2019 242 Limited SE Bilge Pump Running

[I_squared_r]

The boat is fairly new to me. Last year I used it a few times then winterized it and removed the batteries. I taped the wires together so I could figure out what went where and took pictures. This spring I lost the pictures and hooked up the batteries how I thought they should. Now with the battery switches off, the bilge pump still runs. Anybody run into this problem before? To be honest, I haven't looked into it, but wondering if this is normal, like the switch still works with the batteries off or something that I don't know?

 

[Acard7]

When we first got our boat I had a dual battery setup with a switch. Bilge pumps are usually wired to still have power even if your switch is off, sometimes wired via the switch or directly to a battery. I changed mine to only work when the batteries are on, so if I’m on the water I leave battery 1 on at the very least. Trace your bilge wire to however it is hooked up and you can change it to only being on when you want it to, just make sure you leave a battery on whenever you’re in the water.