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Post by woodyz on Aug 3, 2018 17:42:31 GMT -7
For the last 4 days we have been without water.
Pulling the pump and replacing it was a 1/2 day chore, but getting the parts delivered was a real hassle.
Yes it was the 10 year guaranteed 12/230 volt pump we put in 4 years ago.
Runs on solar battery power or standard home electric.
The problem was getting them to honor their warranty and ship a new pump.
We finally settled on us paying 1/3 of the original cost for the replacement and they paid the S&H.
We had attached a stainless cable to the pump and still had the A-Frame over it, so pulling it and replacement was much easier then it was the first time.
As near as we can tell it was a wiring issue. Being the wiring supplied to go down the well was too small a gauge for the 230, so it wouldn't be too big for the 12.
This time we ran separate wiring and we didn't hook up the 12 on the top side. We tested it but left it so we can use it if SHTF or we lose power.
But the water was back on last night and it was time for a shower.
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Post by solargeek1 on Aug 4, 2018 11:38:56 GMT -7
Wow, 4 days is long in this heat. Glad you got a shower.
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Post by cajunlady87 on Aug 6, 2018 18:18:58 GMT -7
Quite a job but well worth it for all to keep their hiny's shiny again. Stay cool and glad an item of such importance is back up and running.
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Post by crashdive123 on Aug 7, 2018 3:57:38 GMT -7
Wow, 4 days is long in this heat. Glad you got a shower. So is everybody else around him.
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Post by Georgia Survivor on Aug 7, 2018 5:56:40 GMT -7
Good idea on the attachment of the steel cable. I think I’ll do that the next time our pump is pulled.
GS
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Post by woodyz on Aug 8, 2018 12:32:31 GMT -7
Yes with the steel cable we can pull and lower it with a winch through a snatch block rather then lifting by the pipe and locking every lift with a pipe wrench.
Its 150 feet and the motor and pump weighs 40#, puts a strain on ones back in a hurry.
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Post by woodyz on Aug 12, 2018 12:36:44 GMT -7
Ever notice how it's the simple things that will get you every time?
Since I wrote on the 8th we have pulled the well pump and motor and 150 feet of pipe out of the well and put it back in twice with out results.
the motor ran constantly and would never reach the pressure required in the pressure tank. We changed the gauge on the tank, the check valve on the motor in the well and the pressure switch at the pressure tank, nothing short of flipping the breaker would stop the motor in the hole.
We checked and double checked everything, the wiring, leaks in the pipe, water level, pump prime, everything.
So I started walking my Son through the whole process, reading the paperwork that came with the pump/motor/pressure check valve, pressure switch, pressure tank/bladder everything. I searched the intranet on all of the parts and on the issues. Nothing looked wrong.
So according to my Son the pressure switch was a 30/60, make contact if the pressure dropped to 20 and break contact when the pressure got to 60. A simple switch.
After I had read the paper work I noticed one word I was reading but not "hearing" "MAY"
The pressure switch "MAY" be set from 30# to 60#. MAY be set, not is set. I looked at the diagram of the switch "with my eyes now open" and what did I see?
Two little set screws that moved the on/off plates making contact with the power plate. Both set hard against the power bar, can't shut off at any pressure.
Made adjustments to the screws a little at a time while watching the pressure gauge and guess what. The pump now comes on at 30# and goes off at 60#, just like the box it come in says it will.
Every notice how it's the simple things that will get you every time?
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Post by crashdive123 on Aug 12, 2018 15:30:51 GMT -7
Yep.
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Post by cajunlady87 on Aug 12, 2018 18:14:06 GMT -7
Woodyz glad to hear you figured it out and now it's purring like a kitten.
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