I am working on a semi complex water system. There is a Mercoid switch at the tank house as the pressure switch. There is approx. 1100 ft of switch wire run down the mtn. to the pump house. The pump is controlled by a Franklin 5hp deluxe control box and has a soda ash pump tied into it. There is also a second pressure switch that is supposed to be a safety (I don't think it does much) tied into the switch wires at the pump house. We are having an intermittent problem where the contacts in the Franklin control box are sticking and keeping the pump on. It's not the box, as we have tried 3 as they keep backups around. There is a blow-off valve to protect tanks and pipes, but we are afraid it will burn up the pump. This is a vacation home area, so it is not watched close enough to catch a malfunction for hours or longer at times. I was told you could rewire the mercoid switch with 220v to where it will not allow this to happen, but it will be a several days before he can explain. Does anyone have any ideas? Here is a couple really rough drawings of the system. Right now there are 3 occopuied homes with no water as we just had to shut the pump off again for the second time today, but it worked perfect frome Sunday evening until last night. No one in my area wants to touch this system, so calling in electrician or plumber is out of the question.

I nearly tripped over a post near my house and realized it was probably my electrical grounding rod for the house. It is sticking up about 2-3 inches from the level of the dirt and partially hidden by the grass. My husband wanted to pound it in, I think that could dislodge the wire. My idea is a wheelbarrow of dirt to recover it and replant grass seed.