Probably a simple question for those in the know, which isn't me. I have a .5 hp Flotec inexpensive shallow well suction pump pumping out of a 1.5 inch driven well in sand country about 75 feet from a fluctuating reservoir lake. The system has worked well for about 5 years. Now I am having a problem with the pump running about 12 minutes then tripping the circuit breakers (2 30 amp breakers). I isolated the air tank and the pump shut off OK but when I put the air tank on line and the system calls for water the pump runs about 12 minutes until the circuit breaker kicks it off at about 35 psi. It seems to me the pumps should run forever without tripping the breakers. Is my pump going bad or do I have other problems? Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.
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