Shower drain pump switch

[Lance Jones]

Our shower drain pump stopped working. I don't know if it the switch or the pump. I already have a replacement pump. What type switch does it use?

[Ron Hill]

Lance : You can get a replacement rocker switch (small size) from Seaward.  Also ask them if they still have a clear waterproof cover for the switch.  A thought

[Stu Jackson]

Lance, it depends on what you already have on your boat.  Ours is a simple toggle switch, as pictured here:  http://c34.org/bbs/index.php/topic,4669.0.html (just look at the switch - that's a toggle switch).

Ours bit the dust last year.  I just removed it from the panel below the teak trim next to the wooden shower seat and slapped in a new one.  The existing rubber cover was in good condition so I kept it.  You can always buy rubber boots for those switches.

The answer to your question is go look and see what it is you have and replace in-kind.

I recommend doing the switch first or simply jumper the switch and make sure it's the switch first before messing with the pump.

[Lance Jones]

Thanks all. Stu, that was my plan and then work from the switch forward. Would rather spend the $20ish dollars then have to put in my replacement pump.

[Stu Jackson]

Yikes, $20 for a toggle switch!?!  Go to Ace Hardware.

[Ron Hill]

Lance : I gave you the replacement info for the OEM switch.  I believe that that replacement would be about $5-$8 ?  Years back I posted on our C34 web site a price list from Seaward for their replacement parts and their prices!!  I believe that list still exists, but the prices have probably change.
As Stu mentioned, you can install any switch - that will fit into the old hole or you can drill in another hole!!  Your boat - your choice!

[Roland Gendreau]

This is an older post but I thought I would add some  recent information on a replacement rocker switch.

I tried Ace hardware and West Marine, but neither had a switch that was anywhere near the physical size of the original seaward supplied switch.

However Pep Boys has a switch that fits perfectly ( for $3.99).   It has a third terminal (to light up the rocker), so you just use the other 2.

Roland Gendreau
Gratitude #1183

[Ron Hill]

Guys : What ever switch you install make sure it has a water proof cover over it ! 
Water is why the old switch failed ?!?

[Mike and Joanne Stimmler]

Lance,
Have you tried bypassing the switch yet to see if it will work that way?

[Lance Jones]

Yes Mike, It was the pump.