fuse and try again....the problem is there is no power going to the pump i checked it with a volt meter and hooked up a washdown pump that i know is good and nothing happens so you got me....

If you do not have power at the pump and the switch for the pump is on you have a blown fuse or tripped breaker. From the sounds, it is more than likely a fuse. Replace the fuse and test for power again with the volt meter. If you get 12 volts, replacing the fuse solved the problem.

[Tyke]

no phone numbers for guys that do any electrical/wiring sidework huh?

[SGus]

Hey if you still need some help give me a call, 781-267-6904

Steve