How do i know if my river okay pump works? our well go dry a couple of times and we shut the...
our well go dry a couple of times and we shut the pump down as soon as we noticed, very soon i wonder if the pump is still working at all or if we are still dry, any impression how to do that?
all i know is that there's current (the pressure switch is sparking when closed or open - not sure which one). i have to proove that my resourcefully is dry to a golf course nearby that a moment ago started pumping like stupid surrounded by a very dry season, and my problems started when they started pumping. thx contained by advance.
Answers: Tricky one.
When you close the contacts on the pressure switch, you are energizing the pump. The pump should be feed through a "box", which actually prevents the pump from short cycling or over-cycling. So it is unlikely your pump died. but you never know.
Two test. First, close the contacts for up to a minute or so and: A. listen for the first slug of water through the piping from the ably, and B. look for pressure in the storage reservoir to begin to rise (you should enjoy a gage that indicates system pressure.
If neither of these seems to appear, you can throw a clamp-on ammeter onto the power leads for the pump. Then close the contacts again and see how much power is drawn. Low amperage indicates a freely spinning pump rotor. High amperage might indicate a locked up pump. At 240 Volts, I ponder locked rotor amps would be around 4 or 5 amps per leg, but I'm not sure. No current draw could also suggest a croaked pump. But again, pumps are protected so that they don't run themselves to failure within the event of water loss.
You might want to check beside your town to find out how deep the well are at the golf course, If you guys are at the same depth, they categorically could have sucked the aquifer dry. If they are substantially deeper, you may simply be a victim of drought conditions, while they are drawing from deeper river pockets that have more longevity within times of drought.
Note, by the way, that most pressure switches see "on" at about 40 psi, and see "off" around 60 psi. But when you run dry, the pressure switch will not turn "on" at pressures close to zero. So you entail to hold the contacts closed (carefully with insulated tool or override lever on some switches) until you return with to around 40 psi. Then, the contacts should hold themselves closed until you hit 60 psi.
Good luck with the in good health.
You will need to re prime the pump and see if it brings up verbs water or pumps nouns.