DAB Submersible Pump Installation Instructions 2013 rev 1 11
PUMP SERVICE CHART
Control box in sun or near heat source
Wrong control box being used
Water logged pressure tank
Low voltage supply to motor
Broken pump shaft or coupling
Check valve installed backwards
Water level too low in well
Hole in delivery pipe below top of bore
Fittings stopping check valve opening fully
Water level too low in well
Discharge pipe clogged, corroded or ruptured
Pump installed too low in well and covered with
sand or other solids
Inlet screen partial clogged
Leak in outlet pipe below top of bore
Check valve stuck partially closed
Defective or improperly adjusted pressure switch
Water level too deep for pump. Check selection
Pump starts and stops too often (i.e. more than 5
per hour)
Incorrect pressure switch, see pressure system
installation
Defective air valve or tank diaphragm
Pressure switch differential adjustment failure
Pressure tank is too small