David.Bundy
- Mar 16, 2023
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Hello, I'm new to the world of electronics and looking for some advice. I have a boat that is parked about 30mins away from where I live in the UK, it rains a lot here and therefore my small boat fills up with water. Its kept up on a trailer so with a 12V bilge pump and a long hose I can prime a syphon.
As the pump only needs to run 5-10 seconds to prime the hose, a simple float switch on its own will use too much power on my leisure battery. I was thinking of using a timer switch so run in a series with the float switch to create the syphon and once the next timer goes off the boat will be empty (no circuit from the float switch).
Is there a 12V timer switch on the market for my needs? lets say every hour it turns on for 5 seconds.
Thanks
Dave
As the pump only needs to run 5-10 seconds to prime the hose, a simple float switch on its own will use too much power on my leisure battery. I was thinking of using a timer switch so run in a series with the float switch to create the syphon and once the next timer goes off the boat will be empty (no circuit from the float switch).
Is there a 12V timer switch on the market for my needs? lets say every hour it turns on for 5 seconds.
Thanks
Dave