brantmacga
Señor Member
- Location
- Georgia
- Occupation
- Former Child
We have a well here on the farm that quit working this morning. The end was blown off the start capacitor. It serves a couple of houses, and my uncle told me their water was coming out slower than usual before it quit working.
I just replaced the start capacitor 6/mo ago, and had probably replaced it again 10/mo prior to that.
This well is probably 5-6 years old, and i've replaced start capacitors at least 8 times. Usually they went out after a lighting storm.
The one thing I don't know is how often the pump is cycling on and off. I'll know later I guess when they get back with a new cap; if it is cycling on and off repeatedly, I think I can take it from there, but if not, what else should I be thinking about as far as troubleshooting?
Resistance was 4.1 between ground and the start lead; OL between all other conductors.
Its 1HP btw.
I just replaced the start capacitor 6/mo ago, and had probably replaced it again 10/mo prior to that.
This well is probably 5-6 years old, and i've replaced start capacitors at least 8 times. Usually they went out after a lighting storm.
The one thing I don't know is how often the pump is cycling on and off. I'll know later I guess when they get back with a new cap; if it is cycling on and off repeatedly, I think I can take it from there, but if not, what else should I be thinking about as far as troubleshooting?
Resistance was 4.1 between ground and the start lead; OL between all other conductors.
Its 1HP btw.