Shallow Well Pump
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04-30-08, 07:46 PM
Shallow Well Pump
Hi guys my question is I had a new pump installed about 1 1/2 years ago at the cabin all was working fine until last weekend. I checked the pump and all that I could tell was it wasn't coming back on just Humming. The pump is a burcam shallow well jet pump 1/2 horsepower with tank wired for 115V model 506127S thanks in advance.
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04-30-08, 07:58 PM
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if the motor is humming you need to check for loss of prime.
open the plug on top of the pump and pour tap water into it until if overflows and see if it will pump then. don't forget to put the plug in before turning it back on.
life begins when the kids leave home and the dog dies.
open the plug on top of the pump and pour tap water into it until if overflows and see if it will pump then. don't forget to put the plug in before turning it back on.
life begins when the kids leave home and the dog dies.
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Good Evening,
I am not familiar with that brand pump but, I think you have a non brand specific problem.
If the pump is humming I would say it is getting power, even though it never hurts to check that it is the right voltage. Most motors wont operate properly without at least 80% power.
If voltage is ok (115-120vac), then see if there is a way to turn the pump manually. This will determine if the pump is locked or if it is in the motor. If you can spin or move the pump shaft easily then the motor is either locked, shorted etc.
Some pumps you can replace just the motor. With the pump only being 1 1/2 years old I try that before replacing the whole pump.
Good luck, Mark
I am not familiar with that brand pump but, I think you have a non brand specific problem.
If the pump is humming I would say it is getting power, even though it never hurts to check that it is the right voltage. Most motors wont operate properly without at least 80% power.
If voltage is ok (115-120vac), then see if there is a way to turn the pump manually. This will determine if the pump is locked or if it is in the motor. If you can spin or move the pump shaft easily then the motor is either locked, shorted etc.
Some pumps you can replace just the motor. With the pump only being 1 1/2 years old I try that before replacing the whole pump.
Good luck, Mark
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05-01-08, 05:02 AM
plumbinggods covered the motor, but the motor could be good and the pump impeller could be stuck. He mentioned that when he talked about "then see if there is a way to turn the pump manually. This will determine if the pump is locked or if it is in the motor."
This can be very difficult to do because you can't get at any free area of the shaft. Sometime, the output pipe can be removed and a long screw driver or thin crow bar can reach the impeller and turn it.
This can be very difficult to do because you can't get at any free area of the shaft. Sometime, the output pipe can be removed and a long screw driver or thin crow bar can reach the impeller and turn it.
#5
05-01-08, 05:36 AM
Most small pump motors use a start capacitor to help the motor get started. The motor will only hum if this capacitor is bad.
As the other posters have alluded to, either the pump is locked up or the capacitor is bad, or the motor is simply bad.
Ron
As the other posters have alluded to, either the pump is locked up or the capacitor is bad, or the motor is simply bad.
Ron
