On Sun, 14 Aug 2011 06:31:57 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

How exactly does it shut off and wait 30 mins?

SEE ATTACHED PHOTOS:
1. House Side: http://picturepush.com/public/6347599
2. Pump Side: http://picturepush.com/public/6347607
3. Well Side: http://picturepush.com/public/6347612

If 'you' can make sense of the setup, I'd LOVE to know how it actually
works!

Why, for example, are their FOUR boxes for the well?

This one of those four boxes does the 30-minute timeout when the well runs
dry:
* Pumptec Model 5800020116 P/N 223122101 Rev 4
* The NoLoad Sensor Pump Protection System for Franklin Submersible Motors

Another box 'must' run the motor itself ... I think it's this one:
* Franklin Electric Model 2801074915, 3/4 HP, 230 volts

A third box is clearly the circuit breaker for the well pump electrical
feed.

The last box, has no writing on it, and I don't know 'what' it does.

If YOU (or anyone) knows what these four "well boxes" do, please edify me!