Ken Carman
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I am going to start this out by admitting I know very little when it comes to the technical side. So... be as patient as possible. We are on a well system. Submerged pump: Red Jacket I believe? 3 Wire? That's what I remember from the last time it was replaced about 10 years ago at least. High mineral content: so somewhat corrosive.
Christmas afternoon I was cooking a suddenly we heard water gushing. Went back to the water heater. Pipe busted. Not cold enough for freezing to be the issue. Went to put heavy rubber boots on broken places (It broke more and more as this proceeded.) ...and every time we turned it on the pump pumped and pumped and pumped until it would bust a boot or blow out a pipe. The boots would bloat out like an orange or a grapefruit. My wife said we have more water pressure than we've ever had.
I've located the water pressure tank, a gray box on top with wires leading out and of course water heater. In our Stooge minus one Stooge (Though we're seriously thinking of doing a casting call for a third Stooge) routine my cousin and I THINK we have determined it's the pressure switch but we're not sure if that's it... or not. Or how to replace. Can't seem to find a control box of any kind... though my cousin says what I think is the pressure switch is the control box.... But then where is the...?
Any suggestions other than attempting to drown ourselves in a tub with too much pressure?
Christmas afternoon I was cooking a suddenly we heard water gushing. Went back to the water heater. Pipe busted. Not cold enough for freezing to be the issue. Went to put heavy rubber boots on broken places (It broke more and more as this proceeded.) ...and every time we turned it on the pump pumped and pumped and pumped until it would bust a boot or blow out a pipe. The boots would bloat out like an orange or a grapefruit. My wife said we have more water pressure than we've ever had.
I've located the water pressure tank, a gray box on top with wires leading out and of course water heater. In our Stooge minus one Stooge (Though we're seriously thinking of doing a casting call for a third Stooge) routine my cousin and I THINK we have determined it's the pressure switch but we're not sure if that's it... or not. Or how to replace. Can't seem to find a control box of any kind... though my cousin says what I think is the pressure switch is the control box.... But then where is the...?
Any suggestions other than attempting to drown ourselves in a tub with too much pressure?