Grundfos SQF 200 controller

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  • liteguy1
    Junior Member
    • Sep 2014
    • 16

    Grundfos SQF 200 controller

    Hello All,

    Today I experienced that my pump continues to run even though the relay on the SQF 200 gets turned off. I'm thinking this is a circuit board issue. Anybody else experience this syndrome/thoughts?
  • Mike90250
    Moderator
    • May 2009
    • 16020

    #2
    Can you actually hear the relay click ? If you can't, and used to be able to, the contacts may be stuck.
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    • liteguy1
      Junior Member
      • Sep 2014
      • 16

      #3
      Originally posted by Mike90250
      Can you actually hear the relay click ? If you can't, and used to be able to, the contacts may be stuck.
      I will give it a listen tomorrow and report back.

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      • inetdog
        Super Moderator
        • May 2012
        • 9909

        #4
        Originally posted by liteguy1
        I will give it a listen tomorrow and report back.
        If the contacts are stuck, it may be the result of overloading the relay, or it may just be old age. For a sealed (ice cube) relay, a common way of checking for this and making a temporary fix is to gently (or less gently but do not break the circuit board) tap the relay case with the handle of a screwdriver at a time when the relay should be off (like with the power removed from the controller). That may free up the contacts.
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