Green Road Farm Submersible well pump installation Troubleshooting. This is for people who are familiar with electricity and. There are two basic symptoms 1 Motor does not run. Something trips out. Motor does not run A Makes no sounds this most likely means no power to motor. First make sure you have put he cover back on the control. HP or less. Start at the pressure switch with the switch wedged open. How To Install Pump Pressure Switch' title='How To Install Pump Pressure Switch' />AND to. If you do not have 2. If you have 1. 15 volts to. Put. one leg on the other hot leg. If you have 1. 15 volts to ground on one leg and zero on the. Square D pressure switches are used to control air compressors and water pumps. Water pump pressure switches operate at low pressure, generally in the range of 30 PSI. The SERIES CXA Water Pump Pressure Switches have been proven reliable for controlling automatic water systems. These switches are very popular for use on water well. If everything is zero at the pressure switch the wires are. If everything checks out then there is an open in the motor. Start by. disconnecting the power at the breaker then di sconnecting. Use. an ohm meter to check for continuity between all three wires. Also check each leg to. All should be infinity or at least 1. WellDrawing026DJFs.jpg' alt='How To Install Pump Pressure Switch' title='How To Install Pump Pressure Switch' />Learn how to pump up the water pressure in your home with This Old House plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey. See below for a shopping list and. The humble pressure tank is a very misunderstood part of your pressure system. We explain how they work, how to install them and how to adjust them. Pumptrol and similar water pressure control switch repair procedures. This article describes how a water pump pressure control switch works and how to diagnose. The resistances leg to leg are small. The yellow. is common and the yellow red start should be more thanthe black run to yellow. An open indicates a broken wire. A low resistance to ground indicates a bad motor or. B Motor hums, buzzes. This is either low voltage, a bad. Do all the checks listed in A above. If it is not. covered in A Then follow the directions for troubleshooting below If the pump is newa Ohm check the wires from the motor. The highest amp reading. Red. to Black. The next highest Yellow to Red and the lowest Yellow. Black. If your readings dont agree, the color code is mixed. Wrong voltage control box. Only possible on HP. If 1. 15. volt box is used on a 2. Control box problems. Sometimes they are bad. There are four possible components in a control box  Start capacitors black cylinders most likely to fail. Look for burned off connectors, black gunk oozing out. If. OK, you need an analog ohm meter. Short across. the capacitor to discharge it, then put the ohm meter on. It should show a low reading which increases to infinity. These are. cheap and readily available at any electric motor shop. Run capacitors usually metal cylinders almost never. Overload relays Klixons the. They fail. If they trip out, check the amp. If it is normal, the overload is bad. By pass it. with a jumper until you can get one. Start relay black or blue square. Most difficult to. It depends on whether they are solid state blue. MARS written on it somewhere. See Franklin electric. If you get to this. Control box problems are often caused by short cycling. Something trips out. This means the pump overload or. This does not mean the pressure. First check for proper voltage starting at the. Then the pressure switch. Then the leads. going down the well. This can be difficult with control. These are for your safety and the manufacturers safety. People. in the industry make jumpers from two old control boxes. Your best bet is to put a short jumper on the three pump. This also lets you make amp readings and ohm readings. Circuit breaker trip. If there are no voltage. If it takes some time to trip, look for. It. may also be a small ground fault resulting in high amps. If you are looking for a short or ground fault, open the. You should get near. Next check the yellow to red and yellow to black. These reading should be very low, 2 to 1. Ohms. The yellow. The exact. readings are available from the Franklin electric. If. you dont find anything down the well, start working. Fix it. This will probably. The good news is that. Overload trip.   