Roger Horn
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Our well stopped pumping water on Sunday;2/7/2010. I was told by everyone who knows anything about wells that it was the pressure switch.I replaced the switch with a new 30/50 (same as the old one).
I started the pump and it cycled through 1 cycle then when it hit 28 it didn't cut back on. I checked the tank air pressure and it was at 22psi so I tried to put more air in it but it wouldn't take any air.I read online that if the tank won't take air it's bad.I also asked the people that had said the pressure switch was bad and they agreed that the tank should be replaced.
The original tank was a wellxtrol 44gal. and the only thing close to it was a 52gal tank at Lowes.So I put the new tank in and turned the pump on.It ran until cut off then pressure slowly went down to zero.The switch did click at cut in but the pump never cut on.
Again everyone said I got a bad (NEW) pressure switch. I changed it out to a 40/60 and put 38psi in the new tank.
This didn't help.Now the pump will come on once in a while if I flip the breaker on and off but just runs one cycle.We can fill up 5or6 5gallon jugs in that cycle.I also replaced the gauge.
The system is a (2) wire from the house to the well house and straight into the pressure switch.(2) wire from switch to pump.The pump is a Gould 1 horsepower deep well submersible and the well is 250 feet.We live in Fincastle,VA.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thank You Roger
I started the pump and it cycled through 1 cycle then when it hit 28 it didn't cut back on. I checked the tank air pressure and it was at 22psi so I tried to put more air in it but it wouldn't take any air.I read online that if the tank won't take air it's bad.I also asked the people that had said the pressure switch was bad and they agreed that the tank should be replaced.
The original tank was a wellxtrol 44gal. and the only thing close to it was a 52gal tank at Lowes.So I put the new tank in and turned the pump on.It ran until cut off then pressure slowly went down to zero.The switch did click at cut in but the pump never cut on.
Again everyone said I got a bad (NEW) pressure switch. I changed it out to a 40/60 and put 38psi in the new tank.
This didn't help.Now the pump will come on once in a while if I flip the breaker on and off but just runs one cycle.We can fill up 5or6 5gallon jugs in that cycle.I also replaced the gauge.
The system is a (2) wire from the house to the well house and straight into the pressure switch.(2) wire from switch to pump.The pump is a Gould 1 horsepower deep well submersible and the well is 250 feet.We live in Fincastle,VA.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thank You Roger
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