So... I moved into this house last July, and with it came a Franklin Electric submersible pump (3/4HP 240VAC) in the well. Everything was fine until today, when I went to flush the toilet and it didn't refill. I went downstairs to find the pressure tank reading 0 PSI. A bit of testing led me to find out that power was getting to the pump, but it was just buzzing and not running. I took a look at the starter unit, and sure enough, the start cap's rubber vent plug was bulging. I went to the store and picked up a new starter unit (they didn't have just the cap, and I needed water NOW), installed it, turned on the power, and sure enough, I heard the hum of the pump, followed by the pressure gauge climbing. I just took a shower with it, and it still seems to be working. The old cap was a "B.M.I." 86-120uF 230V. No idea what the new one is (it's surrounded by plastic). Maybe it's made by TaiwanBreakDownComponents company (I would hope not!).
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Re: Franklin Electric Submersible Well Pump
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Re: Franklin Electric Submersible Well Pump
I got some pictures. Turns out that my camera is terrible for anything more than a few inches away, but does okay up close.Attached FilesComment
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hmmm... the only time i have seen a start cap do that was when the motor was starting and stopping to often(short cycling) or unable to start as fast as it should, both of which could be caused by a great number of things.Things I've fixed: anything from semis to crappy Chinese $2 radios, and now an IoT Dildo....
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Re: Franklin Electric Submersible Well Pump
This motor has to do that, unfortunately. I'm fine with replacing the cap every few years. This one was from 2005, and it lasted until 2013. That's good enough for me. On the other hand, do you think that two 50uF 370V run caps in parallel (in an external enclosure or something) would work better? TEMCo says that it should, and they would last longer too. (Also, are TEMCo motor caps any good?)Last edited by cheapie; 05-01-2013, 02:12 PM.Comment
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Things I've fixed: anything from semis to crappy Chinese $2 radios, and now an IoT Dildo....
"Dude, this is Wyoming, i hopped on and sent 'er. No fucking around." -- Me
Excuse me while i do something dangerous
You must have a sad, sad boring life if you hate on people harmlessly enjoying life with an animal costume.
Sometimes you need to break shit to fix it.... Thats why my lawnmower doesn't have a deadman switch or engine brake anymore
Follow the white rabbit.Comment
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If you have this Desoldering Gun Station there is something you should be aware of the two screws that hold the motor to mounting for pump can come loose and make raddling noise
One note this unit has been repaired already once because of switching power supply regulator ic chip failure
Now this with the vacuum motor mounting issue yes I give this Desoldering station a very hard work out and use about every weekend to do some type of project
The fix is taking the vacuum pump assembly out and take the metal cover off and you will see the two screws on it
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