Pete C
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Over the last few weeks I have notice a worsening of the house light dimming that occurs on pump start up.
I have a gould pump. Bought it new in the box from someone on CL maybe 5-6 years ago. It is wired for 110 operation.
I have considered switching it over to 220. I assume it may run better as it is using half the current. Also, I would think this would help with the light dimming on startup.
Another thing I noticed about a week ago was a god awful screech that lasted a second or two on startup. This seems to have gone away. The pump sounds fine once it is running. It does not sound like it has a bad bearing.
What else could cause this? I am wondering about the pressure switch. Once in a great while it hangs up, where I have to go down to the basement and give the switch a thwack with a screwdriver to get it to come on. Could corroded contacts be an issue? Maybe it is having trouble getting enough current on startup. I will open it up and clean the contacts if possible.
Also, my expansion tank has been there as longer than we have (16+ years). It has a fair bit of surface rust. Probably not a bad idea to replace it as well. I have very hard acidic water that has taken out pretty much everything else. Surprised it hasn't eaten through this.
Any recommendations appreciated.
I have a gould pump. Bought it new in the box from someone on CL maybe 5-6 years ago. It is wired for 110 operation.
I have considered switching it over to 220. I assume it may run better as it is using half the current. Also, I would think this would help with the light dimming on startup.
Another thing I noticed about a week ago was a god awful screech that lasted a second or two on startup. This seems to have gone away. The pump sounds fine once it is running. It does not sound like it has a bad bearing.
What else could cause this? I am wondering about the pressure switch. Once in a great while it hangs up, where I have to go down to the basement and give the switch a thwack with a screwdriver to get it to come on. Could corroded contacts be an issue? Maybe it is having trouble getting enough current on startup. I will open it up and clean the contacts if possible.
Also, my expansion tank has been there as longer than we have (16+ years). It has a fair bit of surface rust. Probably not a bad idea to replace it as well. I have very hard acidic water that has taken out pretty much everything else. Surprised it hasn't eaten through this.
Any recommendations appreciated.