Saved my ass too. Pump repair Co. was about to sell me a pump and install of that pump. All for a $15.00 capacitor. Thanks for taking the time to help people you don't even know. It was greatly appreciated.

Saved the day! Large well company in Panama City told me I had a problem with the electrical line running from the house to the well - $1.5K estimate to fix. Turns out it was a $30 capacitor that was available at a local AC supply store. Plus another $300 to fix all the electrical that the original company spliced open to “troubleshoot”. Loved the video - I could pinpoint the issue myself by visually inspecting the capacitor.

Thank you Thank you Thank you. Right here before Christmas and freezing weather moving in, we lost our water. Wasn't sure which component had failed. But after watching this video was able to determine quickly that I had a bad capacitor same as you. Quick trip to Lowe's to buy a new control box and I'm back in business! Can't thank you enough!

Not sure if you are tired of hearing thank you, but as a first time well owner, THANK YOU! $13 cap at the local plumbing and electrical store and now the wife, kids and myself are happy to have running water again! Thanks for posting.

Excellent video. You saved me $$$ with your clear and concise troubleshooting techniques. I really appreciated that you took the time to explain your solution to our problem. I went to our Saratoga Springs, NY plumbing supply center, they matched up the old motor capacitor/start unit, and following a one minute installation, we had well water again. Winter time (20 degrees/10 inches of new snow), is my least favorite time of the year for indoor/outdoor plumbing problems. Needless to say my wife was very pleased!

3am in the morning found this video thank you now i can go to sleep found the bad spot .. thanks so much

Thanks for the information. I've bought four pumps in 17 years and now without water again. Was already in panic mode over the cost until I saw your video. Will head out daylight in search for a new capacitor instead of a 250.00 pump again.

This has been EXCEEDINGLY helpful. It pointed me in precisely the right direction. EIGHT dollars later, we have water again. You da man. Thanks. -Jim

Woke up this morning and had no water. Where I live the well guys charge $180/hr on Saturdays with a 2 hour minimum. So I hit the internet looking to find out about the starting capacitor and the pressure switch hoping it wasn't the pump. Found your video and I have nearly the exact same Franklin style box, mine was 1 H.P.. Sure enough the capacitor was actually much worse than yours was where you said to look. I went down, got the 1HP box for $95 and changed it in about 30 minutes. Pump went right back on. This video saved me $500 easy. Thanks!!! Hope all is "well" your way, Take Care!

Had to replace ours yesterday, I wish I could have found your video earlier. But so far you are the only one that I could find that talks about that going bad. Thank

First, I like videos that get right to the point. Thank you for that. Second, that was exactly my problem - bad capacitor. Third, your tip about the color of the dot on the end was the easiest diagnostic of all the videos I viewed. Mine was yellow and slightly bulged. You saved me a lot of time. Pumps up and running! Thanks. Have a great day!

Great Vid.! Quick and to the point. TIP to all. Take inventory of all appliaices in your charge. Watter Well including relay, A/C , heater elements and contactors. Buy spares now and at 11 PM on a Friday night your are ready.

on point, tell us how to fix it, no babble, you are the hero of the week (at my house anyway) thank you for sharing your knowledge!!!

awesome! thanks VERY much for sharing. your detailed illustration and info enabled me to test my control box and just buy the replacement part instead of shelling out for a service call plus their hourly rate plus the cost of parts (including whatever markup they add).

I like your use of duct tape to hold your meter - great idea!

Thank you very very much! The best video I have found on explaining how to troubleshoot. Thanks once again!!! 👍🏼💯

Thank you thank you extremely helpful I was even using the same hobo freight meter

Thank you so much ...although I called a plumber I was still able to tell him what was wrong. He grabbed a box and back in business within mins.

