I have a 1/3 hp 3-wire deep well system.
The pump seems to be running 100% of the time(electric bill tipped me off). When I turn on only the pump circuit, the electric meter spins at a continous 1 rpm. whether we use water or not.
I never hear the pressure switch opening and closing either.
At the same time the pressure guage shows readings between 10 and 20 psi, never above. So the pump is apparently never developing sufficient pressure to kick out the switch. Pre-charge in tank is 27 psi, switch is 30 - 50.
So, do I probably need a new pump, or could there be a wiring/controller / switch problem causing the pump to get only 1/2 the power it needs ?
It does seem like our waetr pressure is low.
Money is tight (my wife is in school) so I want to be sure there's no possible "easy" fix before I call a pump spe******t.
Thanks.
The pump seems to be running 100% of the time(electric bill tipped me off). When I turn on only the pump circuit, the electric meter spins at a continous 1 rpm. whether we use water or not.
I never hear the pressure switch opening and closing either.
At the same time the pressure guage shows readings between 10 and 20 psi, never above. So the pump is apparently never developing sufficient pressure to kick out the switch. Pre-charge in tank is 27 psi, switch is 30 - 50.
So, do I probably need a new pump, or could there be a wiring/controller / switch problem causing the pump to get only 1/2 the power it needs ?
It does seem like our waetr pressure is low.
Money is tight (my wife is in school) so I want to be sure there's no possible "easy" fix before I call a pump spe******t.
Thanks.