Jfharper
Member
Lately, my booster pump has been turning at a slower rate than it has in the past. Today it was really struggling to turn on, so I turned off some drip line I have on constantly, so the booster would have less usage until I could fix it. Well, the booster probably cooled off and it was tryng to turn on, but failed and tripped the breaker.
I replaced the breaker and pressure switch a few months ago. I put a light indicator on both sides of the pressure switch...the light was bright on both sides. I've rebuilt this booster a few years ago, diaphragm, etc, been working great ever since. Took the back off the pump and all electronics look fine, no corrosion or visible problem. All other connections and wires look fine, contact points are clean on switch (tried cleaning them this morning since they get buildup sometimes). So I'm thinking something with the motor. When it did turn on, it ran fine, it was just the struggling to start that caught my attention...it wasn't as snappy turning on in the past. Is there some relay or something in the back of the motor that I could try replacing?
I replaced the breaker and pressure switch a few months ago. I put a light indicator on both sides of the pressure switch...the light was bright on both sides. I've rebuilt this booster a few years ago, diaphragm, etc, been working great ever since. Took the back off the pump and all electronics look fine, no corrosion or visible problem. All other connections and wires look fine, contact points are clean on switch (tried cleaning them this morning since they get buildup sometimes). So I'm thinking something with the motor. When it did turn on, it ran fine, it was just the struggling to start that caught my attention...it wasn't as snappy turning on in the past. Is there some relay or something in the back of the motor that I could try replacing?