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Add bilge pump

Check, review, and find out about bilge pump activity by adding a bilge pump to your BRNKL using the supplied connector cable:

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Connect bilge pump

  • On the bilge pump, find the MANUAL lead .

    • Typically a brown and white wire.

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  • Connect the MANUAL lead to any available input channel on the BRNKL connector cable.


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Bilge pump connection settings

Set a wired channel on your BRNKL to act as a bilge pump connection.

To set bilge pump connection, follow these steps:

A | Open channel settings

Using your browser device, on the BRNKL-connected local network:

  1. Go to the BRNKL Device Manager, select Settings img settings icon.svg

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  2. From the Devices menu select Inputs.

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  1. In INPUTS, find the channel (1-7) used to connect the device to the BRNKL.

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  1. Select the channel to open its settings. 

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B | Name channel

In the selected channel settings:

  1. Replace the default Name with a descriptive name.

    • Use 12 or fewer characters.

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  2. Save.

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C | Set connection to bilge

In the selected channel settings:

  1. In Input type, select Bilge.

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D | Set up bilge pump monitoring

In the selected Bilge activity settings:

  • To check bilge pump status, turn on Monitor.

    • BRNKL will monitor and display bilge pump status:

      • On the BRNKL Device Manager Dashboard, in real time.

      • In the BRNKL app (if connected), updated every 15 minutes.

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  • To display the number of recent bilge pump events, turn on 24 hour count.

  • BRNKL will display the number of bilge pump events in the past 24 hours:

    • On the BRNKL webpage Dashboard.

    • In the BRNKL mobile app, updated every 15 minutes.

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  • Save when complete.

E | Set up bilge pump activity alerts

  • To find out when a bilge pumps for too often or too long, turn on Alert.

    • BRNKL will send alerts when the bilge pump is active for a specified duration and frequency.

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    • To find out about events while BRNKL is Disarmed, turn on Critical Alert.

      • BRNKL will send alerts while Armed or Disarmed.

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  • To change the duration of a pumping event, enter a new Bilge on time value.

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  • To change the frequency of pumping events for Long period alert or Short period alert:

    • Enter a new time period.

    • Enter a new limit for the frequency of pumping events.

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  • Save when complete.

F | Set up bilge pump activity recording

  • To review bilge pump activity history, turn on Record.

    • BRNKL will record and store bilge pump activity data.

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  • Save when complete.