Thank you, I found a broken wire at the 60 ft level and an open circuit on the red wire. Pulled the pump, repaired the wire and I was good to go. The cap was good, easy to test on the bench, built up a charge using the ohm meter, reverse contacts and it built up towards 200 ohms in a few seconds, a good one will show infinite ohms after it reaches a charged state. Infinite resistance is an open wire or a bad motor, either way the pump needs to come out. Better to know what is going on rather than throw parts at it, but, having an extra control box or a cap on hand is not a bad thing. I repaired mine with a connector kit for 5 bucks. It's nice to have water again.

pretty well done. know pun intended ... one thing when you check voltage in single phase should go between L1 and L2 just to if have 23OV/240V TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE 180 DEG. SPLIT.

Thanks for a great video. My capacitor was bad and you showed me what to look for.

Thank you so much for the video you saved the day! Wasn't ready to go dry cabin living in Alaska... 😊

You may have just saved my thanksgiving friend.

This video saved me 4 to 6 hours of unnecessary work. Thanks for sharing this. it was on point and very easy to comprehend.

The higher ohm reading are due to the Wire run to the Pump. the Stated readings are from the Pump it's self.

Thanks for the help buddy if I could post a pic of cap that had blown for us,....completely toast. Happy new year

Our capacitor is so old, 35years by the date on the front of the franklin electric box, that there is no dot on it. There is just like a brown cardboardish thing there. There is some white crystalization coming out from the edges tough. Husband just ran to Lowes for a new box, hopefully it was the capacitor.

Thank you very much saved a lot of money and it worked

This was a great video. I was able to find just the capacitor on Amazon for under $20

love the duct tape on the meter! that's original

good explanation of the control box. I bumped mine open a little and wanted to know why it worked when i closed it up properly

Should you get a voltage reading on Line1 to R,Y,B

Thank you!!!! Saved me lots of money

If you have an old well pump research something called a hard start capacitor. The older motor might need more than the original motor farads to get the old motor started. This is a sign your motor is on its last leg but if a $11 part can get you another year or three, worth a shot.

Very good vid with great info. Well pump quit working after a 2 day power outage. Pump always comes on after an outage, but it didn't come back on. Any ideas or thoughts ??? Thanks.

You can ohm test a cap, put meter on highest setting 20k, 200k ect, reading should continue to slowly rise... remember to cross out the terms first or if the cap is charged it will blow you meter...

You might want to make sure that capacitor is fully discharged B4 poking your fingers at the terminals or putting a meter to it if you choose to test it that way (easier to do with a high input impedance analog meter.)...

I had a capacitor that had blown in my control box, instead of purchasing the capacitor alone, I just replaced the whole control box. Once installed, I flipped the switch at the breaker box and 3 seconds later, POP! Capacitor Blown! I've been troubleshooting the system ever since then. Any ideas on what the issue might be? Other than the pressure switch, pressure tank or the submersible pump itself? Thinking of purchasing a new pump with a built-in switch and doing away with the control box altogether. I'll of course be replacing the pressure switch as well. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Stuck With No Water In Georgia 😁 I live on a fixed income and can't afford a professional well service company! Any suggestions helpful 👍😎 Thanks 🙏

great video. My control box tries to switch on, buzzes for 5 seconds every 55 seconds. Capacitor does not look blown. Any ideas? I'm about to take it in the shorts by well company unless I can make some headway. No water as of last night.

Thank you for the video. I replaced the control box completely. Pump still did not work. I checked at the well head that it was getting power. I then checked the ohms test as you showed and this is what I got. Black to Yello the control box range wanted 13 -16. My reading was bouncing all over the place as high as 180 and all the way to o and even number in between. Just kept bouncing. Second test red to yellow they wanted 3.6 to 4.5. My reading was nothing. No reading. Can anyone explain a little on what my reading means. I know it means I have a bad pump or bad wiring but why did the Black to Yellow reading jump around like that? Thank You

Set the meter to resistance, discharge the cap, hook up and the numbers will climb. Reverse the leads and it will swing the other way. First it will start charging and then go to infinity, this is normal. Resistance will climb, and reach infinity, meaning the cap is good.

