The owner s manual will include wiring charts to make sure the wire gauge awg is correct which will prevent.
Well pump motor wiring.
The diagrams for both the two and three wire pumps can be downloaded using adobe.
A 3 wire pump control box may actually have 6 physical wires present as follows.
Assortment of 2 wire submersible well pump wiring diagram.
Replace a two wire pump.
Typical 3 wire 240v well pump wiring connections.
The green ground wire should also be terminated to the box and a ground coming from the panel.
The difference between 2 wire and 3 wire well pumps.
It s extremely important to properly ground the system to any metal plumbing the control box for 3 wire well pumps and the motor frame using copper wire at least as thick as the other wires used to supply power to the pump motor.
After determining the voltage is zero disconnect the motor wires directly from the pressure switch box m1 and m2.
It shows the parts of the circuit as streamlined shapes and also the power and also signal connections between the devices.
To replace the two wire pump.
M2 motor 2 to pump motor.