Recent content by danielrhall

Cary, thanks for the reply and the response to my email. I haven't had a chance to respond to the email yet, but I will add a little info here. The problem wasn't with the tank but with the water pressure gauge. It was actually a brand new gauge but it was reading 10 PSI too low. That made...

I sent much of the following directly to Cary at CSV but would value responses from others. And I apologize in advance for the length, but I want to supply all possible relevant information. So I know I have to replace my submersible pump and would like to take the opportunity to make some...

It is 240V and 2-wire. I have the current draw measurements. Each of the two wires measures pretty much the same. When the pump starts, AC current is just under 20A and drops to just under 16A by the time cut-off pressure is reached. Yikes! I'm on borrowed time with that pump.

You got the black poly pipe right! Help me understand how the bad spot in a wire is causing the pump to thermally overload. Do you mean a nick in the insulation causing a current leak to ground, or a high-resistance section in the wire? I'm measuring 3.8M Ohms from each wire to ground...

I didn't mean to imply that the pump cycles constantly with our normal interior use. With our two adult household, I don't think the pump cycles excessively. But when watering the way I have been, it definitely does. I've learned a lot in the last day, but I did already know this: something...

I found the receipt for the pump. The invoice says "5GS05" which seems to be a Goulds 5 GPM submersible. Since it's a 2-wire pump, based on their literature, it is likely a 5GS05422 which is a Goulds GS Stainless Steel Series, 4", 2 Wire, 5GPM, 1/2HP, 230V. Bought on 05/24/04 from a local...

Okay, I've got some measurements. The resistance from each pump load wire to ground is about 3.8M Ohms. The resistance across the load wires is about 6 Ohms when the pump is "online" and from 7M Ohms rising to 10M Ohms when the pump has seemingly tripped its thermal protection switch...

Thanks all for all the helpful and informative responses! ballvalve, an overheat switch tripping within the pump sounds logical. As I mentioned, the pump stays on for a shorter time and off for a longer time when there’s more demand, so it makes sense. I don’t know what the motor specs...

I need some help and advice with troubleshooting a water supply problem. Background: approximately 270 foot drilled well. Submersible pump replaced about eight years ago. Original pump was about 25 years old. We have a standard submersible well pump system including new pressure switch...