Water Well Control Box Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting submersible well pumps 101.

Water well control box troubleshooting.

Well pumps with control boxes have start and run circuits. When the water tank s pressure switch detects low water pressure its switch closes which turns on the electricity to the control box. Replace your control box on your submersible pump in 10 minutes and save money. It could be a broken water line from the well to the house usually you ll have a wet area between the well head and the house a bad check valve just above the submersible pump at the bottom of the well a bad connector leaving the well casing or even a broken water line inside the well casing.

Over 34 million americans rely on a well for access to water. Troubleshooting inside the box is made simple by the control components automatically disconnecting from the system when the lid is removed. Diy on how to replace a control box on a submersible well. Ohm readings from the wellhead back to the control box with wires disconnected at the wellhead and control box cover removed indicate a short between yellow and black conductors.

During start up the control box sends. Testing a franklin electric qd quick disconnect box qd boxes are designed for use with 3 wire single phase submersible motors from. This video will walk you through the important components of a control box and demonstrate how to test the functionality of the capacitator and relay. Below we re taking a look at how a pressure switch functions simple troubleshooting tips and nine common well pump pressure switch problems.

Well owners know the importance of identifying and resolving issues themselves when possible. Once the water pressure reaches the switch s high pressure limit the switch opens turning off the electricity. Each of these problems requires a pro. How a well pump pressure switch works.

These control boxes are mounted on a wall above ground outside of the well. How to troubleshoot residential well problems. Pump control boxes are responsible for monitoring the flow of water and controlling a water pump to keep it at the desired level. When your well stops pumping water it doesn t necessarily mean you have to purchase a new well pump or dig a new well.

Suppose the readings at the well cap indicate there was no fault in the cable going down inside the well casing and the pump motor was good. Deep well control boxes contain the starting circuits for the pumps the starting components for the well s motor.