It's a new
bilge pump, only put in a couple of weeks ago. Apparently coincidentally, it started not turning off while I was dealing with a grounding (which didn't turn out too well -- my
rudder is now HORIZONTAL).
Anyway, my ice cooler drains into the
bilge. It gets to a certain
depth, and then automatically comes on and pumps the melted ice out. But now it doesn't turn off. To turn it off you have to open the
bilge, and pull the
pump out for about 15 seconds. Then when you replace it in the small amount of remaining
water, it doesn't kick back on.
A friend suggested raising it up an inch, but I think that would just result in more
water accumulating in the bilge before it acted in the same way.
The
pump appears to be wired directly to the
battery. Turn of the main DC circuit breaker and it keeps running. Turn off the circuit breaker labeled "bilge pump" and it keeps running.