We have a 4" submersible pump that has started acting like it is going out. The circuit breaker tripped after a storm, and the water pressure has been irratic since.
I had a pro look at it, and he put a voltmeter on the press switch, it showed the pump having power, but the pressure was not building, after a few minutes, the pressure started to build up,
and stopped at about 25 psi, the voltmeter showed the pump was still getting power. after another short span, the pressure started to build up again, this went on a little longer until the
pressure finally reached 50psi. He says the pump is locking up, or overheating, and the pump is cutting off due to a heat switch. The pump cools off and restarts. is there any thing else that
would cause this symptom? I also need a recommendation on a 1HP pump, the depth of the current pump is 175'. Lowe's pumps have terrible reviews, I will not use them, and I hear QC at Franklin has gone down as well. the pro says I should get a pump with 15GPM rating or better. This well has never gone dry, and we have left the water on by accident overnight before.
thank you in advnace, randy
I had a pro look at it, and he put a voltmeter on the press switch, it showed the pump having power, but the pressure was not building, after a few minutes, the pressure started to build up,
and stopped at about 25 psi, the voltmeter showed the pump was still getting power. after another short span, the pressure started to build up again, this went on a little longer until the
pressure finally reached 50psi. He says the pump is locking up, or overheating, and the pump is cutting off due to a heat switch. The pump cools off and restarts. is there any thing else that
would cause this symptom? I also need a recommendation on a 1HP pump, the depth of the current pump is 175'. Lowe's pumps have terrible reviews, I will not use them, and I hear QC at Franklin has gone down as well. the pro says I should get a pump with 15GPM rating or better. This well has never gone dry, and we have left the water on by accident overnight before.
thank you in advnace, randy