Wife called today to say we have no water pressure, so when I got home from work, I checked the pressure valve as it has been known to attract ants and dirty the contacts. No problem there today. I checked the AC at the control box and I'm reading clean 230V. If I turn off the breaker and wait a few minutes and then turn it back on, I see the meter run for just a second or so and then it shuts off. The pump never turns on. I can only presume that this few seconds is charging the capacitor for start, but I could be wrong.
The control box is the familiar Franklin Electric 208 108 49, and I can only presume that the submersible pump is a 1HP .75 kw 3-wire. Unfortunately, I inherited this setup from my father and he has since passed, so I have nothing to go on.
So, I could very easily replace the control box and keep my fingers crossed, but is there a chance that the motor is gone? I'm sure its over 15 years old. How could I determine where the problem is exactly?
The control box is the familiar Franklin Electric 208 108 49, and I can only presume that the submersible pump is a 1HP .75 kw 3-wire. Unfortunately, I inherited this setup from my father and he has since passed, so I have nothing to go on.
So, I could very easily replace the control box and keep my fingers crossed, but is there a chance that the motor is gone? I'm sure its over 15 years old. How could I determine where the problem is exactly?