Broken Aerator....Please help!

[Alex Peterson]

So I am fishing Saturday in a tourney, catch my first fish, turn on the livewell and throw the fish in there. A little bit later I catch a second fish and go to throw it in the livewell and notice its only about half full. I try to put it on manual to see if its working and I get nothing. Then I realize the light on the auto/manual switch is not on(it must have been working at first in order to fill the tank half way). I first checked my fuses, then checked what wiring I could see. I have no idea what is wrong?!?!?! Anybody had this problem or know where I should start troubleshooting? Is it possible my switch went bad??? I don't think the pump is the problem since the switch is not even lit up. I was going to try and bypass the switch but there are like 5 or 6 wires going into it and I didnt' know which ones to jump. Is there a wiring diagram for this anywhere?

Any help would be MUCH appreciated.

Thanks,

Alex

 

[william Clark]

When my aerator went bad the fuse would blow. I pulled out the cartridge and there was a small piece of fishing line in it that must have burnt the motor. I replaced it and I have had no troubles since.

 

[Alex Peterson]

Thanks Clark, but my fuse seems to be good, so I don't think its that. Maybe I will take it apart tonight anyway, when it was working it didnt' seem like it was pumping at 100%.

 

[Dewey Leggett]

That is almost always the problem when I see that happen too. DO you have a manual and auto mode? If the fuse is good, it sounds like it is the switch if the light is not on.

 

[Bryan McDonough]

You'll get no light on the switch if the circuit is not made... or at least i believe. This has happened to me becase of a connection getting rusted or corroded. I'd bet there is a connection between the switch and aerator pump that is bad.



Try to isolate the problem with a volt meter, if you got power to the head of the aerator its a bad pump.

 

[Alex Peterson]

thanks guys, I'll have to get a meter tonight and check it out.



Dewey, yes, I have the switch with auto and manual. I don't get a light on either setting.