Hi All,
Just found this site - looks like a lot of knowledge is here on pumps and things. So here is the situation I am facing.
Last year I was getting 12.9 to 13.2 amperage, which is right at the SF for this motor, and this year, it's pulling 13.7 to 13.8.
I check the bladder tanks annually for pre charge 35-38 PSI and also amperage draw several times a year.
This is over the SF for the pump and I suspect the motor is on its way out.
I have a new spare pump and motor in the barn ready to go in, as I think its a matter of months - what are some of the other checks I can do to evaluate why the amperage is going up?
Then should I replace both Pump and Motor both or just the motor?
Here are the details about our installation:
Gould 10GS15 - 1.5HP Franklin motor - installed June 2007
Well Depth 400'
Pump set @ 375' water level varies from 65-100' down
1" 200PSI Poly with 10GA wire - 2 Torque arrestors 1 @ Pump and 1 about 150'
2 Wellxtrol 28Gal bladder tanks in series with a 40/60 switch setting so about 20 gal drawdown total
Usage:
Primarily household use - 2 people and then in summer we use irrigation sparingly - meaning when needed we water the dry areas of the lawn only - with sprinkler system and I have it set up with the heads/output so the pump runs most of the time - meaning less cycling. Our first pump lasted 8 years when we ran the irrigation all the time. This pump has lasted 11 years with more sparing use of irrigation.
Thanks in advance for your advice!
Just found this site - looks like a lot of knowledge is here on pumps and things. So here is the situation I am facing.
Last year I was getting 12.9 to 13.2 amperage, which is right at the SF for this motor, and this year, it's pulling 13.7 to 13.8.
I check the bladder tanks annually for pre charge 35-38 PSI and also amperage draw several times a year.
This is over the SF for the pump and I suspect the motor is on its way out.
I have a new spare pump and motor in the barn ready to go in, as I think its a matter of months - what are some of the other checks I can do to evaluate why the amperage is going up?
Then should I replace both Pump and Motor both or just the motor?
Here are the details about our installation:
Gould 10GS15 - 1.5HP Franklin motor - installed June 2007
Well Depth 400'
Pump set @ 375' water level varies from 65-100' down
1" 200PSI Poly with 10GA wire - 2 Torque arrestors 1 @ Pump and 1 about 150'
2 Wellxtrol 28Gal bladder tanks in series with a 40/60 switch setting so about 20 gal drawdown total
Usage:
Primarily household use - 2 people and then in summer we use irrigation sparingly - meaning when needed we water the dry areas of the lawn only - with sprinkler system and I have it set up with the heads/output so the pump runs most of the time - meaning less cycling. Our first pump lasted 8 years when we ran the irrigation all the time. This pump has lasted 11 years with more sparing use of irrigation.
Thanks in advance for your advice!