rosenbarn
New Member
Having an odd problem with our plumbing/well. The pump is cutting out after 5-10 minutes and stays off for exactly 3 minutes then come back on for another 5-10 minutes. Pressure switch contacts are staying pulled in and there is correct voltage (220) going to the pump. Current draw is about 10 amps and never spikes but drops to 1.5 amps when the pump stops pumping. The pressure switch seems to work normally coming on at 35 psi and shutting off at 50 psi (if it ever reaches that due to the pump quitting). Have a 25 gallon pressure tank with 35 psi in the bladder (when water pressure is 0. When the pump stops pumping the pressure drops to 0 if you have all the faucets on. We just shocked the well due to coliform and not sure if this would have anything to do with the problem or we are just noticing it because we are running all the faucets at once. I don't know what hp pump I have but well is 90 feet deep and about 300 feet away from house. Also, I'm not sure if the current draw is too much and whether that could be causing motor overload to cut out for 3 minutes? replace pump? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
