How To Set Well Pressure Tank Air Pressure
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In this video I explain how a pressure tank works in a submersible or jet well pump application. I also show how to correctly set the air pressure in the expansion tank and how it relates to the pressure switch settings that you have.
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0:00 - Tank Setup Intro
0:48 - How To Check Well Tank's Pressure
3:11 - How To Set Well Tank's Pressure
3:49 - What Pressure To Set To
4:16 - Maintaining Your Well System
5:01 - Adding Pressure To The Tank
5:30 - Choosing The Right Tank
5:55 - Make The System Smart With Sense
7:10 - Verifying The Shutoff
7:18 - SUBSCRIBE!!!
Finally...a video about Well Pumps I can actually understand. ..Thank you for posting this
Finally someone explains this in an understandable way! Good on you.
LIFE SAVER DUDE. I'm not familiar with wells. From my other research it looked like I needed a new well. I tested my pressure as a long shot and this video just saved me from thousands of dollars that wouldn't fix my problem. I might need a new tank, but that isn't terrible. So far it's holding air. But it's old.
Great video, straightforward common-sense approach for how the system works, thanks for doing this.
Best video I have seen on the topic. Clear and concise. Thank you.
Ben you're a jack of all trades
AC, electrical, plumbing
Well done Ben. 1st video I looked at and you explained the pressure setting for the pressure tank clearly. My tank pressure was down to 15psi and the pump cycling. Set it to the pressure per your instructions and all looks good now. Thanks
Your a knowledgeable and gifted teacher
Great, great video. Clear easy to understand explanation Ben.
Your videos are so clear and detailed, I was able to see your individual DNA molecules in your hands of those close up shots.
Thanks Ben! You really helped us with setting up our pressure tank with your detailed info.
Thanks for the information and in a simple way that makes it easy to follow.
I have been looking for a video just like this and you nailed the answer right on the money.
Exactly what I was after. Well done!
Thank you for this Video. It was easy to understand. Really appreciate the help.
Very good explanation bro.
Thanks.
That valve is called a Schrader valve.
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What about a pressure tank in the hot sun? Will that affect the number
Thanks man u saved me allot of bs here in southern Oregon
awesome VIDEO . I have to
check my pressure tank . it
was installed a year ago .
great info, thank-you
Great job on the explanation
Always, always Benjamin...the best camera work and very informative without taking sooo much time to say it. Lol.
What brand pump and tank do you have...the sizes and such. That would be useful for me.
Thanks for your help...I don't know how many times now. I like your style of no nonsense and neat work. Jesus bless.
Told me everything I needed to know. Thank you
Great video. Very helpful.
Very nice video and well explained. Thanks
Great information there bro , thanks very well explained
this was such a good video. thanks so much.
Thank you!
The last time I checked my pressure tank was like 7 years ago.😂
excellent explanation
Nice information bro.Thank you.
You might want to just set it up so that if you want to drain your pressure tank you have a pipe that simply runs out through the wall and drains it outside. That's what I would do, of course I'm here in West Texas, it may be warmer here than where you are. Thanks so much for the video! It was very helpful.
Nice informative video man!
Thank you
ben your videos are awesome. thank you
Very Helpful, Thank You
Great info. Thanks.
Do you have any thoughts on Cycle Stop Valves? They sound good on paper but wondering if you have experience with them and could discuss pros/cons
Excellent video thank you!
thank you for the video, it's helpful
thanks for the informative video.
Great video man thanks a lot. I appreciate it.
Thank you.
Terrific vid! Thanks!
Very helpful
A very valuable addition to any well pump system is an electric light bulb placed somewhere outside the well house that comes on when the pump turns on. I just use a 14-2 romex feeding the exterior rated light fixture. I connect one of the 14-2 wires inside the pressure switch to one of the two pump/load terminals and the other simply grounded to one of the ground screws of the pressure switch housing. At the light fixturre, just connect the two wires as usual. Now, any time the pump comes on, there's a visual alert that can be seen from anywhere outside the well house as long as the pump is running.
Great video!
