Danielle Achziger
New Member
Hello! I'm desperate for some advice. We haven't had water for a week and it's nearly impossible to find a professional to service our house (we live in the mountains and there is only a limited number of professional companies within 1 1/2 - 2 hrs of us). I had 2 local guys working on it this week and they couldn't figure it out. Here's an overview of the situation and our setup. Please forgive me if I incorrectly label something. I'm not an electrician, mechanic, well professional, etc. I work in Human Resources. LOL.
Last week Saturday, our dog dug the cover off of the junction box that is underground next to our cistern in the middle of the yard. When I inspected the damage, there was 1 wire nut on the ground and three exposed wires. Fast forward to this past Monday and we noticed that our jet pump (in the mechanical room in our house) was running on almost 0 PSI. At that point, we turned off the Well and Pressure Pump switches as to not damage the system. I hadn't noticed at the time, but our Pumptech was also completely dead - no power.
After some testing, it turns out that the exposed wires in the junction box were to the float switch (a yellow and black wire in a black sheath) and a hot wire that powers the pumptech. Logic would tell me that all of these wires need to be reconnected but to where???? That's what no one can figure out. The junction box is filled with wires that run underground and I have no idea where they all lead. I'll post some pictures and maybe, just maybe, someone on here can help me. I would LOVE to take a proper shower one of these days!!
Last week Saturday, our dog dug the cover off of the junction box that is underground next to our cistern in the middle of the yard. When I inspected the damage, there was 1 wire nut on the ground and three exposed wires. Fast forward to this past Monday and we noticed that our jet pump (in the mechanical room in our house) was running on almost 0 PSI. At that point, we turned off the Well and Pressure Pump switches as to not damage the system. I hadn't noticed at the time, but our Pumptech was also completely dead - no power.
After some testing, it turns out that the exposed wires in the junction box were to the float switch (a yellow and black wire in a black sheath) and a hot wire that powers the pumptech. Logic would tell me that all of these wires need to be reconnected but to where???? That's what no one can figure out. The junction box is filled with wires that run underground and I have no idea where they all lead. I'll post some pictures and maybe, just maybe, someone on here can help me. I would LOVE to take a proper shower one of these days!!