Khellandros
New Member
Hello
I looked through the forum and tried to find someone with the same issue so I wouldn't have to make a new thread but couldn't find one.
I have a 1hp single phase above ground pump for a shallow well, it feeds a 55gallon holding tank that has 38psi in the bladder when measured with no water in it.
The other day my water ran out, i pushed the back of the contacts on the switch and it closed and pressured the tank then opened back up just fine. But when the water would get low it wouldn't reliably activate, it would click closed then immediately open back up and not try closing again. This switch had been working fine for about 4 years.
I got a new switch but it was a 30/50 and I needed a 40/60 so when I installed it I had basically the same issue, it worked for a couple days then would close and open back up. After some research I realized I need a 40/60 so I turned the big screw to try and crank it up to a 40/60, that worked for a day or two then it started acting up the same way. When installing that switch I thought I may have over tightened the pressure connection so I decided I broke the switch and I wanted a proper sized one anyway so I bought a 40/60. Installed it today and the problem changed but i'm still have an issue.
Now when the pressure gets low the switch closes but it doesn't actually connect. If I look at the contacts they appear closed but if I measure voltage on either side I only have power on the "Hot" side. If I bump the lever it immediately activates, pressurizes then kicks out like it should. Also the lever is floppy, I don't know if that's cause it's pressurized or if there's just something screwed up with it. Pump makes no weird noises, my breaker never pops and it never shuts off before it should.
Am I missing something obvious or did I get a bad switch out of the box?
I looked through the forum and tried to find someone with the same issue so I wouldn't have to make a new thread but couldn't find one.
I have a 1hp single phase above ground pump for a shallow well, it feeds a 55gallon holding tank that has 38psi in the bladder when measured with no water in it.
The other day my water ran out, i pushed the back of the contacts on the switch and it closed and pressured the tank then opened back up just fine. But when the water would get low it wouldn't reliably activate, it would click closed then immediately open back up and not try closing again. This switch had been working fine for about 4 years.
I got a new switch but it was a 30/50 and I needed a 40/60 so when I installed it I had basically the same issue, it worked for a couple days then would close and open back up. After some research I realized I need a 40/60 so I turned the big screw to try and crank it up to a 40/60, that worked for a day or two then it started acting up the same way. When installing that switch I thought I may have over tightened the pressure connection so I decided I broke the switch and I wanted a proper sized one anyway so I bought a 40/60. Installed it today and the problem changed but i'm still have an issue.
Now when the pressure gets low the switch closes but it doesn't actually connect. If I look at the contacts they appear closed but if I measure voltage on either side I only have power on the "Hot" side. If I bump the lever it immediately activates, pressurizes then kicks out like it should. Also the lever is floppy, I don't know if that's cause it's pressurized or if there's just something screwed up with it. Pump makes no weird noises, my breaker never pops and it never shuts off before it should.
Am I missing something obvious or did I get a bad switch out of the box?