bluinc
New Member
Hey guys,
Clearly I need teaching on the basic operation principles of a Well Pump Switch.
I just bought this house yesterday (a repo). I removed this very old water conditioner to get at alot of mold growing in the corner of the watercloset pictured below. Moldy drywall and furring strips are now gone. Now I gotta get basic water to the house so I can start finding and repairing plumbing leaks (for another post, I am sure) which the house is full of.
When i attached one of those standard black 6' hoses (female fitting's [w/rubber o-ring gasket] on each end, black 3/4" hose in between) between this well water inlet and pump switch pictured below and a shark fitting attached to my copper pipe that routes water to the rest of the house - i had two major problems:
I flipped the switch to the well pump ON (turned off previously to remove the water conditioner) water was spraying out of each end of the washer hose. I quickly turned the pump off, wrenched the hose ends as tight as I could get it using claw wrenches - turned the pump back on, less leaks, but now the pump switch was cycling ."click" "click" "click". Afraid I was burning out the switch, I turned the pump back off and quit to come to you guys for counsel.
Keep in mind, there is a cutoff valve that i had in the off position AFTER the washer hose connection so the pump was pushing water against an off valve with only a little water flow due to the leaks.
My assumption was that when a well pump encounters full resistance, that is, (pump power switched ON but main water valve cut OFF) that the pump will just shut off as a normal operation. IS THIS NOT THE CASE?
What do I do. i.e.
1) what is the best temporary way to get water from the well water inlet pictured below and my copper line going into the house that doesnt leak, isnt permanent (I intend to install an water conditioner later) and doesnt cost alot.
2) is the clicking just due to the switch being confused by my partially off water line, or is there some feedback system that I inadvertantly removed that tells the pump to turn off.
Can someone please help this clueless noob?
Clearly I need teaching on the basic operation principles of a Well Pump Switch.
I just bought this house yesterday (a repo). I removed this very old water conditioner to get at alot of mold growing in the corner of the watercloset pictured below. Moldy drywall and furring strips are now gone. Now I gotta get basic water to the house so I can start finding and repairing plumbing leaks (for another post, I am sure) which the house is full of.
When i attached one of those standard black 6' hoses (female fitting's [w/rubber o-ring gasket] on each end, black 3/4" hose in between) between this well water inlet and pump switch pictured below and a shark fitting attached to my copper pipe that routes water to the rest of the house - i had two major problems:
I flipped the switch to the well pump ON (turned off previously to remove the water conditioner) water was spraying out of each end of the washer hose. I quickly turned the pump off, wrenched the hose ends as tight as I could get it using claw wrenches - turned the pump back on, less leaks, but now the pump switch was cycling ."click" "click" "click". Afraid I was burning out the switch, I turned the pump back off and quit to come to you guys for counsel.
Keep in mind, there is a cutoff valve that i had in the off position AFTER the washer hose connection so the pump was pushing water against an off valve with only a little water flow due to the leaks.
My assumption was that when a well pump encounters full resistance, that is, (pump power switched ON but main water valve cut OFF) that the pump will just shut off as a normal operation. IS THIS NOT THE CASE?
What do I do. i.e.
1) what is the best temporary way to get water from the well water inlet pictured below and my copper line going into the house that doesnt leak, isnt permanent (I intend to install an water conditioner later) and doesnt cost alot.
2) is the clicking just due to the switch being confused by my partially off water line, or is there some feedback system that I inadvertantly removed that tells the pump to turn off.
Can someone please help this clueless noob?
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