Anyone else having this problem? Just seems since I had them installed, my cranking battery is drained each time I hook it up to the charger. Like 40% more than before they were installed.

Something must not be right

There isn't any draw on the battery when they arnt in use

I would go through all the connections on the batteries and make sure nothing is connected wrong

never had this problem, only have one pp. if a wet battery check the water level- also check it with a battery hydrometer you might have a weak cell or two - or maybe its time to replace.

i installed a 50amp cutoff switch between the pump and battery to prevent drainage or accidental deployment while pulling boat.

My pp pump has a blinking LED on it that doesn't shut off. It drains my battery. I'm working on getting it fixed.

I'm not familiar with that style pump. My signature series is just a basic motor/pump/resivore

mine does too but the service people at hydrilla gear say that it would have take a whole lot of hours- they said more than 30 days if i am not mistaken or even more, just sitting there in order for it to drain a battery. i also think they said that it pulls a 10th of an amp. call hydrilla gear just to make sure i may be way off on my info. great service.

They will pull on your battery alittle, Just put a battery cut off switch, $6-$12 bucks , Problem solved.

That's what happens when you let your boat sit for so long without use buddy. But hey at least you got one. You should let me use it. I will break in the livewells for ya. Lol

The blades have a pump with the LED on it that stays on all the time. So they most likely are pulling more than a little. But Dillards right. It has sat longer than normal this time due to a move.

This sort of perplexes me. I don't understand how or why manufacturers release products that drain power when not in use. Why should a peron have to go too the trouble and expense of installing an additional electrical switch just to prevent unnecessary battery failure ? It makes no sense to me. I don't have a powerpole but I did have an accessory wired directly to my cranking battery and even when the accessory is turned off it pulls a small drain on the battery. I found out the hard way. When I returned home after an extended family emergency my cranking battery was toast. I contacted the manufacturer of the accessory and explained the issue and was told that the new units addressed this issue. I sent mine in and it was replaced with a new "improved" model. I also received great customer service in that I received an additional check to replace the battery. After installing the new "improved" model I verified that the new "improved model did the same thing, it pulled juice from the battery at all times even when turned off. Now that I know tha that I simply pull the power cable from the unit when I load the boat and leave it off until the next trip. In this case it's not that big of a deal once I found out and the power cable is rather accessible but I just don't undetstand why products are released in this fashion.

It's a new Optima blue top. It's not the battery.

Most all newer outboard engines, some depthfinder/gps/side-imaging units, powerpoles, security systems, radio/stereos, draw a small amount of parasitic voltage from whatever battery they're hooked up to, get used to it or get rid of it!

I was told by people who know and install a lot of PP's that it is wise to have a power cut off to your pumps. In case there is a malfunction where the pump engages when your not around , it could burn a pump up. I have one on mine just as a precaution.

I understand installing a cutoff switch to prevent damage in case of a malfunction. This makes sense. I have way too many accessories on my boat that do not draw or drain the battery regardless of how long it sits. It is for this reason I think it's nonsense for a product to come to market that "will" drain your battery when not in use or turned on.

Glad you posted this I am going to put one on my boat. Good info.