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A control box that makes noise usually means the amp draw is very high and there is a short in the system. Better get a pump guy and check the specs on the down wires. You might need a lot more than a capacitor.

-Your heating "wire" could be 1/2" pex taped to the main supply pipe and used to pump warm water through when freeezing temps called for it. Would be expensive to operate. Would need to blow it empty with air when not pumping warm water. -Run the main through light 4" pvc and center it...

Hydrogen sulfide is a contaminant in wine making, and peroxide is approved for its removal. Its fairly commonly used, though not admitted by winemakers. Copper sulphate is also used, and historically pieces of copper plate were suspended in wine barrels to clean up odd odors.

This is just an exercise in futility if you dont give us some more information. There are several questions you may have noticed that would allow us to give you better results. Describe better the reason for the work and why they were there. Your workers? Especially let us know if this...

If you invited the workers onto the land, and knew they would be working over the pipes, then it seems to me it was your responsibility to warn them of sub-standard pipe installation. Or it was your responsibility to provide planking or mats if you were suspect about the manner of pipe...

So the main question is what happens when you hook the motor up to power??? If it runs at normal amp draw, you can put it back together and save it for the next swap. Figure 200 bucks for driving to the middle of no-where.

why are there 1,002 views of this thread???? I dont believe it.

A submersible pump should be sized carefully for each well based on depth of well, gallons per minute and assumed average drawdown depth to water. A 1,000 foot deep well may have a static water level of 50' from surface, and a pumping depth from surface at 5GPM of 300'. If you have a...

If it worked previously like that, it means that the original 3 wire pump with above ground starter box was replaced with a 2 wire pump that did not need the control. That's okay as it stands. Its not a neat and nice fix, but it does happen in order to get things going. If the red wire was...

Air in the tank, should be a good and correct thing, as it sounds like a captive air tank with a schrader valve on top. Banging likely means the pump is running okay and moving some air with it, you might be running low on water. You might open the pipe from the well and turn it on, see what...

With such a well, and such low production, a very small pump such as 1/2 HP [with the correct number of stages] would suffice. If your existing pump has worked correctly without problems except for a leaky check valve, simply replace it with a pump of the same specifications. Also replace...

Questions - Submersible pump in well or jet pump at surface deep well or driven well with screen depth of well how do you know its not running dry is the pressure gauge reliable If you are a newbie to...

One of many types of glycol test results. Comparative observations on the growth rates, blood counts, urine examinations, kidney function tests, fertility and general condition of the test and control groups, exhibited no essential differences between them with the exception that the rats in...

If the guy wants to burn some money to save rainwater then so be it - but he might just as well use the city or well water... Other "green" options - raise the tank a few feet off the ground and gravity feed drippers. Find [really easy in a real city] a old water heater. They are exactly...

You can add an "unloader".... An adjustable relief valve that can send the water back to the tank when the pressure reaches a few pounds under the shutoff point. These are about 12 bucks - check graingers or the plumbing shop locally. You can also raise the shut off setting on the pump to 80...

You could have discussed and negotiated cost before he pulled it out, and might have come here before you choose a contractor. Its a good lesson for the kids to wash in a teacup for a few days. Sounds way high to me, but its too late for you. Main problem, he lied about the pump instead of...

I have a similiar pump running for over 20 years. About every 4 to 7 years, bearings, 7$ seal 10$ , start switch and cap 15$ , gives a new pump. Anyone interested in using less resources would consider a rebuild. I never melted an impeller - are these plastic? If not, he likely only...

Thats true for a 2 wire pump without a control box, one might add, but not if its a 3 wire pump with a control box and starter controls.

Yes, Myers has screwed the public with its jet and booster pump motor threads. Notice the Nema 56j with an "s "after it [special] it means the mfgr is a special %^$#- head-$%#(*^$%#$ - hole It takes a while on the bench for the unsuspecting to figure the difference on the threads and why...

You musts test amp draw first, clamp on an ammeter and compare running amps with the spec's. Dont start shooting gophers yet. Within specs or 20% above? [and considerably below breaker rating] Change the breaker. Still trouble, start checking pump wires to ground for leakage, and test...