I recently upgraded my well pump to higher HP and added a Cycle Stop Valve along with a new Pumptrol switch with a low pressure cutoff lever (previous pumptrol did not have a low pressure cutoff).
The pump and CSV has been working great for a couple months, but we've not gotten rain in a while, and this weekend between the AC running constantly from the heat (I'm on geothermal) and also running the garden hose for a few hours straight, the well apparently ran dry and the low pressure cutoff switch killed power to my pump.
I'm planning to put a Dole valve on the geothermal (it was consuming a lot more GPM than was needed per spec), which should help prevent future occurrences, but was also thinking about adding a Cycle Sensor which from what I'm reading should stop the pump quicker than the low pressure switch would, but also would re-enable power to my pump after a timer expires. Since I'm on geothermal, having it automatically reset it important to me, in case I'm out of town and the well ran dry, I wouldn't be able to manually reset the pump
Question 1 - Can I add a Cycle Sensor to my current Pumptrol switch with the low pressure switch, or do I need a new Pumptrol switch without the cutoff built into it?
Question 2 - I have a 2-wire 1.5hp Goulds pump. Is this the correct cycle sensor (CS1PH1-2HP230V)? I didn't see anything related to 2-wire vs 3-wire pumps, so I assume it works with both?
(I'm a long time lurker, first time poster. Bought and installed my CSV based on the discussions here which were very helpful!)
The pump and CSV has been working great for a couple months, but we've not gotten rain in a while, and this weekend between the AC running constantly from the heat (I'm on geothermal) and also running the garden hose for a few hours straight, the well apparently ran dry and the low pressure cutoff switch killed power to my pump.
I'm planning to put a Dole valve on the geothermal (it was consuming a lot more GPM than was needed per spec), which should help prevent future occurrences, but was also thinking about adding a Cycle Sensor which from what I'm reading should stop the pump quicker than the low pressure switch would, but also would re-enable power to my pump after a timer expires. Since I'm on geothermal, having it automatically reset it important to me, in case I'm out of town and the well ran dry, I wouldn't be able to manually reset the pump
Question 1 - Can I add a Cycle Sensor to my current Pumptrol switch with the low pressure switch, or do I need a new Pumptrol switch without the cutoff built into it?
Question 2 - I have a 2-wire 1.5hp Goulds pump. Is this the correct cycle sensor (CS1PH1-2HP230V)? I didn't see anything related to 2-wire vs 3-wire pumps, so I assume it works with both?
(I'm a long time lurker, first time poster. Bought and installed my CSV based on the discussions here which were very helpful!)
