The Boat is equipped with a 10L grey water sump tank where all sink, shower, and fancoil drains are collected and pumped out via a bilge pump activated by a float switch. The float switch failed in its third week of use (quite unusual) causing the bilge pump to get stuck whilst on. We have realized that the pump was running continuously thanks to the LED indicator on the main panel and switched off its breaker and cleaned the float switch multiple times with no avail. We left the pump off and refrained from using bathrooms. Then we immediately informed Princess about the issue and asked for their urgent attendance to solve the issue. Considering the urgency of the matter, they organized attendance within 2 days.
Status: Fixed in 3 days
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| Grey water sump tank is located in Master cabin bilge area |
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| Float switch (left side) normally is supposed to activate the bilge pump only when water level rises in the tank. However it got stuck and the bilge pump had to run dry for a couple of hours. Notice residues around pump casing. The pump was very hot when we realized about the issue but thankfully did not fail. |
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