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Subject: Re: New well problems

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Vey
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Date Posted: 05:56:05 02/03/08 Sun
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In reply to: Dan 's message, "New well problems" on 23:18:49 02/02/08 Sat

Someone must sit or stand out there watching the pressure gauge while the water is running steadily. Else no one can even make a good guess. If the pressure drops before the pump shuts off that means one thing. If the pressure is reasonably high when the pump shuts off that means something else.

>I had a new well drilled, 140ft. 4" 1hp pump. While
>flowing well to clean it out the pump will run for 40
>minutes and shut off. Disconnect power and turn it
>back on there is no clicking sound from motor control
>box. If it is off for an hour or so and restarted it
>works fine for another 40 minutes. Then the same
>thing. Is the motor control bad or is the pump
>overheating? It is a Pentek CSIR box with a Pentek 3
>wire 230V pump.

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Re: New well problems Dan 12:07:15 02/03/08 Sun

Re: New well problems -- Vey, 16:35:36 02/03/08 Sun

Re: New well problems -- Dan, 20:44:43 02/03/08 Sun

Re: New well problems -- Vey, 09:44:23 02/04/08 Mon

Re: New well problems -- Dan, 17:31:01 02/05/08 Tue

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>Someone must sit or stand out there watching the >pressure gauge while the water is running steadily. >Else no one can even make a good guess. If the >pressure drops before the pump shuts off that means >one thing. If the pressure is reasonably high when the >pump shuts off that means something else. > > >>I had a new well drilled, 140ft. 4" 1hp pump. While >>flowing well to clean it out the pump will run for 40 >>minutes and shut off. Disconnect power and turn it >>back on there is no clicking sound from motor control >>box. If it is off for an hour or so and restarted it >>works fine for another 40 minutes. Then the same >>thing. Is the motor control bad or is the pump >>overheating? It is a Pentek CSIR box with a Pentek 3 >>wire 230V pump.

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