Using a LED light on a Well Pump (glowing)

[chopped]

Sorry for the delay in reply.I had the oil tank decide to start leaking and have been 'bailing' the oil out of that.
To help some, the feed for the pump comes from the circuit breaker, then goes through a double pole switch.(off and on)
the wire continues to the pressure switch. and out to the pump.
Yes the 'outlet' I hooked up with the indicator light was hooked to one side of the 220 on the pressure switch..(one black to one side and the white to the incoming white from the breaker) what i've found now is that its slow to completly stop being showing light. But I also notice now that I can shut off the other full size LED bulbs and they also don't instantly stop glowing.
I haven't checked with the meter yet. and its a 3 dollar HF one lol
OH??YES the wires for the night light are hooked on the pump side of the pressure switch.And the contacts are fully dis engaging..

 

[bandaidmd]

Is your pump wired with "real" 220 wire as in red- black -white and ground, or black- white and ground?

If its the latter that i think you described bridging the white and black is giving your indicator light 220 volts.

running between white and black is correct for a 110 but not your 220. Theres probably no "correct way" way to do this.

If someone was to have hooked one side of the nightlight to black and the other side to whatever they are using for the ground (bare?) the light would come on. I'm not advocating hooking it up like that ,just saying for the sake of discussion.

and any time you use a white wire to carry power its supposed to be marked as such ( red or black sharpie or tape works well)

 

[Xfaxman]

I wanted an indicator light for my deep well pump, a light wired on the pressure switch shows the pump should be running. The AC current switch that I used shows that the pump is running.

Found it on eBay.

The wiring diagram.


Installed in the breaker box at the well, about 50' from the house.


I now use an 11 watt Sign Light, visible from the house.


Installed it last March, the small investment is worth the peace of mind knowing all the outside faucets are off and the toilet valves and flappers aren't leaking.

 

[bandaidmd]

so it just senses the current when it starts to flow on either leg of the 220 and switches on a separate circuit?

 

[Xfaxman]

so it just senses the current when it starts to flow on either leg of the 220 and switches on a separate circuit?

It only senses the leg that runs through the hole in the switch. Normally on 220VAC, there will be current in both at the same time.

It also works for sensing 120VAC current.

The switch contacts are rated at 2.5 amp.

 

[bandaidmd]

That's what i thought we just described it a different way, didn't know they made such a device.