Am using without tank to water lawn from lake. Want to know pressure because motor overheats and shuts down about 60 seconds of water flow. Want to find the problem.
True, but RJB asked about a switch, not a guage. Not much point installing a switch without a tank.Measuring the current that the motor is drawing may be of more help than a pressure gauge..
Am using without tank to water lawn from lake. Want to know pressure because motor overheats and shuts down about 60 seconds of water flow. Want to find the problem.
Measuring the current that the motor is drawing may be of more help than a pressure gauge.
A 1.5 HP motor should be wired for 240 if possible.
And using some big wire, if the electrical run is very long and using 120.
120 may be safer tho...
You may want to double check your motor voltage setting.
And current ratings.
RJB did not mention what voltage he is using nor do we know anything about the wiring from the house to the shed.I suspect that 30' of 12 guage wire is to small for a 1-1/2 hp pump.
have 40' from pole to shed and 50' from shed to pump. 12 gauge. I have a new 35/50 regulater but no pressure guage.Without a tank you don't want to use a pressure switch, just connect an on/off switch.
I suspect that 30' of 12 guage wire is to small for a 1-1/2 hp pump. Look up an electrical wire/motor chart (wire size/distance/motor hp). It sounds like the motor is overheating due to lack of proper voltage/current.
I'll try that but wouldn't the wire get hot to the touch if it were set wrong?
With #12 wire you really should run that at 230 volts....230/115V ac, 60Hz, 9.95/19.9A
First you said it was 30 feet from shed to pump, now it's 50 feet plus another 40 feet from the pole for a total of 90 feet. Is that a single 12/2 feed from the pole to the shed as well? How much more wire between the service entrance and the pole or is the pole central metering? Is there 230 volts available at the pole?have 40' from pole to shed and 50' from shed to pump. 12 gauge.
This is awkward, but...
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