delayed action

millsrj said:

pump had run for about 3 minutes, it stands upright on the bottom. Yes it seems to be pumping ample amounts of water.

From the pump - to the controller: bl/wh/ground
from the Pressure switch to the controller: bl/wh/ground
from the pressure switch to the breaker: bl/wh/ground

could it be the wiring on the switch. When I put in the new switch I knew that both blacks were on the left, and both whites were on the right, but I wasn't sure of the order (ie. controller black-breaker black, controller white-breaker white)

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That is how a 2 wire pump is wired except there is no controller box and the power goes... --> breaker panel, --> pressure switch, --> pump....

For a 3 wire pump the control box is wired in between the switch and the pump with the two hots and ground. Then there is another wire, the start wire, usually red, from the control box to the pump.

So do you have a control box?

If yes, you need a 3 wire pump AND 4 strand wire (colored etc so you can't cross the wires) from it to the pump.

The switch has a two pair of contact points. You connect one of each of the two hots to one pair of contact points, and then the control box or pump wires to each pair of (open terminals) on the contact points. That's so when the points open, both hots are switched off (pump stops) and powered on when the points close (pump runs). You have 4 terminals, 1, 2, 3, 4. 1 and 2 are on one pair of points, 3 and 4 on the other pair. Hots from breakers goes on 1 and 4 (or 2 and 3). Wires to control box or pump go on 2 and 3, (or 1 and 4) the only two open spots.

Speedbump wrote: Boy, that Rancher sure can be a lot of trouble, can't he?
Gary Slusser wrote:Rancher doesn't know this stuff but chimes in as if he does...

I thought we all made a deal that this was going to be a warm and fuzzy site just like Sesame street or Mr. Rogers neighborhood? These are not friendly responses. Maybe our Moderator should toss these guys a time out to have a bit of time to think about the benefits of multi faceted opinions.

It would be a bit shocking to think that certain persons on this site have the right to down speak others. It might be interpeted as favoritism on the part of our moderator, which would be a direct insult to Terrys decisions. Lets keep this thing SQUARE if you want to play by the new rules.

Speedbump wrote: Boy, that Rancher sure can be a lot of trouble, can't he?
Gary Slusser wrote:Rancher doesn't know this stuff but chimes in as if he does...

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I tease Rancher just like he teases me on Terrys forum and on my own Forum. So don't get your panties in a wad.

bob...