NIce job! I subscribed, hit the like and bell. At risk of sounding like an old fart, I have to say I love to see smart, well spoken, young people thriving in a blue collar career (like generations of my family) ready to help others learn how to do this or that as well. You will never be unemployed and probably already running your own business. You answered all the questions I had about pump tanks. I needed a refresher before I go adjust my son's house's well tank later today. I could not remember what the deal was with the 2 lb differential. All the best to you, Ben.
Me too, and everything you said. I have a blue collar daughter and one who loves physical work, she could watch it all day! Lol! We know which one would be good in a disaster situation. Luv 'em both, but...,
Thanks saved me from calling a plumber on my handyman service call that I couldn't figure out for anything 😄
Thanks!
Thanks for the video =)
Great helpful video Benjamin. I have a question. LG told me that my ice maker is not working properly because the water pressure is too high. I don't know if that's correct but I'm wondering how to permanently lower the pressure in my tank. It's now set at 40-60. Can I change it to 30-50? How do I do that? I'm assuming I let some air out of the tank to lower the cut-in number to 28. How do I adjust the pressure switch?
Thanks for your help
WHAT determines which pressure setting 30-50 or 20-40 is chosen Benjamin ????
Hi, greetings from Sri Lanka. Thanks for this very useful video. I am still learning. Recently my pressure pump for the bathroom showers started to drop pressure and as result the water flow gets really slow and only a while the pressure pump restarts. I checked the pressure gauge and find the pump restarts only when the pressure goes down to zero. Could you pl advice me to correct this, which nuts to adjust in the pressure switch? Thanks again.
Good video
Question: what does the tank do if the bladder pressure gets too low? what about too high? Are there symptoms one can detect while, say, taking a shower?
Thank you sir 👏👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍👌
.Great video , I will use these tips to analyze whats with the well pump.
On another job site last time I messed with the the sprinkler system box next to the well pump it started to smoke a little, then a lot, then a few small flames, I freaked out !! Thankfully the gardner next door saw me getting a little hysterical. by then it was kind of on fire !
we had to call the electrician to rewire the yard, omg it was something . WHAT A DAY! lol
One question, Why are you standing in a puddle of water with 220volts running through the system. Be careful ! I subscribed please make more videos !
Nice
i was told 2lbs below pump kick in pressure with system depressurized .good video ! ben !!
When draining the tank do you close off the valve going to the rest of the house or do you let it all drain back into the sump area?
At 1:40 , when showing that you have to empty the water from the pressure tank, you say "You can do this any place in your house." My tank is 2" above the floor in my basement, so would your statement mean that I could turn on the water in the (basement) laundry tub to empty the tank? I suppose if I do that first, then I could empty the last little bit of water from the hose bib plumbed in right next to the pressure tank to completely empty it. Did I understand you correctly and it my procedure adequate?
Are you supposed to close the water faucets when pressurizing the tank?
So can you put air in the tank with a compressor? I have a 20 40 wellsaver pressure tank, it has twenty lbs when we checked the valve, but our PSI valve is at 0.
What about a pressure tank in the hot sun? Will that affect the number. Benjamin Sahlstrom
I wonder if you could help me find answers to the following:
Thinking to lower the pressure tank and connect to the pump about 10' - 15' under the ground to eliminate the heating well house in the winter season. My pipe runs about 6' under the ground. 1) is it a good idea? 2) how to do it? 3) Should I install another pressure tank under the house in the crawl space? The well is about 30 yards away from the house.
Oh mygosh , I havent checked tank pressure in the 23 years i've lived here, but you're right not enough tank pressure. I do remember Eddy Haskell.
So my water outlate have 50 psi what is pressure switch should I get and do I have put more air in tank till it's reach 50 psi air in it?
Great video, so many idiots set the tank when empty to the line pressure desired. Which is 100% wrong. It should be about half of your desired pressure to prevent early bladder failure.
Does it matter what side of the tee you put your pressure gauges and pressures relief valve
While you are doing all this, do you also need to shut the water intake to the water heater so that it doesn’t go dry?
And also does it matter the size of tank , as a rule is the pressure all ways te lowest number of the switch as a pressure #number, thanks again 👍
Hi - Where did you get that tester?
