Hello folks, hoping for some assistance
I live in North FL and have had an irrigation well pump installed about 2 years back.
It is a 1 HP Berkley model.
Last week, the pump stopped working. My sprinkler system said that it ran but the lawn was dry, so I tried to manually run it myself with me standing my it, and it would not run. I checked the pump and noticed that it had no power. Checked the breaker and it was tripped. I turned it back on, but it just kept buzzing on and off. I turned the breaker off, took off the cover on the pump. I noticed that everything appears to be fine. I checked the shaft and it turned freely. I checked the capacitor and it seemed fine, but yesterday I replaced the capacitor either way to be on the safe side, but to no avail unfortunately. I checked the start switch, that appears to be normal too, it presses fine, no visible corrosion, it presses the center shaft spring thing just fine too. I checked the pressure switch and it appears to be fine too. The contacts are still okay from the looks of it. It does not trip.
What I did notice is that when i flipped the breaker back on, the overload protector appears to be sparking every few seconds.
I ordered a new start switch and a new pressure switch as well, but thats coming in 2 days, but wondering if anyone has any other ideas or recommendations.
I called the company which installed the unit, and they said they'd charge me $110 to come out and diagnose the issue, but then said most likely it would need to be replaced which would be $750-$800, on top of the $110, so thats almost $1K just to fix, which I feel is unfair for a 2 year old unit. So hoping for some assistance of what else it can be, what else I can check, what else you guys would/could recommend.
I also tried to take off the 4 bolts which hold the motor housing to the other side of the pump. The motor part turned freely both directions, but I was unable to take off the one side from the other, assuming I needed to take off the silver screw which was under the cap by the capacitor but didnt get that far and just put it all back together. So it definitely does not seem like the motor is seized.
I also checked the pressure in the top tank that sits above the pump, and the pressure in it is 20 psi, but the gauge is showing 90. I unscrewed the gauge and it there is a ton of water inside of it, but the PSI still shows 90, so the gauge is shot and I'll need to purchase a new one of those too, but the pressure in the tank, is that normal to be 20? if so, can it be that the pressure is too low and that is why the system is not kicking in? Because the pressure switch appears to have a sticker on the inside of the top cover which says 30 for ON, so if thats the issue, how can I add pressure into the tank (tire pump)?
All images / videos of where I am at currently....
Please let me know your thoughts.
I live in North FL and have had an irrigation well pump installed about 2 years back.
It is a 1 HP Berkley model.
Last week, the pump stopped working. My sprinkler system said that it ran but the lawn was dry, so I tried to manually run it myself with me standing my it, and it would not run. I checked the pump and noticed that it had no power. Checked the breaker and it was tripped. I turned it back on, but it just kept buzzing on and off. I turned the breaker off, took off the cover on the pump. I noticed that everything appears to be fine. I checked the shaft and it turned freely. I checked the capacitor and it seemed fine, but yesterday I replaced the capacitor either way to be on the safe side, but to no avail unfortunately. I checked the start switch, that appears to be normal too, it presses fine, no visible corrosion, it presses the center shaft spring thing just fine too. I checked the pressure switch and it appears to be fine too. The contacts are still okay from the looks of it. It does not trip.
What I did notice is that when i flipped the breaker back on, the overload protector appears to be sparking every few seconds.
I ordered a new start switch and a new pressure switch as well, but thats coming in 2 days, but wondering if anyone has any other ideas or recommendations.
I called the company which installed the unit, and they said they'd charge me $110 to come out and diagnose the issue, but then said most likely it would need to be replaced which would be $750-$800, on top of the $110, so thats almost $1K just to fix, which I feel is unfair for a 2 year old unit. So hoping for some assistance of what else it can be, what else I can check, what else you guys would/could recommend.
I also tried to take off the 4 bolts which hold the motor housing to the other side of the pump. The motor part turned freely both directions, but I was unable to take off the one side from the other, assuming I needed to take off the silver screw which was under the cap by the capacitor but didnt get that far and just put it all back together. So it definitely does not seem like the motor is seized.
I also checked the pressure in the top tank that sits above the pump, and the pressure in it is 20 psi, but the gauge is showing 90. I unscrewed the gauge and it there is a ton of water inside of it, but the PSI still shows 90, so the gauge is shot and I'll need to purchase a new one of those too, but the pressure in the tank, is that normal to be 20? if so, can it be that the pressure is too low and that is why the system is not kicking in? Because the pressure switch appears to have a sticker on the inside of the top cover which says 30 for ON, so if thats the issue, how can I add pressure into the tank (tire pump)?
All images / videos of where I am at currently....
Please let me know your thoughts.
