howington180
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My water shut off on tuesday for a few hours then came back on now it has completely shut off again.
Pump problems
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Burned points on a pressure switch is a sign your pump is cycling on and off way too much. The next sign is when it trips the overload in the motor, which yours is doing.
Once you let all the smoke out of that motor you can't put it back in. You will need a new motor. And you need to figure out how to eliminate cycling or you will have the same problem again in short order.
Unless you're prepared to have a new pump installed every year, get a pressure tank installed.
Chances are you have a buried tank by the well. And it's probably gone bad. This means you either have to install another tank somewhere else or dig up the bad one and replace it with another underground tank.
