Russell Walsh
New Member
Hello,
I tried to google this question in as many ways as I could think, but didn't get any satisfaction.
Problem: My rental house has a bladder tank/booster pump set-up with a simple Square-D controller for the motor. I actually installed all the water works in about 2010. At that time I put in a 30-50 psi controller and things worked fine. Evidently the 1.5 Hp Dayton centrifugal motor can't push more than 48 PSI against the closed system so the controller wasn't cutting out the motor. I suspected the controller at first and didn't even bother trying to adjust it. I know I can clean the tube , but hey they are cheap. Just replaced it with a 40-60PSI control and thought it would work fine. It didn't cut out so I checked pressure and it's only going to 48 PSI! For now , I adjusted the controller to operate from 30 to the 48. That sounds to be too close the edge of failure? Should I get a 20-40PSI control,or has my pump lost too much strength and replacing it is a good idea? The rental house is on the level pad with the pump house and is only a 2 bedroom 1 bath home.
Is my pump damaged, or is 48 PSI all that it should be able to do? There is not much head coming in to the system at all , since the storage tank out put is only about 5' higher than the pump, but there is plenty of water.
I tried to google this question in as many ways as I could think, but didn't get any satisfaction.
Problem: My rental house has a bladder tank/booster pump set-up with a simple Square-D controller for the motor. I actually installed all the water works in about 2010. At that time I put in a 30-50 psi controller and things worked fine. Evidently the 1.5 Hp Dayton centrifugal motor can't push more than 48 PSI against the closed system so the controller wasn't cutting out the motor. I suspected the controller at first and didn't even bother trying to adjust it. I know I can clean the tube , but hey they are cheap. Just replaced it with a 40-60PSI control and thought it would work fine. It didn't cut out so I checked pressure and it's only going to 48 PSI! For now , I adjusted the controller to operate from 30 to the 48. That sounds to be too close the edge of failure? Should I get a 20-40PSI control,or has my pump lost too much strength and replacing it is a good idea? The rental house is on the level pad with the pump house and is only a 2 bedroom 1 bath home.
Is my pump damaged, or is 48 PSI all that it should be able to do? There is not much head coming in to the system at all , since the storage tank out put is only about 5' higher than the pump, but there is plenty of water.
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