is there anyway i can use this item to shut down a submersible pump, water tank is located in my basement, youngest grandson hit a pipe on the water tank causing the pump to keep pumping since water pressure dropped from a busted pipe, water going every where. tks for help is there anyway i can use this item to shut down a submersible pump, water tank is located in my basement, youngest grandson hit a pipe on the water tank causing the pump to keep pumping since... » Read More is there anyway i can use this item to shut down a submersible pump, water tank is located in my basement, youngest grandson hit a pipe on the water tank causing the pump to keep pumping since water pressure dropped from a busted pipe, water going every where. tks for help « Show Less
1408135
Yes, it works great even in a small amount of water. I did put a relay in the circuit so it is not interrupting a heavy load.
1408136
You would need a 24volt relay and transformer and wire the contacts of the ws1 to control the relay. The relay contact would then be used to control the pump.
1736429
Do u mean pump shuts down like no electric or water not moving? Water stops mean air in system open valves one at a time and burp the pump. Remove air
1352870
I would first start by double checking the condition of the Pumping unit before attempting any use. 1. Disassemble the Pump assembly where the magnetic fins spin. You should be able to remove the magnetic/plastic fanblade assembly. There is either a metal/plastic stick with two rubber tips used to help dampen any vibrations. If the pump wasn't taken care of, or "ran dry" for too long, the magnetic fan assembly may have warped making disassembly more difficult. 2. if all goes well, and you can in fact pull the pump's magnetic fan assembly out, or can freely spin it within the pump housing assembly, then you can try priming the unit by filling the canister. (do this outside or where overflow water will be caught) 3. I have just over filled my unit, and while waiting for the pump to start sucking in water, I've closed the "Out" hose valve. applied generous pumping of the prime button, then reopened the Out hose valve. This creates suction thus if no water is coming into the "In" hose valve you may have a obstruction. Make sure the canister is full of water before starting it up, made a huge difference in how long I waited for the water to begin flowing. The top half of the pump assembly itself needs to have some water in it, because to me, it seems like it doesn't do jack squat unless there is water in it. I'm not a major fan of the Cascade series pumps, but when it comes to customer service the manufacture I contacted directly helped me out in a pinch. There is a science to the Priming aspect of getting the unit going. I've noticed leaving the "Out" valve at the half off position, while priming, this helps pressure build up as the "In" hose begins to fill with water. The sudden opening of the "Out" valve causes the built up pressure to pull enough of that collected water in the "In" hose to make it to the pump assembly, and voila. it freaking starts working. ..after 30 minutes of trying"
1142369
I had a switch that worked most of the time. Once in a while it would "stick" and a small tap on the side of the unit would free it up and it would run again ok for quite some time. However, on one of its stick times, I hadn't checked it for some time and my whole basement flooded. I changed the switch which I believe is a weak point in the system (after reading other people's posts).
1095095
I don't think it has to be submerged. What I think it means is that pump will work when water reaches a certain level.If it empties your tank is working OK.
1539638
We use it to drain our pool - it will stop pumping water when the pool has about two inches of water left in the bottom. Hope this helps
1941294
btw people it is NOT a submersible pump. the pump is in a wAter resistant case but sits outside the bucket. one hose goes in the bucket to suck up the water that travels back upthe hose and out the other end. water does not even go through the pump.
1315865
This pump works fine as an inline pressure booster. As far as a pressure shut off, I believe the only factors are; it is not self priming, and if the start up head pressure is to high the pump is unable to perform.
600377
My setup is a T connector added to the outlet side of the pump. One end of the T runs to the pressure tank, while the other end connects to the house main water line. The best part is this pump has a built-in pressure switch, so it turns on and off only when the pressure is low on the tank.
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Based on other feedback and reviews I have seen I would not recommend that. There is a circuit board in this pump that controls all of the various operations and I have read reviews that stated if it gets wet/damaged, the pump is not operational. I have my pump in a pool equipment shed along with the filter and heater and even with that, during the winter months I will be covering the pump in plastic to ensure it does not get wet/damp.
1575663
I can't see any reason why the pump needs to be shut off. If there are small leaks, the pump may keep up with them. Depending on the pump design, you can get problems if you leave the pump to tank tube open, and then shut off the pump....it may draw oil out of the pump, and into your tank
1717894
The low pressure cut-off is to protect your water pump if/when the well runs out of water. In other words, if this pressure switch sees 0 psi, it will turn the pump off so it is not running dry. If this happens, you will have to manually reset it.
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I did not use this float switch in a tank. I set it up on a sump pump to keep water out of my well pit. It works great for that purpose. It is used more for turning on the pump when water is high. And emptying rather than filling to a set level.
1886214
no the pump will stop working. get a solar pressure pump there about 125.00 to operate the water tank.
359402
It is a float switch, and did work sucessfully when the Metro Detroit area got a record rainfall in August 2014We got 5 inches of rain in an hour, the pump ran, and ran, to keep our basement dry
1306738
This pump has an automatic pressure shutoff. I think it would work fine for your purpose.
1235982
Attach hose to the pump then place the submersible pump in basement and turn on. Please be careful not to submerge the electrical cablein the water because you will get electrocuted