My well is 13.5 years old, it is a 1.5 Hp submersible pump (I don't know the manufacturer) that is down about 115 ft (I use this system for irrigation only). I replaced a water logged tank in August 2016 and the system ran fine until this past week (mid-October) and I realized the pump was not running. I discovered the the start capacitor had blown, the whole well control box was original and if rough shape so I just replaced the whole box with an identical WCB. Since I had the system apart I also replaced the Pressure Switch with an identical (40-60 psi) one. Here is the problem, while running the irrigation system, it will charge the tank to proper pressure once or twice but then the Overload (Thermocouple) will trip and has to be reset before working again. I am a fairly certain I have everything wired properly (especially since it will run a couple of times before tripping). I am concerned it might be the pump, Any ideas? When it runs I have good, solid flow, clean water.
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