Re: Well went down last night, need advice
[Re: JTfromWV]
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01/02/22 02:54 PM
01/02/22 02:54 PM
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Your pump is not shutting off and building too much pressure. I still blame the pressure switch. Stuck in "on".
-Ryan
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Re: Well went down last night, need advice
[Re: RockCrick]
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01/02/22 03:17 PM
01/02/22 03:17 PM
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probably bad pressure switch
I would turn off the power to the pump , open the faucets and tub spigot , then turn on the power to the pump and fill your tub and all your containers then turn off the power to the pump again until you can get a new pressure switch
looking at your picture you have the leads right there is the switch normally open or normally closed circuit I would guess closed any time there isn't enough pressure to open the circuit
an ohm meter would tell you
you may well be able to install a switch if you have a spare light switch laying around screw those ring terminals to it and turn it on when you want water off when you don't then you have a way to easily power on and off your pump to refill your containers
a plastic beer cup and 5 gallon pail in the shower get you clean very well a good size stock pot on the stove filled and gotten to a boil then pour in the bucket and add cold till a good temp for bathing
all my pluming problems seem to happen over new year also
well the dishwasher sprung a leak on Christmas day one year
and the belt for the blower on my furnace died July 3rd even as a heat wave hit
my house always has perfect timing , I have a spare of a few things now and wood heat
before I had a wood stove the coupler on my furnace oil pump went out as I was leaving to go to an aunts funeral got lucky and I have a friend who does hvac i called him and he came over while I was gone
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Re: Well went down last night, need advice
[Re: RockCrick]
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01/02/22 05:21 PM
01/02/22 05:21 PM
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I hate Subdrives. First thing to check is the transducer. They are the weak link with that setup. You sound handy so it will be a easy fix for you. That model should blink a code when malfunctioning. The fault code index is in the manual if not I have it or look it up on the web. Good luck
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Re: Well went down last night, need advice
[Re: Pawnee]
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01/02/22 05:54 PM
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I hate Subdrives. First thing to check is the transducer. They are the weak link with that setup. You sound handy so it will be a easy fix for you. That model should blink a code when malfunctioning. The fault code index is in the manual if not I have it or look it up on the web. Good luck Thanks Pawnee, I’ve reduced it down to the pressure switch. When you tap on it with a screw driver handle it will run. Now it’s a matter of finding a replacement. I don’t know if i can use a hardware store switch or buy the Franklin switch. Going to run to the plumbing supply in the morning and pick their brains if I can retrofit. There isn’t a fault light on the control box though which I don’t understand.
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Re: Well went down last night, need advice
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01/02/22 08:27 PM
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Sometimes sediment gets in the rubber valve on the pressure switch, and I've cleaned them out many times. Sometimes the small line gets stopped up and the pressure can't even get to the diaphragm. After I get them running I always use extra line and get the pressure switch up higher than the pump so when the pump goes off the sediment in the switch line will go back down some where else rather than settle in the diaphragm. I had this happen once, also I take a fingernail file to the points, shut off power first.
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Re: Well went down last night, need advice
[Re: RockCrick]
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01/03/22 01:59 AM
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I hate Subdrives. First thing to check is the transducer. They are the weak link with that setup. You sound handy so it will be a easy fix for you. That model should blink a code when malfunctioning. The fault code index is in the manual if not I have it or look it up on the web. Good luck Thanks Pawnee, I’ve reduced it down to the pressure switch. When you tap on it with a screw driver handle it will run. Now it’s a matter of finding a replacement. I don’t know if i can use a hardware store switch or buy the Franklin switch. Going to run to the plumbing supply in the morning and pick their brains if I can retrofit. There isn’t a fault light on the control box though which I don’t understand. The codes for the lights should also be posted inside the cover of the control box. the transducer is not just a standard pressure switch -- it reads milli volts and needs to have the correct range for the controller.
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