eltinnc
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What exactly is this reset switch? I can see that it supplies power to the pressure switch, but what does it do, and how does it work? What are the conditions that would cause it to need to be reset?
Here is what’s happening. Three times in the past three days our water has been suddenly cut off—not gradual loss of pressure, but abruptly—one time you open the faucet, pressure is normal, next time, not a drop. The circuit breaker was not tripped, and there were no signs of leakage either between the well and house or inside the house.
I checked the pressure gauge at the storage tank, and it read 0 PSI. I flipped the pictured reset switch “on” then “off” (according to the way it’s labeled), and the pump started. In the first two instances, the pressure reading shot from 0 to 40 the instant I flipped the switch, and the pump stayed on. The pressure then gradually built to 60 and the pump shut off. All then appeared normal for the better part of a day.
In the third instance, which was just this morning, when I flipped the reset switch “on” then “off”, the pressure remained at 0 PSI, and the pump ran only a few seconds before shutting off. I flipped the switch a second time, and the pressure went immediately from 0 to 40, the pump stayed on, the pressure gradually built to 60, and the pump cycled off. Since then, all has appeared normal. The pressure is maintained between 40 and 60 PSI, which is right where its set.
That’s all the symptoms I can think of to give you. So the question is, what is it that is causing the system to need to be reset?
The pressure switch, tank, and gauge were all replaced in July 2016. If I can provide any other helpful information, please let me know.
Eldon
Here is what’s happening. Three times in the past three days our water has been suddenly cut off—not gradual loss of pressure, but abruptly—one time you open the faucet, pressure is normal, next time, not a drop. The circuit breaker was not tripped, and there were no signs of leakage either between the well and house or inside the house.
I checked the pressure gauge at the storage tank, and it read 0 PSI. I flipped the pictured reset switch “on” then “off” (according to the way it’s labeled), and the pump started. In the first two instances, the pressure reading shot from 0 to 40 the instant I flipped the switch, and the pump stayed on. The pressure then gradually built to 60 and the pump shut off. All then appeared normal for the better part of a day.
In the third instance, which was just this morning, when I flipped the reset switch “on” then “off”, the pressure remained at 0 PSI, and the pump ran only a few seconds before shutting off. I flipped the switch a second time, and the pressure went immediately from 0 to 40, the pump stayed on, the pressure gradually built to 60, and the pump cycled off. Since then, all has appeared normal. The pressure is maintained between 40 and 60 PSI, which is right where its set.
That’s all the symptoms I can think of to give you. So the question is, what is it that is causing the system to need to be reset?
The pressure switch, tank, and gauge were all replaced in July 2016. If I can provide any other helpful information, please let me know.
Eldon
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