I have 3/4hp flotec pump. We experienced a hurricane and all the power went off. I was able to attain a generator so plugged in the pump and it began clicking on & off, on & off continually until it turned off. It was hot so I waited and tried again with same result. I checked the "out" pipe connection on the top part of the impellor housing and it had water so I felt it safe to say it was primed. What is wrong?

Check for a stopped up strainer or closed valve.

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I figure that the air pocket activates the pump when it is in the up position.

Fixed it himself.

This unit may have reset button, most are located at rear of elec.side of unit.

when you are trying to connect a 2 wire system into a 3 wire system sometimes it just won't work.
try keeping your black/black and change the white with the 3rd wire if that fails try white/white and the black with the 3rd wire.
without a wiring diagram it is hard to tell what each wire is for, and like I first said sometimes these systems cannot be mixed

good luck

50 PSI for a 1/2 HP pump is approaching the upper limit for that pump. Many things can affect the upper limit. How far the pump has to pull water up the well pipe, is there any air leak what so ever on the input. If the pump lost its prime because it could not attain the 50PSI, I would suspect it may be just outside the limits of the pump at this point in time. If this pump is on a shallow well, it may be that the shallow well point is beginning to plug and not allowing as much water in which would cause a harder pull for the pump. I would turn the high pressure side down to maybe 45 and see if it operates properly at that pressure.

I hope this helps.

Hi Lamont .. I would first check test the float switch and make sure that it is faulty, set it up in a tub of water and manually move the float switch. see if it cycles on and off. sometimes the float will get hung up on its support or on the edges of the sump pit. If the float switch is faulty then YES it can be replaced,. try a building supply store like home depot or the pl;ace where you got the switch originally.

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jet or sub pump?