DO YOU HAVE TO CHANGE THE TANK AND HOW OFTEN DO U CHANGE IT. HOW LONG WILL IT LAST. WHAT DO U DO WITH THE TANK AFTER. COULD IT BE SOLD BACK.
Hello friend how many psi of pressure should I put to my 4 gallon well thank. Thanks
You have have already started to answer questions anyway pressure take started leaking went to the hardware store not knowing anything I took his advice and got a 30 gallon tank witch the one I took out 75 gallon now I have to much air in the system what can you offer me help on
Thank you
If you add a second tank, does it have to be the same size as the first one?
May I ask...
I have a 44 gallon well X Trol tank with a 60/80 pressure switch, that I have set to 55/75 for maximum pressure at my bathrooms, but not hitting the 80lb max, that home piping is rated for.
So with that set up, what should be the air pressure in my water tank itself in order to maximize the house water pressure?
If I understood your video right, I need to get it to 53 pounds of pressure inside the tank, correct?
Thanks in advance for your response back and thanks for the great vid.
Edit to add another question...
Can I drop my pressure switch down to 45psi, so that the settings will be 45/75? My thinking is, if I drop the low down from 55 to 45, I'll still have solid pressure, but I am extending my well pump life by a lot, because it will comes on less, and stay on longer when it does come on.
I think these questions will help a lot of people, and if they do, please watch the video, but also watch the ads. Sit through the ads no matter how painful, as they get the great people who create awesome vids like this paid a little bit. JS. 😊
TY Benjamin! 👍
Are different tanks require different pressures?
Hey Ben first of all when I thank you for sharing your knowledge and wisdom I was wondering maybe if you you can help me figure out the layout and set up of my components. I have a water storage tank from a well system so it goes like this well to storage tank storage tank to house, and my components I would like to have your wisdom on how to set up in the order would be a settlement spin down filter to my Grundfos booster pump expansion tank whole house filtration system and I have a electric tankless hot water heater so if it’s not much to ask from you, could you please help me with the set up and configuration just wondering if the order in my head matches up with how you would set it up I thank you very much for any feedback. God bless Ben be safe.
I have recently watched probably 6-8 videos with folks troubleshooting pump/pressure switch/pressure tank issues. Not 1 has mentioned anything about the tube that runs from the pump to the switch. I'm in Florida and every one of them I've seen are plastic. We have a fairly serious sulfur content (NEW WELL) and the darn sulfur has clogged up the jet in the pump twice now in 2 years to the point that mechanical intervention and even flushing with muriatic acid has to be done in order to get it to pump water again. Have you ever dealt with something like this?
Good video bro, you look alot like Leave it to Beaver
Great information. My jet pump is short cycling. Should I install a larger pressure tank?
No, firat check if the bladder of your pressure tank is spoiled. This causes the pressure tank to become water-logged resulting in short cycling.
Thanks Benjamin, my 40/60 tank is reading at 40 psi, is this bad? I know it shouldn’t be 38
I have a small floater which just runs my sprinklers. I noticed at any given time the pump would come on for about 2 maybe 3 seconds and just stop again every so often. Not sure if the tank was just so low on pressure. Now the pump doesn't come on when activated my the sprinkler panel. I took a tire gauge to check tank I get a 0 psi reading
When on a well what determines the overall water pressure? My pressure tank is set to fill at 40 and stop at 50 psi, and my water pressure after the tank is 45 psi. Is there anyway to safely increase this?
My faucets in the house spit out water when the faucets are turned on . Could this be a problem with the pressure not being set correctly in the tank?
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Fck off with your generation crap.
I have Pressure switch 30/50 psi, I filled pressure tank with water and air, pressure turned off when when it’s over 50 psi and turn on when it’s lower the 30 psi, I have water in the house but i have to help pressure tank with adding air until 50 psi( when pump is running) , pump keep running and stock on 38 psi then when I plug air in and help build a pressure in the system, when it’s over 50 it’s turning off.. I have feeling like air leaking somewhere. But I have water in water faucet, and again pump turning on when it’s lower then 30 psi and then pump keep building pressure until 38 psi and just keep running without shut off i until I start adding air to 50psi until pressure switch hit and stop pump. Please tell me what is the problem?
