pump hums 450' below head

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gator-intheNW

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Woke up this am with no water pressure. left on a drip irrigation hose last night and i suppose it tripped the low flow switch. here are the specs on the well.
450' deep well, 100' added head to house.
2 hp pump controls by Franklin electric. Model of the controller is 2823018110. i dont know the pump manuf.
I reset the trip switch but it didnt restore pressure.
Then reset the pump breaker
Then went to the field and reset the pump disconnect and when i turned it on there is a notible hum from the ground near the wellhead. Normally when you turn on the pump you have to put your ear on the wellhead cap to hear a slight hum. There was no pressure out of a hydrant 5' away in spite of the hum.
Any thoughts on what else i can do to diagnose the problem?
 

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Thread didn't get lost, was just waiting for someone to approve it. Sorry. Anyway, drip systems are notorious for cycling a pump to death. Most likely the start capacitor and/or the start relay or fried, which is why it just hums. Replace those items and try again. If it still hums or trips the overload, the motor is probably shot. Adding a Cycle Stop Valve can eliminate the cycling that causes this and nearly every problem associated with a pump system. Fingers crossed that the pump still works, but I can tell from here it has been abused by cycling on and off way too much.

 

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thanks for the insight Valveman. I went thru the same procedures this am and the pump started up and is working now. My problem started after the soaker hose attachment and appreciate the comment on short cycling. Ill admit I dont know how the cycle stop valve is going to help as i have an 80 gal pressure tank set at approx 20low-40high psi to service the house. Doesnt that give an adequate buffer from short cycling?
 
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