Okay, here is what I did in order.
1. Pre Fall of 2017 my irrigation system worked great.
2. Fall of 2017, my pump kept tripping a breaker – 2 HP turbine 2” suction, 1 ½ output.
3. I live close to the ocean, it was old and I didn’t know what to do so I replaced the motor and wired it back up, which was 120v. The pump then leaked and I kept tripping the breaker (compounded my issue).
4. So after doing some research and being too cheap to hire someone, I bought a new motor with pump and wired it 230v. (doing so I fried my controller module lol – it’s now replaced and working, spending way more than if I hired a professional)
5. Now I have a working pump, however I keep losing prime. So I did some research and replaced my $200 strataflow check valve with a cheap $20 PVC valve from a hardware store. I still lose prime….
What can cause this? Could I have cracked some PVC in the ground somehow? Any tips or advice?
Setup looks similar to the pic below. I can get pictures later.
1. Pre Fall of 2017 my irrigation system worked great.
2. Fall of 2017, my pump kept tripping a breaker – 2 HP turbine 2” suction, 1 ½ output.
3. I live close to the ocean, it was old and I didn’t know what to do so I replaced the motor and wired it back up, which was 120v. The pump then leaked and I kept tripping the breaker (compounded my issue).
4. So after doing some research and being too cheap to hire someone, I bought a new motor with pump and wired it 230v. (doing so I fried my controller module lol – it’s now replaced and working, spending way more than if I hired a professional)
5. Now I have a working pump, however I keep losing prime. So I did some research and replaced my $200 strataflow check valve with a cheap $20 PVC valve from a hardware store. I still lose prime….
What can cause this? Could I have cracked some PVC in the ground somehow? Any tips or advice?
Setup looks similar to the pic below. I can get pictures later.