Jim T
New Member
My 2 wire 3/4 HP pump burned out in just 3 years, so I installed a new 3 wire 1 HP pump myself. But now the capacitor keeps blowing. I get water but it will blow the capacitor anytime I need to do something that requires allot of water, like laundry. The pump is in a 260' well at the 160' level and water is at 90'.
The pressure switch turns on the pump at 45 psi and turn it off at 52 psi.
The capacitor is 105-126 MFD 220-250 volt (the standard for 1 HP). Am I right to suspect the pressure switch or is something else going on?
When I check the ohms of the wires I get high readings then the specs on the franklin control box. Since I bought the pump on ebay from china, I am concerned about that but since I blew the other pump in just 3 years, that tells me something else is going on.
The pressure switch turns on the pump at 45 psi and turn it off at 52 psi.
The capacitor is 105-126 MFD 220-250 volt (the standard for 1 HP). Am I right to suspect the pressure switch or is something else going on?
When I check the ohms of the wires I get high readings then the specs on the franklin control box. Since I bought the pump on ebay from china, I am concerned about that but since I blew the other pump in just 3 years, that tells me something else is going on.