Auto top off not working

[Johnb123]

My only guess is I connected the wrong side of the live wire however it was the smooth side of the extension cord that I cut. Before I cut the otherside of the extension cord is there something else I could have connected wrong on the relay? Thanks.

 

[Johnb123]

My only guess is I connected the wrong side of the live wire however it was the smooth side of the extension cord that I cut. Before I cut the otherside of the extension cord is there something else I could have connected wrong on the relay? Thanks.

 

[Johnb123]

Third pic

 

[outy]

First check 12v power has power to the relay

Bypass the float switch and see if it cycles the relay using the 12v only lead



Might try the opposite side of the relay for the 12v power

 

[Johnb123]

i just cut the other side and still doesn't work there's something wrong with the wiring

this is the diagram of my relay if someone can tell me how to wire it thanks

 

[outy]

i just cut the other side and still doesn't work there's something wrong with the wiring

this is the diagram of my relay if someone can tell me how to wire it thanks

I own the same one.

Take all leads of relay switch

If you disconnect the float, the 12v power leads should trigger the relay, you can hear and see it.

If that's not working either the relay is bad or you don't have 12v

 

[Johnb123]

i just disconnected the float and connected the 12v directly to the relay and still nothing i guess a broken relay? weird..

 

[Johnb123]

also connected the 12v on the other side but didn't work either..

what's the orange piece on the bottom does it need to be pulled out maybe?

 

[outy]

a broken relay? ..

Yes.

If you are giving the top two connectors 12V and the solenoid is not clicking then it is broken.

 

[cpage101]

orange thing is to connect it onto a piece of din rail. You need a 12v coil that looks to be 120 or 240v coil maybe? 7 & 8 are your coil terminals. One side of you power supply would go on one of them. Then one side of your float switch would go on the other. Then splice the other side of the power supply to the other side of the float switch. That will turn relay on and off as required.

 

[Johnb123]

mines a 12v. so my power supply and float go on terminals 7 and 8? what number terminals does my extension cord attach to?

 

[outy]

mines a 12v. so my power supply and float go on terminals 7 and 8? what number terminals does my extension cord attach to?

Don't listen to him.

use the lower ones like you had.

Ive had mine for almost ten years and just replaced floats yesterday and rewired up mine.

Also removed one float and had it wired identical to yours in your pics above.



You had it wired correctly, its just a bad relay, they are cheap replace it

 

[cpage101]

3 & 5 if the diagram is the de energized state. Make sure your float switch is normally closed when it is down low and opens up when you raise the float up.

 

[cpage101]

It look like you have it on 1 & 5

 

[cpage101]

If you connect the ps directly to 7 &8 you should hear the relay click

 

[Johnb123]

thanks page it works! however i connected 2 float switches now how come they don't work independently? i want to make it so if a snail is holding down the first switch then if the water rises to the next switch it turns off but they seem to only work together and only turn off when both switches are lifted. flipping the floats around didn't help either.

 

[A1t2o]

You likely have them set up in parallel when you want them in series. You want it so that either can shut it off but both have to be on to turn it on? Then connect the positive of one to the negative of the other then the 2 remaining wires back into the same setup.

 

[Johnb123]

i have it hooked up in series. i want it so that it turns off when either switch is lifted. so if there's a snail holding down the first switch then the second switch can turn off alone once water gets to it.

i just switched the float switch wires to test if it's a negative/positive issue but nothing changed. does the way float switches are connected in series matter which pos and neg are connected together? it ends up being the same for me but i don't want issues down the road

 

[Johnb123]

how do you tell which is positive or negative they're both the same color and both have the same writing

 

[outy]

You wire it so the two floats look like a W with a wire nut on the middle tow wires

After that one float wire goes to the relay, and the other goes to 12v power, then the one 12v power lead goes to the relay.



Post pics of the finished wiring