Junkman
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The water well control switch failed on my system, and I replaced it using all the old wiring.
First question.
I was wondering if it is still acceptable to use Romex from the electrical panel to the switch, and from the switch to the well control box, or should it be liquid tight conduit, with individual wires?
Second question.
Since the switch is so closely connected to water, should this be a GFIC breaker, or is the standard 2 pole breaker adequate?
Third question.
The pump has 3 wires coming into the control panel, and it originally had the neutral and the ground tied together, and then the ground wire was connected to the control panel with the bare copper ground wire under a mounting screw of the control panel. Since my "main" panel, is now considered a sub panel, since there is a 200 amp disconnect switch where the power comes into the home from the pole, and the neutrals and grounds were separated in the original "main" panel, should the neutral be removed and just have the ground wire continue from the panel, to the switch, and then onto the metal housing of the well control?
Fourth question.
The original capacitor had a resistor across the two terminals, however, when that one failed, the replacement did not have the resistor installed. It has worked like that for a number of years now, and I did purchase the same type of resistor, but never got around to soldering it to the replacement capacitor. What is the reasoning for this resistor, and should I install it on the replacement capacitor? The numbers on the original capacitor are:
Aerovox M
MADE IN USA
98-106MFD
220/250VAC
PSU8835
677-8929-03
First question.
I was wondering if it is still acceptable to use Romex from the electrical panel to the switch, and from the switch to the well control box, or should it be liquid tight conduit, with individual wires?
Second question.
Since the switch is so closely connected to water, should this be a GFIC breaker, or is the standard 2 pole breaker adequate?
Third question.
The pump has 3 wires coming into the control panel, and it originally had the neutral and the ground tied together, and then the ground wire was connected to the control panel with the bare copper ground wire under a mounting screw of the control panel. Since my "main" panel, is now considered a sub panel, since there is a 200 amp disconnect switch where the power comes into the home from the pole, and the neutrals and grounds were separated in the original "main" panel, should the neutral be removed and just have the ground wire continue from the panel, to the switch, and then onto the metal housing of the well control?
Fourth question.
The original capacitor had a resistor across the two terminals, however, when that one failed, the replacement did not have the resistor installed. It has worked like that for a number of years now, and I did purchase the same type of resistor, but never got around to soldering it to the replacement capacitor. What is the reasoning for this resistor, and should I install it on the replacement capacitor? The numbers on the original capacitor are:
Aerovox M
MADE IN USA
98-106MFD
220/250VAC
PSU8835
677-8929-03
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