D. Handywoman
New Member
Hello,
I have been "fighting" with our well (in a rural area) at a newly acquired property, and I am running out of ideas. I really hope somebody can help me with my problem.
Our well appears to be 4.5 inches, screened from 50 ft to 100 ft with 5 gpm production (at installation which was in 1978). No info at what depth the pump is installed, or which pump I have. But I saw remnants of a control box with 3-wires (yellow, black and red), no ground, and with 230-250V power supply.
The property has been abandoned for 2 years, and of course, the well did not start with flipping the switch of the power since the control box was missing the front panel.
So, I bought and replaced the pressure switch with a brand new (including replaced the brass nipple), and bought brand new control box (1/2 to 2 hp , 230V, Franklin brand, exactly what was there before). Even though I replaced all these parts the pump does not pump water. I know, you will say, YOUR PUMP does not work.
Uhhha. While I was "experimenting" and waiting for my control box to arrive, I "rigged" the connections, and voila, my pump started pumping water. I connected the black (from the power) to the black and red of the pump, and the white (with black marking) with the yellow, and the darn pump started pumping and filling up my tank. (The tank is also "shot").
My questions are: 1) when I connected properly my brand new control box, the pump did not pump. Why? and 2) when I " rigged" again the pump to start pumping, my pressure switch (brand new) did not shut the water at 50 psi. It just kept on pumping. My pressure switch is 30-50psi. Why?
I have been "fighting" with our well (in a rural area) at a newly acquired property, and I am running out of ideas. I really hope somebody can help me with my problem.
Our well appears to be 4.5 inches, screened from 50 ft to 100 ft with 5 gpm production (at installation which was in 1978). No info at what depth the pump is installed, or which pump I have. But I saw remnants of a control box with 3-wires (yellow, black and red), no ground, and with 230-250V power supply.
The property has been abandoned for 2 years, and of course, the well did not start with flipping the switch of the power since the control box was missing the front panel.
So, I bought and replaced the pressure switch with a brand new (including replaced the brass nipple), and bought brand new control box (1/2 to 2 hp , 230V, Franklin brand, exactly what was there before). Even though I replaced all these parts the pump does not pump water. I know, you will say, YOUR PUMP does not work.
Uhhha. While I was "experimenting" and waiting for my control box to arrive, I "rigged" the connections, and voila, my pump started pumping water. I connected the black (from the power) to the black and red of the pump, and the white (with black marking) with the yellow, and the darn pump started pumping and filling up my tank. (The tank is also "shot").
My questions are: 1) when I connected properly my brand new control box, the pump did not pump. Why? and 2) when I " rigged" again the pump to start pumping, my pressure switch (brand new) did not shut the water at 50 psi. It just kept on pumping. My pressure switch is 30-50psi. Why?