my water pump wont shut off and over heats causeing loss in water preasure.
we shut it off let it cool dawn and will have water preasure again when turned back on. what could be the problem.. can't find any leaks in the lines.
2006-12-10 18:11:47 · 10 answers · asked by newyorkheart12 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
probably a pressure switch problem but could be as simple as a plugged line in small pipe to pressure switch .
2006-12-11 00:43:41 · answer #1 · answered by paulbadluck 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a good chance that the foot valve is not setting correctly. With the foot valve partially open it will lose partial prime and the pump will run to maintain the pressure causing the motor to continually run. The motor on the pump will get hot and possibly trip the breaker. That is the safety feature of the pressure switch to your pump/motor. There are many variables to list of the "coulda-shoulda-woulda" column on household cistern/well pumps. If I were an educated pump tech I would start with the design of your system and close the valve feeding to your house. This will indicate if you have a pressure loss in your supply line. While the valve is closed check your pressure. Water-logged pump is always your first guess. Secondly, if the pump stays running constant between the preset on/off pressure (example: 30/50 psi switch; pump starts to pump when pressure drops below 30 psi and the pump will stop once it reaches 50psi) there is the possibility that a partial seating of the valve (either check valve or foot valve) is not closing and the pressure will consistently run. Not always do you lose complete prime to your pump allowing it to run dry. You can trouble-shoot this by replacement or checking for debris. Some areas have high calcium deposits and/or mud, clam shell remnants, etc. This will cause the valves to be partially plugged or blocking the seat of the valve. Another consideration is the switch. The pressure line can be partially clogged. Your switch could have bad points and it may be due for replacement. At times I have found that the impeller can have the volutes clogged or the impeller itself may have a partial clog. This won't allow for the pressure to sustain itself and it will run continual. If these trouble-shooting suggestions become overwhelming I would suggest to call your pump manufacturer for their thoughts and the name to a reputable dealer/pump mechanic to assist you with your problem. If you live in the country and are limited on your water supply this can be very stressful and uncomfortable for your Family and pets. Get someone who can assist and is reasonable with their experience. Usual electrical or valve fixes would be minimal minus the cost of your labor. A pump replacement can run hundreds of dollars and continual maintenance is vital. I hope that this helps.
2016-08-25 05:13:37 · answer #2 · answered by Tim 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you have a water tank? It may be waterlogged. By that I mean it is full all the way to the top with water. There should be an air space in the tank to help maintain the pressure. Drain the tank and refill it. This should get the air space back. You might get a bottle of soap and check the pipes on the tank for leaks near the top of the tank. If the air leaks out the tank will get water logged. Also is the motor 220 volts? Make sure both hot wires coming out of the double breaker have 120 volts. Take a voltage meter and put one of the leads on the hot wire and the other one on the ground wire. They should each read 120 volts. Then put a lead on each hot wire and it should read 220 volts.
2006-12-10 21:37:10 · answer #3 · answered by Captleemo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your not posing this question correctly: if your pump is pumping but, pumping dry then I can understand it's overheating, it's dry, it wouldn't have water pressure. And, when turned back on, why would it show pressure? If it was dry when turned off it would still be dry when turned back on. It shouldn't have pressure the way you explained it.
The pump should turn off when reaching the limits of the set on the switch, say, 45 pounds. Then when you let the pressure go down, this time to 30 pounds the switch kicks in and the pump starts, it should. It should kick out again at 45 pounds if the set switch is working properly and then again when you let the pressure go down kick out at 30 pounds.
If it is running continually like you said then the pressure regulator is broke and should be replaced. That should do it.
2006-12-10 20:58:31 · answer #4 · answered by cowboydoc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The problem might be a bad pressure regulator. There is a small box somewhere near the pump that controls when the pump operates. It turns on and off at a pre-set pressure. The box will probably be located just below the gage on the BLUE pressure tank. You'll have to replace it, or have a plumber come in and do it for you. I would call the plumber.
2006-12-10 18:16:03 · answer #5 · answered by FRANKFUSS 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It should have a circuit beekeeping at pump. It may have tripped. If it keeps tripping it is probably pump motor.
2016-05-23 04:28:19 · answer #6 · answered by Cheryl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My friend is disabled ,she has problem with her plumbing...She had check valve put in..she had changed pressure regulator,twice... they wont click on .....plumber says tank is ok,,,,mite be check valve but that's fix...then she has the pump in well....
2014-07-04 02:53:03 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pressure switch problem? Check valve stuck? Pressure tank bladder ruptured?
If you don't have a good well company, call your plumber!
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2006-12-10 18:51:01 · answer #8 · answered by John H 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my water has loss pressure ...after changing it out....its not a in ground pump its a above ground pump...
2015-10-25 07:48:34 · answer #9 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go and call a pumper or an engineer noone can guess from here.....
2006-12-10 18:14:59 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