Need help with well

[BlueQuisquis]

My breaker keeps tripping when pump turns on too fill tank. I have floats in the tank when the water goes down the breaker trips have to reset the breaker comes on fine and fill tank shuts off when full only trips when it comes on too fill. Any help

 

[Valveman]

I would replace the breaker. When they have been tripped a few times they get weaker. But I would also check for a short and see how many amps the motor pulls on start up.

 

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[LLigetfa]

More information on the pump may help. Sounds like maybe a bad start cap, bad control box, or bad pump. Could also be a chafed wire.

 

[BlueQuisquis]

I will try the breaker thanks.

The pump is new a year old 7/5hp submersible.

 

[Reach4]

I will try the breaker thanks.

The pump is new a year old 7/5hp submersible.

What is the model number of your pump? How many amps is the breaker? Is this 240 VAC single phase power?

What is "7/5hp"? I don't know if you are referring to a 5 HP pump, but that seems too large if not using 3-phase power. You can have a "5 horsepower" vacuum cleaner at home with 120 VAC, but not a 5 horsepower pump. That is because pump ratings are real.

Is is a 1.4 HP pump? That is an unusual power rating but not impossible.

 

[Craigpump]

Reach. We install 5 hp 230 volt single phase pumps regularly. Got a used one right in front of me as a matter of fact.

I have never seen or heard of a 1.4 hp pump

I think he means he has a 7 gpm -5 hp pump

 

[BlueQuisquis]

It's a model 2343288602 3phase 60Hz 7.5 horse power 460v 11.5a

 

[Reach4]

Reach. We install 5 hp 230 volt single phase pumps regularly.

Would that get a 40 amp breaker?

 

[Reach4]

It's a model 2343288602 3phase 60Hz 7.5 horse power 460v 11.5a

What current is the breaker marked as?

 

[BlueQuisquis]

it's a 60amp breaker is a abl-sursum a off brand