LexLuther61
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My house well pump will normally work fine, cycling between 40 and 60 psi. If I use too much water, the pump goes into a "mode" where the amperage drops from about 8A to 7A. When in this mode, no water is coming in as the pressure gauge no longer moves. It will sit in this mode seemingly forever. If I shut off the pump and come back in 8 hrs, I can turn it on and it will start pumping water again, usually enough to cut the pump off at 60 psi.
My thought is the well water level is going below the pump level, and with the pump not being submerged its going into some kind of reduced power mode, but only drops an Amp (this is a 3/4HP pump).
Does anyone know if this description sounds like a low water level ? and should the pump behave this way ? I would think that if there is a thermal shutdown it'd be more than an amp.
My thought is the well water level is going below the pump level, and with the pump not being submerged its going into some kind of reduced power mode, but only drops an Amp (this is a 3/4HP pump).
Does anyone know if this description sounds like a low water level ? and should the pump behave this way ? I would think that if there is a thermal shutdown it'd be more than an amp.