Question: I replaced a 2 wire submersible pump with a 2 wire plus ground pump. We just wrapped and taped up the ground wire. I worked for 3 weeks, now it quit again. Do you think it was because of the ground wire or something else? Should we have done the ground different?
Background: Three weeks ago our water quit. Written on the pressure tank is a log of repairs over the last 30 years. The submersible pump has been replaced every 7-10 years and it had been 9 years sense it was last replaced. I called the well repair man who took 2 days to call me back, then told me it would be another 5 days before he could come out to look at it. I grow vegetables and sell at farmers market. My garden (and business) could not survive 5+ more days so I looked up the model number of the last replacement pump (written on the pressure tank) and using those specifications bought a new 3/4 h.p pump. After pulling the pump (185 ft.) we saw that it was a 2 wire pump and not a "2 wire plus ground" The hardware store is over an hour drive so we just used what we had and just shrink wrapped and taped up the ground wire. It worked up until last night, but now once again we have no water.
Background: Three weeks ago our water quit. Written on the pressure tank is a log of repairs over the last 30 years. The submersible pump has been replaced every 7-10 years and it had been 9 years sense it was last replaced. I called the well repair man who took 2 days to call me back, then told me it would be another 5 days before he could come out to look at it. I grow vegetables and sell at farmers market. My garden (and business) could not survive 5+ more days so I looked up the model number of the last replacement pump (written on the pressure tank) and using those specifications bought a new 3/4 h.p pump. After pulling the pump (185 ft.) we saw that it was a 2 wire pump and not a "2 wire plus ground" The hardware store is over an hour drive so we just used what we had and just shrink wrapped and taped up the ground wire. It worked up until last night, but now once again we have no water.