Rule 25S-Marine 500 Automatic Marine Bilge Pump

Would it be too much to ask the seller to put the _____ correct photo of the product up? The original base would allow a new one to snap in place, but this one will not. I have a tight area and was counting on that, BASED ON THE PHOTO which obviously was a mistake. I really did not want to have to mount a new one. So, now I have wasted time, put out a hundred bucks and become annoyed. Please, for any other "suckers" put the correct photo up.This is not a bad product but very aggravating to have been misled by the photo. Rating of 1 due to aggravating frustration.

We bought a house a year ago and started experiencing minor flooding in the basement. We managed to track down the source of the water to a 4"x 4" Gravity drain that was backing up and flooding when it rained hard and when the washer emptied. Obviously 4x4 was too small for any sump pump to get into and so we started saving up for the 10K it will take to fix the basement.A few months ago when everything thawed and the flooding got worst I resolved to find a stop gap. After checking some forums I found some folks trying this bilge pump. I ordered it and a 12-volt power converter and set it up.Since I set it up there have been zero flooding even during the spring rains. The pump kicks on automatically every 2 1/2 minutes, if it feels water it pumps it dry, shuts off, and waits another 2 1/2 minutes. Our flooding was always prefaced with a build up of ground water into the drain so this pump it tucked down far enough to kick on as soon as water starts building up.Let me be clear if this is what you intend to use it for. It is not an out of box solution. You will need a basic understanding of hooking up electronics. You will need to connect the leads to post terminals and all that without instructions but that is what it is.It is not a solution to a habitually flooding basement but it is a cheap and workable stop gap solution between flooding and dropping lots of money for the permanent fix.

I've been buying these pumps for 11 years and I've been through 6 of them. This one failed quicker than average. They have a tough job but all my other pumps are Johnson's and they last, on average, 6 years.NOTE: Since being purchased by Xylem, the warranty is apparently also worthless. There is no warranty support page on Xylem's site. For over a week Xylem has not responded to my request as to how to make a warranty claim.Week 3: Another email to Xylem a week ago. Still no response.

Bought this bilge to stay in my 14’ fiberglass boat which stays on my pond 365 days a year. No roof over it. I have power at the dock so recharging the battery regularly is no problem. Worked great for six months. Then stopped working automatically. The manual switch override will turn it on however it will no longer come on automatically. Boat almost sunk last night when we got 1.6 inches of rain. I will contact the company and hope for a speedy replacement. Disappointed that it only worked as advertised for six months.

Perfect fit in the sump of my Boston Whaler Supersport 13. The blue base was identical to the existing Rule bilge pump, so the new pump slipped in beautifully. The only difference between this pump and its predecessor is an extra wire that goes directly to the battery (it should be protected by a fuse, but I skipped this). The wiring diagram is clear and the pump works as advertised. Every two and a half minutes, it cycles on momentarily. If the bilge is dry, it goes off within two seconds. If it meets resistance (i.e. if there is water to be removed from the bilge), it runs until the resistance disappears. I have not had any issue with battery drain, even when leaving the boat unused for three weeks. The draw is insignificant. Highly recommended!Update: Pump crapped out after two seasons, which is a real disappointment. However, because it's great when it works, and not that expensive, I bought another.

This automatic pumps works great but I soon realized that my preference would be a manual pump because you determine when and for how long it stays on for. Some times you need that water out immediately. If your natural pump bilge is working great then it will be fine if you're a leisure rider but if you're doing a lot of subs or riding in rough water or in surf and waves then being able to have the bilge pump operate on your command is much more beneficial than having an automatic pump.

Nice pump. I like the auto check design. Not sure how long it would take to pull a battery completely down if the boat sat for extended periods without use, but I stay plugged in at the dock and at home, so not an issue for me. Battery maintainers are wonderful! I pull the fuse during storage times until I can configure a switch to disable just to save "mileage" on the unit. Rule also has great customer care as well.

The product requested was a rule model 25s. The model sent was a 25sA which does not fit in the boats bilge. It was listed on the description and photo is a model 25s. You also show the model 25sA in a separate listing which shows the correct photo for the 25sA. Again THE NEW Rule 25sA is different and will NOT FIT in the bilge of my 13 ft Whaler. The bilge was designed for a model 25s.

pros: excellent price, simple design, descent capacity, fast delivery.cons: I was hoping that the pump would start, once you have a few centimeters of water in the bilge. The manual is not clear, so I needed to test it. I sprayed a huge amount of water in my bilge, until water level reached and exceeded the red line. The pump would not detect water and start at that level. I. stuck the pump in a water bucket, still would not work, initially. Only once I completely submerged the pump, it started to work.It's a good product for extreme emergencies, but its not the right product, if you just want a dry bilge. This became clear after testing the product.c

I wanted a sump pump for my cellar, relatively small volumes but a need to drain as low as possible. It comes on every couple of minutes, runs for 30 seconds,and drains out to the last 1/4 inch, the lack of a float switch makes this possible. It needs a car battery which needs a home battery charger once per week or so. It is small and clever, and so one might suspect long term reliability. Been going fine for two months.

very poor quality and no support from the seller

Excellent work well for me, it turn on with internal timer (not pressure).

Functions as advertised.