Hmm PPRUNE , popping the floats is great if they work. Just ask my frined S.S., He had a eng failure this year , got real busy, real fast and reach down and pulled the manual and they didnt go. so he didnt have enough time to reach down, arm the elec, and pull the trigger... Lifes a beach, the elec would have worked, but all the arm switch on the panel is different in every a/c , and he was a little overwhelmed....
He did do a great auto, no one hurt, but it sank..... tough luck