Well pump light

LarryD · Jul 20, 2011

jinman said:
BTW: Many/most people spell gage as g-u-a-g-e, but it has become standard practice in some areas of technical writing to use g-a-g-e instead because it saves a letter. After working 20 years for a company who chose to spell it g-a-g-e, I use the 4-letter spelling to mean a physical instrument and use the 5-letter spelling to refer to a system of measurement like the gauge of a shotgun, metal gauge, or wire gauge. I suppose either spelling is proper.

Good point Jim. When I first came to NASWI I worked in the aircraft hangers. Now I work in the aircraft hangars.

thatguy · Jul 20, 2011

Damifino said:
thatguy, jinman's suggestion, we were just pokin a little fun, the gauge he suggested under sink is for the convenience factor.

I myself would like the light because I would know when the pump was actually cycling, I would have one mounted in my bedroom too.

My :2cents:

The more I thought about the pressure gauge vs pump light I was really getting confused.. After thinking about it way too much, I was actually going to come back and get more information on how the gauge would help me .. lol

I agree with you, I think I would rather know when the pump cycles on/off..

thanks

Brian

Phils · Jul 20, 2011

I have what many have suggested... a 120V light that is on when the pump is operating. Simply wired to one hot on the pressure switch and then to neutral.

A couple of years ago I had returned to the house from some tractor work and noticed the light on. Nobody was in the house, so no water should have been running.

Some quick investigation discovered a split supply line to the house. No telling HOW long it'd have taken without the light since that line was under the home.

Phil

chipsndust · Jul 20, 2011

light vs gage

guess it depends on how good you are at wiring vs. plumbing.

My gage is fairly convenient to look at, but if I was going to add one or the other, I would add the light, because for me the wiring mod would be easier than the plumbing mod.

Damifino · Jul 20, 2011

thatguy said:
The more I thought about the pressure gauge vs pump light I was really getting confused.. After thinking about it way too much, I was actually going to come back and get more information on how the gauge would help me .. lol

I agree with you, I think I would rather know when the pump cycles on/off..

thanks

Brian

Do you have any experience at all in electrical wiring, if so I will post later how I would do it.

thatguy · Jul 20, 2011

Damifino said:
Do you have any experience at all in electrical wiring, if so I will post later how I would do it.

I would appreciate any help you can provide..

Thanks

b

Damifino · Jul 21, 2011

You have P.M.

dieselscout80 · Jul 21, 2011

Can the wiring for the light be all done in the breaker box?

My well pump is a two wire pump.

Damifino · Jul 21, 2011

dieselscout80 said:
Can the wiring for the light be all done in the breaker box?

My well pump is a two wire pump.

If you want to monitor pump cycling, no, you would need to connect to load terminal on pressure switch.

dieselscout80 · Jul 22, 2011

Damifino said:
If you want to monitor pump cycling, no, you would need to connect to load terminal on pressure switch.

Thats kinda what I thought since my well is about a 100' from the house and is 20 years old I'd have to trench and bury a new wire back to the house four a light monitor.

I guess a pressure gage may have to do.