This means high amps or bad overload. Again, assuming nothing showed up on the voltage check. Look up the service. Franklin electric. These motors are actually designed for. Heroes And Villains Angela Carter Ebook. HP motor is actually a 2. HP motor, so it doesnt hurt them to run at SFA. If. If one leg is high. The red leg is the start. Any electrons that go down the red and. A single. high leg is probably a ground fault. If you put your. It can be motor or sub cable. When the motor starts you should see a momentary blip. If you dont see this, look. This usually is accompanied by high amps on the black yellow. It is possible for the. Bad Smelling Water Bad smelling well water is usually caused from Hydrogen Sulfide H2. S. It is commonly mistakenly referred to as Sulphur. It is a colorless, highly toxic and flammable gas. That rotten egg smell is the result of the bacterial breakdown of sulfates in organic matter in the presence of oxygen. H2. S gas is produced by bacteria in the ground and the gas is dissolved into the water andor migrates into your well and water or the bacteria are in the well producing the gas. The gas comes out of solution when the water is aerated and depressurized. The treatment for H2. S is to aerate or absorb or oxidize the gas so IOWs there are many way to remove H2. S. It should be removed on a POE point of entry basis. Regular softeners do not remove it and it can cause resin problems. Regular carbon charcoal is not a good choice and disposable cartridge filters arent either. Carbon is not to be used on water of unknown microbiological content. Thats because bacteria thrive in carbon and can create more odor than in the raw water. Your disposable cartridges can cause your softener to fail due to their pressure loss and subsequent reduced water flow to the softener. You charge cartridges based on pressure loss, not looks. We cant see particles less than 4. Carbon cartridges are usually rated at 5 microns. Pleated paper cartridges tend to filter smaller particles as they filter larger particles, IOWs they are progressive meaning the more they filter the more they filter. That reduces water flow. The plumber shouldnt have used the cartrdige type filters which as you now see arent working well. Use of a solution feeder which is the most maintenance ridden type of equipment there is in the water treament industry Thats where you pour bleach into a small tank with a pump on the top and it injects chlorine soution into the plumbing ahead of a retention tank. If so they dont work well especially if there is any fluctuation in the volume of H2. S or bacteria in the water. The solution feeder, its required retention tank maybe 1. Another approach is a chlorine pellet erosion type feeder that mounts on the plumbing like your disposable cartrdige filters and has a special mixing tank thats not much larger than your softener resin tank and then a backwashed Centaur carbon filter which is also not much larger than the softener resin tank. The maintenance is to add chlorine pellets every few months. You can buy this equipment over the internet and hire someone to install it or find someone to help you install it, and save a considerable amount of money. Fresh Water Systems Grundfos MQ3 4. V 1 HP Pressure Booster Pump. The Grundfos MQ3 4. HP Pressure Boost Pump is compact and extremely easy to install. The pressure switch and tank are already built into the MQ. The settings are clearly indicated on the user friendly control panel with indicator lights for Pump onoff, auto reset, and an alarm indicating dry running or over heating. Grundfos MQ is built for trouble free operation. Its construction from corrosion resistant materials means it can be used for clean water. The anti cycling feature prevents the pump from repeatedly starting and stopping in the event of a dripping tap or a minor leak. If there is no water available, the pump will stop to protect itself and restart automatically when water is available again. NOTE Pump must be placed in area that will not freeze, as this will cause damage to the pump. Placing a pump in an area that is susceptible to freezing, WILL void the Grundfos warranty. Compact and Easy Installation. Due to its compact design, the pump does not take up much space and is easy to install. No space around the pump is required. Built in Protective Functions. If exposed to dry running, excessive temperature, or any overload condition the pump will stop automatically, thus preventing a motor burnout. Convenient All In One Design. The Grundfos MQ is a compact all in one pressure boosting unit, designed for domestic water supply and other boosting or lift applications. User Friendly and Simple Operation. The pump features a user friendly control panel with ONOFF button and indicator lights for indication of the operational state of the pump. Class A Capacitor Increases the length of operation. More Robust Printed Circuit Increases capacity to function during power fluctuations. Potting Material Added. Protects printed circuit board components. High Torque Motor This motor will ensure a positive start. Advanced Diffuser Design. For improved hydraulic performance. 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