I have a 1/2 HP Myers RC5 pump on top of a 20 gallon pressure tank.
Recently I've noticed that the water pressure in the house would just stop and then a few seconds later it would be back strong.
I observed in the well house that when the water is being used the pressure slowly drops to 20 the pump then begins to hum and will sometimes kick on a few seconds later and pumps up to 40.
I can see the fan blades on the motor start to turn when the humming starts its like the fan will move about 2 inches and stop then another 2 inches and stop until the pump either kicks on and starts pumping or it gets hot and shuts down for a few minutes.
I searched the forum and found out about capacitors. I took one in to be tested and he said it was good and wondered if there was another capacitor
somewhere on the motor. The capacitor that I found was in a plastic case on the outside of the motor. Does it sound like a capacitor or am
I way off?
Oh I ment to say that when the pump starts to hum...the pressure which was dropping slowly SUDDENLY drops to ZERO.
Recently I've noticed that the water pressure in the house would just stop and then a few seconds later it would be back strong.
I observed in the well house that when the water is being used the pressure slowly drops to 20 the pump then begins to hum and will sometimes kick on a few seconds later and pumps up to 40.
I can see the fan blades on the motor start to turn when the humming starts its like the fan will move about 2 inches and stop then another 2 inches and stop until the pump either kicks on and starts pumping or it gets hot and shuts down for a few minutes.
I searched the forum and found out about capacitors. I took one in to be tested and he said it was good and wondered if there was another capacitor
somewhere on the motor. The capacitor that I found was in a plastic case on the outside of the motor. Does it sound like a capacitor or am
I way off?
Oh I ment to say that when the pump starts to hum...the pressure which was dropping slowly SUDDENLY drops to ZERO.
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