A Guy and his Tractor
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The well pit for the barn well filled with water and shorted out several things. Pressure tank floated and broke a pipe or two. I replaced pressure switch, SquareD 40-60. Replaced Franklin pump control box with like unit, 1.5 hp two capacitor unit. Fixed one obvious leak. Pump still tripped reset on new control box. A little diagnosis leads me to pump is bad. Only 35000 ohms resistance from all three leads to ground and start winding only has a little over one ohm resistance so appears shorted. The sequence of events that lead up to this is not clear but what I need help with is this. First question, do the hp ratings on the pump and pump control have to match? I just spent $ on the new control box so would like to use it. I have had this pump out once before to repair a leak but don't remember the size, I'm assuming 1.5 hp because that is what control box was in it. It is set at about 60 feet. I use this well to fill stock tanks and general use, not irrigation. Second question is do I need 1.5 hp, would a 1 hp suffice? I'm not a pro so am using what I know and learning as I go.
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