Hello- I just switch from a 1/2 HP pump with brushes to a brushless and it does not work with my system. I am using a float switch to fill a tank and the new pump has a little switch on the casing that must always be activated thus making the float switch useless. Is there a way to modify/ bypass that annoying switch??
Utility pump not working with well system.
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Post the model number of the pump please.
Gonna need more than just brushless. Picture, Pump Model, something?
It's a K2 Pump #UTT05001K. It appears to have two small capacitors inside. It seems like this resets the pump each time and thus it does not work with my float switch automated system..
http://k2pumps.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/K2Spec-22-UTT05001K-Rev.-5-29-21.pdf
So everytime power is disconnected from the pump you must manually flip the on/off switch on the pump to start it back up ?
A switch is just a switch no matter where it is. Try connecting the other wire from the motor to the float switch. Maybe that one is the same as being switched at the motor.
You’ll need to bypass that switch if possible.
wpns
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It looks like that switch is supposed to be on/off, maybe you’re not pressing it hard enough, or pressing on the wrong side of it?
No it automatically resets to off when power is turned off by float switch
Hmmm. then how would my tank get filled automatically.. I was wondering if the pump had a way of bypassing the switch but I dont know about this type of design.
The switch that must be reset on the pump would need to be bypassed and I would then use a piggyback float switch to plug the pump into to control the pump on/off
I can’t tell ya how to bypass the switch because I’ve never used that pump before or opened it up.
Probably need to remove or disconnect the switch and connect the wires from the float switch where the switch was connected. That is a weird one though. I hope that pump last long enough to make it worth the trouble. Doesn't look like much of a pump.
wpns
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If you’re any good with electrical wiring, you could certainly open it up and bypass the switch, but I am with the others that it hardly seems worthwhile. Get a pump that doesn’t have this problem.
