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<blockquote data-quote="John SD" data-source="post: 838529" data-attributes="member: 14713"><p>Is you pump a 2 wire or 3 wire pump? If it is an electrical problem with the pump itself, it might be in the control box if you have one. One of my pumps gets hit by lightning every so often. Fortunately, it blows something in the control box and I don't have to pull the pump to fix it. If you have no exterior control box, chances are you will have to pull the pump.</p><p></p><p>I'm assuming you have checked all other obvious possibilites and you do have power to your fusebox. Last year the fuse on the REA transformer kept getting blown by lightning. Fortunately everything on my side of the pump meter was OK. Had to call the REA guys at least a half dozen times last summer to come fix it.</p><p></p><p>kerley is right. If your bladder in the pressure tank is ruptured, you pump will cycle too much which is not only hard on pressure switches but on pumps too. A bad bladder shouldn't keep the pump from kicking on, if the pump is able to. </p><p></p><p> I can't imagine how much the pump is cycling if you need to replace the pressure switch each year. I replaced one last year at my summer pasture that died prematurely from operating under water in the pit. That is extreme duty, and it was almost 10 yrs old.</p><p></p><p>Good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John SD, post: 838529, member: 14713"] Is you pump a 2 wire or 3 wire pump? If it is an electrical problem with the pump itself, it might be in the control box if you have one. One of my pumps gets hit by lightning every so often. Fortunately, it blows something in the control box and I don't have to pull the pump to fix it. If you have no exterior control box, chances are you will have to pull the pump. I'm assuming you have checked all other obvious possibilites and you do have power to your fusebox. Last year the fuse on the REA transformer kept getting blown by lightning. Fortunately everything on my side of the pump meter was OK. Had to call the REA guys at least a half dozen times last summer to come fix it. kerley is right. If your bladder in the pressure tank is ruptured, you pump will cycle too much which is not only hard on pressure switches but on pumps too. A bad bladder shouldn't keep the pump from kicking on, if the pump is able to. I can't imagine how much the pump is cycling if you need to replace the pressure switch each year. I replaced one last year at my summer pasture that died prematurely from operating under water in the pit. That is extreme duty, and it was almost 10 yrs old. Good luck. [/QUOTE]
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