Pump control switch
View Patent ↗A pump control switch for controlling the operation of a pump, where the pump switch includes a pressure activated switch and a run capacitor located in a single housing. The pressure switch is attached by a pipe fitting to be in fluid communication with the water line that feeds into a storage tank, to sense the water system pressure. The water system pressure sensed by the switch moves the electrical contacts in the switch between their open and closed positions. The pressure switch is disposed to operably electrically interconnect a power source, the run capacitor, and the pump motor.
1. A pump control switch consisting of:
a pressure activated switch disposed in fluid communication with a water line,
and being operably electrically connected to a power source and to a pump motor;
a single run capacitor being operably electrically connected to the power source and to the pump motor, wherein the single run capacitor is always on when the pump motor is running and handles the full amperage load of the pump motor all the time the pump motor runs, and thereby lowers pump motor running amperage; and
a single closed housing wherein both the pressure activated switch and the single run capacitor are contained within the single closed housing.
2. The control switch of claim 1 , wherein the water line is disposed in fluid communication with a water storage tank.