Caoimhghin
New Member
I've got a submersible pump, and a pressure switch that's supposed to kick in at 30psi, and stop at 50psi. Two days ago, I woke to the switch humming, no water pressure. Turning the power to the switch off and then on again caused the pump to kick in and the system to fill with water.
Everything seemed fine until two days later: the switch was struggling at 10psi, and there was very poor water pressure. Turning the power off and on did nothing, but turning if off, waiting a minute, then on again brought the pressure back to normal. Later that day, the pressure was struggling to hit 40. Off and on fixed this, again.
I'm sure it's all about to die, or blow up, or both. The switch is only a year old (previous was plugged with silt); the pump is 12 years old. The wellXtrol tank is pretty ancient.
Any idea how to tell if it's the pump, switch or tank?
Everything seemed fine until two days later: the switch was struggling at 10psi, and there was very poor water pressure. Turning the power off and on did nothing, but turning if off, waiting a minute, then on again brought the pressure back to normal. Later that day, the pressure was struggling to hit 40. Off and on fixed this, again.
I'm sure it's all about to die, or blow up, or both. The switch is only a year old (previous was plugged with silt); the pump is 12 years old. The wellXtrol tank is pretty ancient.
Any idea how to tell if it's the pump, switch or tank?