The Situation: I’ve lived at this property for two years and have never had any problems with my well system including pressure,water quality etc. Then a few days ago the water stopped running. I checked the pump house everything seemed to be normal and none of the circuits had tripped on the panel inside. I then checked my panel in the house and found that the switch controlling the pump house had tripped. I reset it and had water again. Later that day I thought I had heard an electrical sound and the lights flash, then no water. I reset the switch in hoping it would fix it again, but no water.
What I have tried: I have turn off and then on again all the circuits on the panel in the pump house, though none have tripped. I have done the same to the switch that controls the electricity to the pump house on the main panel. Everything seems to be working.
-I visually inspected all the components in the pump house. I have attached pictures. The pressure switch is clean with no signs of corrosion or overheating. The pressure gauge reads 30 psi and the kick on pressure is 40. I removed the panel on the pump control box and everything appears to be clean with no signs of corrosion or fire.
-I took an amp meter and checked to make sure that the pressure switch and control box we’re both getting power and everything is. All the components inside the pump control box seem to be getting 120 V. I did not remove the panel from the coyote pump protector or the fuse panel in the pump house.
-Everything seems to be powered up and ready to go. But the pressure remains 10 psi too low and there is no water anywhere. I don’t know if there is some sort of reset I need to hit that I’m not thinking of or what is going on
Suggested Fix: My local well company is well regarded, but booked several months out for repairs. After speaking to one of the guys there he told me that he thinks I need to start replacing parts of the pump control box. He said that even though all the components are getting power it is possible because it is an older unit that parts are broken even though they are getting power. Don’t really understand why this would be the case but that is his opinion and all I have to go on right now.
Any recommendations would be very helpful. Also I’m happy to get more info if it’ll help other people help me. Going on for days without water is not fun
What I have tried: I have turn off and then on again all the circuits on the panel in the pump house, though none have tripped. I have done the same to the switch that controls the electricity to the pump house on the main panel. Everything seems to be working.
-I visually inspected all the components in the pump house. I have attached pictures. The pressure switch is clean with no signs of corrosion or overheating. The pressure gauge reads 30 psi and the kick on pressure is 40. I removed the panel on the pump control box and everything appears to be clean with no signs of corrosion or fire.
-I took an amp meter and checked to make sure that the pressure switch and control box we’re both getting power and everything is. All the components inside the pump control box seem to be getting 120 V. I did not remove the panel from the coyote pump protector or the fuse panel in the pump house.
-Everything seems to be powered up and ready to go. But the pressure remains 10 psi too low and there is no water anywhere. I don’t know if there is some sort of reset I need to hit that I’m not thinking of or what is going on
Suggested Fix: My local well company is well regarded, but booked several months out for repairs. After speaking to one of the guys there he told me that he thinks I need to start replacing parts of the pump control box. He said that even though all the components are getting power it is possible because it is an older unit that parts are broken even though they are getting power. Don’t really understand why this would be the case but that is his opinion and all I have to go on right now.
Any recommendations would be very helpful. Also I’m happy to get more info if it’ll help other people help me. Going on for days without water is not fun