I just bought this house and have had it for about 6 weeks. Haven't moved in yet though. The pressure switched failed on the pump, it overheated and melted the pressure switch and then tripped the breaker. I ordered another one and installed it (I’m 99.999% sure I installed it correctly). There was no pressure in the tank. It ran for about 20 minutes with faucets open and it ran as expected. I wanted to finish the job and build pressure in the tank so I closed the faucets. The pictures below are of the second switch.
My dad thinks it might be a short in the motor and or not large enough wire.
As you can tell they did a professional job wiring this thing and the plumbing is also outstanding (Yes that is ½†PVC feeding the house). They don’t use the GFI unit seen in the picture and that is why there is an extension cord. The breaker is 15 amp.
Its plugged into a 110 outlet, I did not check to make sure the motor was wired for 110 because I have to take it out or get a mirror and take the end cap off.
It’s a sears 1 HP jet pump (#390. 252283). Nothing says quality like sears…
Any advice would be appreciated.
My dad thinks it might be a short in the motor and or not large enough wire.
As you can tell they did a professional job wiring this thing and the plumbing is also outstanding (Yes that is ½†PVC feeding the house). They don’t use the GFI unit seen in the picture and that is why there is an extension cord. The breaker is 15 amp.
Its plugged into a 110 outlet, I did not check to make sure the motor was wired for 110 because I have to take it out or get a mirror and take the end cap off.
It’s a sears 1 HP jet pump (#390. 252283). Nothing says quality like sears…
Any advice would be appreciated.