I just got a new 44 gal tank, new 40/60 pressure switch, relief valve, etc. I got a new Goulds submersible pump two years ago. When I put the new tank in last week, I checked that the pre-charge on the tank was 38 psi. The tank, switch, control box, and well head are in an outdoor, underground, well house. I cannot get the system to function properly. The pump turns on and stays on for 5 seconds, then turns off. Sometimes it holds pressure at the point that it turns off, sometimes it just drops to zero. Sometimes it works flawlessly, meaning the pressure climbs to 60, then after it drops to 40 with water usage, the pump comes on and pumps nice and strong until it is at 60 again. But then, usually after only one or two good cycles, it goes back to the short cycling. I opened the cap on the switch to observe. When the pump turns off prematurely, the contacts on the switch remain closed. The control box hums a bit. Does anyone know is going on? Someone suggested a problem with the capacitor in the control box? Thanks. JB.

Hello All, We live in a 100 yr old farm house. I have one sump well in the main part of the house, and another in an addition, where the floor is about 4 inches lower than the main house. I know the water table is just below the concrete floor, I've had to smash out a section and pour new concrete. I've had battery backups, and they've all failed over time. We just had a prolonged power outage, and the lower section of the basement flooded. About 2 inches. My solution is to build a concrete barrier about 16 inches high around the sump wells. The reasoning is that the water table will not rise much above the opening, given the fact the water table normally sits under the floor, and there won't be any water in the ground pushing down on the water table, and therefore pushing the water up through the sump well any higher than the water table level. Maybe a couple of inches. Any thoughts? The wife wants to verify my mad plans before going ahead