old-hill-billy
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I was rebuilding my pump house yesterday and a 2x4 knocked into the pressure switch. No visible damage but I see now it must have stressed the plastic holding the contacts in place, and it completely failed at 1:00 AM. And by failed, I mean the contacts attached themselves to the movable part, making it full on!
The good news I guess is that my 20 year old unknown brand 1/2 hp tired pump apparently maxes out at ~75 psi (pumped a lot of sand in the early years of the well, cleaner now) Water temp out of the well is in the mid 40's, so pretty chilly, which may have helped. It has ran fine all of today with no difference than before. Same time to refill the pressure tanks.
But... did dead heading damage it and I should expect a failure, or since it appears fine now, I'm out of the woods?
The good news I guess is that my 20 year old unknown brand 1/2 hp tired pump apparently maxes out at ~75 psi (pumped a lot of sand in the early years of the well, cleaner now) Water temp out of the well is in the mid 40's, so pretty chilly, which may have helped. It has ran fine all of today with no difference than before. Same time to refill the pressure tanks.
But... did dead heading damage it and I should expect a failure, or since it appears fine now, I'm out of the woods?
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