The control switch on my well water storage tank sticks or something--sometimes it clicks 15 times before it is successful in turning on the pump. After a while, this continuous action roils up the water in the well and we start getting muddy water. This has happened a lot of times. Usually, after a period of days or weeks, the problem will correct itself. Until the next time. Is there some way I can correct it when it starts so I don't have it keep on malfunctioning and pumping muddy water?

You can start with filing the points (power off) with an emory board. If that doesn't help, then replace the switch as they are relatively cheap at twenty bucks or so.

Is your pump in the well or above ground? How large is your pressure tank?


sometimes it clicks 15 times before it is successful in turning on the pump. Is this a rapid clicking as in the switch is turning off/on quickly 15 or so times?