Re: [MBZ] OT Well pump weirdness

> This is especially common when the motor is starting under load, such as > in a pump. > The starting load on a centrifugal pump isn't nearly as bad as on a piston pump. But your problem sounds like it could be a bad cap. I'd think, though, that you'd hear humming/buzzing because the running

Re: [MBZ] OT Well pump weirdness

Awesome, thanks. Somewhere I have a cheap analog meter... -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 On July 21, 2016 8:49:07 AM EDT, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: >Typically, a failed starting capacitor or centrifugal switch will make >it buzz or hum on starting

Re: [MBZ] OT Well pump weirdness

Typically, a failed starting capacitor or centrifugal switch will make it buzz or hum on starting (or attempting to start) and the motor won’t spin up. “Helping” it turn will get it going. This is especially common when the motor is starting under load, such as in a pump. Find the capacitor

Re: [MBZ] OT Well pump weirdness

Thanks Dan, I'll take a look at those. - Max Charleston SC On Thu, Jul 21, 2016 at 8:34 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Starting capacitor, or possibly the centrifugal switch that disconnects > the starting capacitor. > > Dan > >

Re: [MBZ] OT Well pump weirdness

Starting capacitor, or possibly the centrifugal switch that disconnects the starting capacitor. Dan > On Jul 21, 2016, at 8:07 AM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes > wrote: > > > as needed during operation. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To

[MBZ] OT Well pump weirdness

Myers irrigation pump, 1.0 HP, I think it is the HJ model. It's about 15 years old now, sits underneath the back porch so sheltered from the sun and rain, but dirt/dust falls on it through the porch floor gaps between the 2-x-4's. It actually looks remarkably good (on the outside) for living 15