Fourteen months after successfully installing a float switch in my cistern to control the water level fed by a well pump (credit due to members of this forum who patiently saw me through the exercise), the switch evidently failed me last night as I awoke to an inch of water in my finished basement. I checked the position of the float switch and found it perfectly upright and improperly completing the closed circuit.
I acquired this float switch from McMaster-Carr (p/n 51445K91), rated at 15 amps@120V, which is controlling a 24V relay. Can anyone recommend a more reliable switch or tell me if this is an uncommon (I would hope) failure? I'm considering installing two in series (mounting the second at a higher level) as a fail-safe measure, anything to prevent another such disaster.
TIA for any advice!
I acquired this float switch from McMaster-Carr (p/n 51445K91), rated at 15 amps@120V, which is controlling a 24V relay. Can anyone recommend a more reliable switch or tell me if this is an uncommon (I would hope) failure? I'm considering installing two in series (mounting the second at a higher level) as a fail-safe measure, anything to prevent another such disaster.
TIA for any advice!