How many liters this tank.. thanks
What is the other black cap for ?
Hi Ben - great video - thanks! I would like to adjust my pressure tank so that i can allow my pump to generate more pressure. Does that mean I simply need to a) empty the tank of water; b) pump more air into the tank...? The pump is 380 watts and currently is set to shut off at 43 psi. I want it to push until it hits 59 psi. Is the pressure tank the LIMITING FACTOR in this setup? Thanks again!
It's all just an open space. If you decrease the air pressure, you'll have less water in the tank, but the water will get to the same pressure. You can't get more pressure than your pump can produce.
If your system is set up correctly, your pump was sized according to its pump curve and the max amount of water it can pump out of your well at a given pressure range like 20-40, 30-50, 40-60psi. You can't just soup up your pump pressure to get more water. If that forces your pump on the high end of it's pump curve, you can wear it out prematurely.
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What happens if the tank have to much pressure Can burn the points on the pressure switch? Because I put new switch and burn t he points
Plz help. I have a 24l tank and wanted to know if the pressure setting would be the same
It has to do with your pressure switch, not the size of the tank. The pressure switch will come on a certain pressure. You want the tank pressure to be 2 psi less than that number.
You look like “Beaver Cleaver”!
Maple, so dang funny cause the nano-second I saw him I thought to myself "holy cow its the BEAVER!!"..and I went to the comment section immediately to make a comment and saw that you had already beaten me to it! Haha.
I can hear him saying something like "well gee Wally you think dad is gonna be sore about that window Lumpy and me broke today?"
What a flashback this was!! You have to be well into your 60's to get it but this guy is the spittin' image of Beaver Cleaver. Fun stuff.
Rapture Bound and Maple
"Mrs Cleaver...you must be so proud that young Theodore is doing so well in the well business"...Eddie Haskell
@@rapturebound197 Oh Man! And you both beat me to it! Lol
@@aroniousskywalker1765 haha...ya. Don't you wish the world was that simple and straightforward again?!
I miss those days.
Rapture Bound, no kidding!
Back then, the propaganda told you that some families were perfect (I can live with that). Now it tells you that good is evil, evil is good, and that the boogie man is real and at your door!
Do I have to drain the water to add air. My 40/60 is reading 1 psi and I just drained it my pressureguage is broken . And the problem I have is high and low water pressure.
How do I know which pressure switch I have? Or can It be adjusted to different cut in and cut out pressures?
If you haven't found out by now...
Unscrew the silver nut on top of the switch, pull the cover off, the pressure should be shown inside the cover.
You can adjust the pressure to a point.
That part is sort of difficult for me to explain, bit there's lots of RUclips videos that can do better than me.
Be careful though, that's 240 volts going to the switch.
Be safe and good luck👍
This depends on the type of your pressure tank. However in my experience with modern pressure tanks, first check the ratings for your individual tank. It should be printed clearly on a label somewhere on the tank.
Didn’t see the specs on that particular pressure tank. But that’s an incredibly low water pressure. Standard residential is 60 psi in most areas. And you don’t want to go beyond about 75 or 80 for any reason for residential water. Specs on that particular tank will probably tell you’ve got a max pressure Capability of 125 psi. Of course that may not do much good if you have pressure reduced at the well.
And as always, if it was configured based on the capacity or capability of your well then it should be left at those settings. There’s absolutely so much to get into on this subject there’s no way to do it in a single comment. If you’re having trouble with your water pressure, first you should check the pressure regulator on your well, and consider bringing that tank up to 60 psi if it can handle it. It very likely can handle that.
Of course you need to be sure your well pump is rated for those pressures. A few of them simply are not. But most can
And Jerry Mathers as The Beaver....
His brother
iam about install my deep well pump anyone can help me. my well 1020feet and water level about 200 feet deep and want to have at least 25 gallons per minutes so what kind of pump and how deep the pump can go and what kond of water pressure i have to have?
thanks
Isn't possible that the valve core of the Scrader could go bad and leak air?
my tanker has the rubber insert where you put air the rubber is leaking how can I replace it ?