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Posted by Shy Picker on May 14, 2009, 9:21 pm
> Shy Picker wrote:
> > On May 14, 12:45 pm, gfretw...@aol.com wrote:
> >> wrote:
> >>> Having a bit of trouble with my water pump not shutting off. Usually
> >>> when this happens I just have to pump a bit of air in the bladder
> >>> and it works fine for many months but this time that trick is not
> >>> working. I can get it to stop by shutting it off at the circuit
> >>> breaker for about 10 seconds and then turn the breaker back on and
> >>> the pump stays shut off until I run enough water for it to kick
> >>> back on.
> >>> Also, I'm running on generator power today because the storm knocked
> >>> out power out last night. It has not been a problem before but it
> >>> still makes me wonder if it has something to do with it or if it is
> >>> just a coincidence.
> >>> It was probably about 20 years ago when I installed this pump. Looks
> >>> like it is way past it's prime and might be time for a new one.
> >>> David
> >> What is the cut out pressure set at? What is it when it is still
> >> running?
> >> You might just have a bad pressure switch or the pump might be worn
> >> to the point that it can't make the switch setting. The answer is
> >> watching the gauge when it fails.
> >> Try backing off on the cut out pressure a couple pounds.
> > Now it's getting weirder. I started getting black water out of the
> > faucet in the bathroom and now have no water pressure there even when
> > the pump is running and the pressure guage on the pump is near 50 psi.
> > I ran the faucet in the kitchen for a little while and it started
> > doing the same thing.
> Did this symptom go away after you got the pump working again? Is this pu=
mp an
> in-well or above ground? It could be that the passage from the plumbing t=
o the
> switch is plugged up with debris, so it isn't allow the pressure to reach=
the
> switch fast enough. Unscrewing the switch unit might reveil this.
The pump is above ground. I have it working ok now. Looks like when
the pump ran too long and over heated and the water pressure dropped,
it stirred up some silt when I got it running again and the silt
plugged up the aerators. I lowered the cut off pressure on the switch
and now it works like it should. I may go ahead and replace the switch
anyway.
Thanks, David
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>when this happens I just have to pump a bit of air in the bladder and
>it works fine for many months but this time that trick is not working.
>I can get it to stop by shutting it off at the circuit breaker for
>about 10 seconds and then turn the breaker back on and the pump stays
>shut off until I run enough water for it to kick back on.
>Also, I'm running on generator power today because the storm knocked
>out power out last night. It has not been a problem before but it
>still makes me wonder if it has something to do with it or if it is
>just a coincidence.
>It was probably about 20 years ago when I installed this pump. Looks
>like it is way past it's prime and might be time for a new one.
>David