I woke up this morning and had no water. I went to my tank and my gauge was a 0 PSI,
i can override the pressure switch, which is a 40-70 switch, and held it open until my tank reached 50psi, than I let it go. It grew in PSI very very slowly. After an hr I lost my water again and went back to find the tank back at 0 PSI.
I went to my pump and checked for continuity going down to the pump and had it. I checked for power out to the pump but had nothing (obviously, because the pressure switch had shut it off) but i checked power at the switched and had a full 240volts coming in and going out.
My educated guess is that the switch is bad. If you agree with my assessment, my question is: is there anything special i need to know about replacing the switch, or is it as simple as it looks (ie: mirror wire new switch).
If you disagree that my switch is bad, what do you think it is? Should i do more diagnosing?
Thanks!
Carter
i can override the pressure switch, which is a 40-70 switch, and held it open until my tank reached 50psi, than I let it go. It grew in PSI very very slowly. After an hr I lost my water again and went back to find the tank back at 0 PSI.
I went to my pump and checked for continuity going down to the pump and had it. I checked for power out to the pump but had nothing (obviously, because the pressure switch had shut it off) but i checked power at the switched and had a full 240volts coming in and going out.
My educated guess is that the switch is bad. If you agree with my assessment, my question is: is there anything special i need to know about replacing the switch, or is it as simple as it looks (ie: mirror wire new switch).
If you disagree that my switch is bad, what do you think it is? Should i do more diagnosing?
Thanks!
Carter