DC Switch labeled "Vacuum Generator"

[mjohnh]

The bottom switch on the DC side is labeled "vacuum generator"....not sure what that is......it does light up when switched "on"... any ideas???

Thank you

[Tree]

Do you have a manual or electric toilet?

[djpeewee]

That would be for the vacuum pump on the VaccuFlush head, if you have one. As Tree asks, is it electric or manual? I think Albin used the same electrical panels for all the 28's whether you had a particular option or not. Ours has an AC breaker but we have no AC (air conditioning).

[mjohnh]

I have a manual head......interesting because the green light does come on, which tells me that something is being energized....

Thanks for your replies.....

[djpeewee]

Normally the indicator lights on the breakers are wired directly to the breaker through a separate control circuit board. While there is power there on the breaker, there needs not be anything actually connected on the load side for these to illuminate. You can verify this by unscrewing the panel and looking at the back of the breaker. One side (usually the inside on 2 row panels) will be screwed to some sort of +12v buss, and the other terminal (usually the outside) will have nothing connected.

[SCHOOLIE]

I have a 2003 28TE flush deck. The vacuum generator switch ( if you do not have a vacuum toilet) goes to a pair of wires, red and black, located in a wire bundle along side the starboard side stringer in the area of the sea strainer. I connected my pair to a 12V outlet.

[mjohnh]

Thank you for the replies....this is one of the best message boards, ever.......always helpful ..