Was the power off when you checked resistance between B and Y or do you leave power on.

Thank you jkrug80.

Hello I have a well 240 feet under. Don’t know what horse power HP it has but i always use 240v 30amp generator to make it work? What control box do I use sir? Thank you

Should power be killed before ohm test?

Great and very helpful video, thanks.

Great video. What model number is that control box you installed?

I think this is my problem- Thank You

My well starts but it keeps tripping. I have to reset the box every time. I wonder if it’s the capacitor. Mine has two.

Good explanation, thanks

I just replaced my capacitor (the connector end had completely blown off, and there was a big crack running down it’s length), but my well still isn’t running. I cleaned all the connections in the control box, now I’m out of ideas. I guess I’ll just take the whole control box into the hardware store and see if they can test the relay? That aside, I’ve got nothing.

You help me out thanks for your video 😊

I have a new 1hp pump and control... 1 hp, 3 B,R,Y & ground, All the OMS are good in between recommend on label, I have 240 volts power, and the capicitor is new. I tested both 1hp and 3/4 new control panels...and still nothing. Do you think its just a bad pump? The only thing is that my power is coming from two different Breakers both direct to panel...Does the 230 volt need to come from the same breaker??

Just replaced my starter box a hour ago then I watched your video 5 minutes ago and now I know what happened.. New box $120 What causes this problem.. is it pump starting to fail mine is 18 years old 3/4 hp

Thanks bud saved me money

Wow, well said, thank you! :)

I thank you very much been dealing wht this for 2 days. My reason got ir not working

Hello how about a capacitor that keeps blowing I see the pressure switch is stuck on and it had a relay below it even when de-energized by the main breaker the switch contacts are touching

I have a 1.5 HP pump 230 V. 2 days ago it stopped working. The reset is tripped. I reset it stays on the first time for 10-15 seconds and trips again. All subsequent resets only stay on for 3-5 seconds. The capacitor does not have that on top but does have a resistor.

Easy to find the box on the internet now. I just had to replace and found the same one on the net.

HVAC shops have these capacitors in stock. Plumbing shops will just give you a confused look.

If capacitor is good is a new pump required?

good simply instruction!

Is there a way to determine the size of the pump without pulling it? I just bought a property that has a deep well but the previous owner doesn't know what size pump is in the well.

How to tell if your well pump was hit by lightning test.?

I’m trying to learn this but you didn’t tell what setting you put your meter on

My capacitor is bulging and yellow so replaced but still not working. The capacitor even tho its yellow and bulging still has good voltage..so idk

Exelent, but dont forget to use safety gloves.

I did same test but disconnected my well pump wires from control box (also R, Y and BLK) and I get 2.8ohms between yellow and black (so there is continuity) but nothing between red and yellow. what does this mean? I also suspect bad run cap so I ordered one.

There was a hole in my capacitor, bought a new control box and I have water again, thanks.

Thanks. You save me!!!!

My L1 is not showing any voltage but L2 is, why?

Our pump died Friday. We pulled it up and intakes were full of mud which caused the pump to burn up. Our pump is down 231 feet and the well is 265 ft

THANK YOU 😊

thanks for the help

thanks for the video

I bought one of those DMM's from Harbor Freight. The accuracy is awful. Mine is off by over 20%. Not good if you need a precise reading.

Thank you

I hana a problem why would the relay a lot of times? 😥

Lovely

Never trust those testers

The way he test for 220 volt is wrong you have to test zl1 to l2 if you test ground to zl1 and l2 you could get a false reading if you have power on only 1 wire it go through moter winding and show on other wire

Most half decent digital meters will read out the microfarads directly. Just compare the rating on the cap. Analog meters deflect full scale then fall off on the resistance setting indication a good cap. Learn to use your meters. They are your friends. From the old as hell electrician guy.......

Control boxes are not the same.

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