| Diagnostics Information
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WARNING:
Disconnect and lockout electrical power before attempting any service.
Failure to do so can cause shock, burns or death. We always recommend
that you call a technician from Monticello Pump Services to do any
necessary repair or installation.
Submersible Pump
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| Problem |
Probable Cause |
Solution |
Little or No Liquid Delivered by Pump
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1. Faulty or incorrectly installed
check valve. |
1. Inspect check valve, repair as
required. |
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2. Pump
air bound. |
2. Successively
start and stop pump until flow is delivered.
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3. Lift too high for pump. |
3. Review unit performance, check with dealer. |
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4. Pump bound by foreign matter. |
4. Pull pump, clean, adjust set depth as required. |
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5. Pump not fully submerged |
5.
Check well recovery, lower pump if possible. |
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6. Well contains excessive amounts of air or gass. |
6.
If successive starts and stops does not remedy, well contains excessive
air or gases. |
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7. Excessive pump wear.
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7.
Pull pump and repair as required. |
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8. Incorrect motor rotation - three phase only.
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8.
Reverse any two motor electrical leads. |
| Pressure switch won't cut out. |
The pressure switch is not set correctly. |
Revise the settings: 20-lb cut-in, 40-lb cut-out; or 30/50 (depending
on tank size). |
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The water level too low in well for rating of pump. |
Pressure switch not set correctly. Check pump setting. |
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The switch opening is clogged. |
Clean out openings or, if necessary replace switch. |
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