Water pump run dry protection

**VocalNeal** · 18-10-2014, 02:38 PM

A friend has jsut bought a house and says his bore hole has enough water but the pump pumps faster than the "well can supply" he says he can put a timer on the run for a few minutes every hour but would really like some run dry protection. He says it is a submersible at the bottom of a 8" hole.

I was thinking a float switch but they need room to move unless there is one available with a donut shaped "floater" on a shaft then it doesn't need the swing room of a normal float switch.

Anyone have any experience.

**Kurgen** · 18-10-2014, 03:05 PM

mine dumps into a tank which has high/low cut offs, just means having 2 pumps.

**Necron99** · 18-10-2014, 03:10 PM

get a smaller pump

**Ratchaburi** · 18-10-2014, 03:45 PM

**Ratchaburi** · 18-10-2014, 03:55 PM

Float Switch Riko Dynamometer, Load Meter, Torque, and Pressure, Flow Meter [MonotaRO Singapore] MFS17-D-2~

**Kurgen** · 18-10-2014, 04:07 PM

That's a scarey looking collection of vibrators you have Ratchy, got any 4 stroke with kick start?

**Ratchaburi** · 18-10-2014, 04:18 PM

Sorry Neal but Kurgen needs a new Vibrator

Here yu go Kurgen 600 single kick start only Vibrator

**gusG** · 18-10-2014, 06:08 PM

I have an inline flow switch, about a meter after the pipe from my well comes out of the ground.

**VocalNeal** · 18-10-2014, 06:16 PM

Gus,

Has it got any info on it. Picture?

**Ratchaburi** · 18-10-2014, 06:39 PM

The problem with a flow switch is when there is no water they shut the pump down.
But you have to always go & hit the reset button.

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