when in doubt always listen to a DIY advice from Florida man wearing jean shorts and white new balance shoes...possibly no shirt... good video. thank you for advice
Good tutorial! I remember the days when we had a similar system. I rebuilt the well pump assembly a couple times but never replaced that switch. Good knowledge to have.
I use a standard tire pressure gauge like you would use for your bicycle or car. The one that I have is actually connected to an air hose from my compressor, which is why it looks a little different. You could even use a bicycle pump to put additional air in the bladder of the pressure tank because it only requires a few pounds of pressure.
Thank you for this tutorial I’ve been working on my well for about 14 years off and on……Although my pressure switch has a water tube going to the plumbing it’s about the size of a soda straw so it’s a little different than your set up……basically my pump will turn off at 60 psi but will not turn on at 40 psi………. so I’m pretty sure it’s the pressure switch fingers crossed……… anyway I’m going to attempt to replace the pressure switch in the morning thanks for the video
I could not get my pressure switch to adjust while watching my pressure gage. Come to find out my gage was buggered and was reading 30psi high and was also not reading differential pressure correctly. Swapped out the gage and got everything dialed in
Thank you for the comment. The switch is recalibrated when you purchase it, but if you need to change the pressure for whatever reason, there is a nut on top of the spring that you can adjust up or down to increase or decrease the pressure. After mine was installed, I increased the pressure about five psi because I have drip irrigation and I wanted to have a little bit more pressure in the line. You don’t want it too high though because you can damage your plumbing inside the house.
I turned the power off at the breaker because most well pumps are wired for 220 and are hardwired. But I guess you could unplug it if that was your situation. Hope this helps.
Our water pump is not switching off and the pressure is building causing pipes to burst open. I’m thinking the switch needs to be replaced. This will be our 3rd switch in 2 years. How often do they need to be replaced? Also we had a tornado knock a tree on our system. Since then the softener will not refill. How do make it regenerate? Do you have any videos on the steps to take to fix the softener ?
Hi sir, good video, could you kindly answer 2 questions: 1) what type of pressure gauge was used at 8:07 to check the booster tank pressure? 2) how was the booster tank pressure 'pumped up' from 16psi to the desired 38psi?
Thanks for the comment. I used a tire gauge that I use on my car tires that has a fitting to connect to an air compressor. I just turned down my air compressor some and use that to boost the pressure back up. I think the valve is called a Schrader valve. Basically, it’s the one that is in a bicycle tube and then I just pumped it up that way.
Thank you very much for your prompt and clear reply. In my case due to the location and size of the booster tank I will have to use a manual car tire pump which should be okay for adding a few psi. Thanks
Great video, about to replace mine. If the PSI is not set exactly 40 60 from the factory and the nuts have to be turned, do we turn those as it is running, or, shut the power off each time to turn the nuts and watch PSI?
Why you all keep skipping that part of reconnecting wires. Yeah they are marked but theres a few of us that wanna know where wire from the pump should be connected. You guys skip that part to the final product which i feel that very important to keep recording
Hi Jesus, I marked the wires with a sharpie before I removed them (1, 2, 3, 4) and just put them back in the same order. I did cut off the frayed ends and crimped a new connector on each wire, but they are in the same order they came off. I don’t know which is which either!
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when in doubt always listen to a DIY advice from Florida man wearing jean shorts and white new balance shoes...possibly no shirt... good video. thank you for advice
My NB 608’s have allowed me to undertake all sorts of adventures! Thanks for the comment!
Nicely done and very practical advice.
Thank you! I’m glad it was useful
Info for you.
Good video. Note that sometimes that nipple pipe can get clogged. I replace that nipple every time I replace the switch.
That’s great advice… I’ll do it next time.
This is better than the video, with the guy that owns his own well business.
Thanks! Hope it was helpful.
Good tutorial! I remember the days when we had a similar system. I rebuilt the well pump assembly a couple times but never replaced that switch. Good knowledge to have.
Very good job, explaining the process to replace pressure switch. 👍
Thanks Michael… I hope it was useful for you.
Great video! Changing mine now….
I use a standard tire pressure gauge like you would use for your bicycle or car. The one that I have is actually connected to an air hose from my compressor, which is why it looks a little different. You could even use a bicycle pump to put additional air in the bladder of the pressure tank because it only requires a few pounds of pressure.
Can't you just unplug the power source to the pressure switch so you don't have to turn it off at the breaker box?
Thank you for this tutorial I’ve been working on my well for about 14 years off and on……Although my pressure switch has a water tube going to the plumbing it’s about the size of a soda straw so it’s a little different than your set up……basically my pump will turn off at 60 psi but will not turn on at 40 psi………. so I’m pretty sure it’s the pressure switch fingers crossed………
anyway I’m going to attempt to replace the pressure switch in the morning thanks for the video
Thanks for taking the time to comment… let me know if it works for you. Thanks!
This guy had me fooled. He sounds a lot like Mike Rowe of Dirty Jobs. Great video! Good safety practice, from a 50 year electrician!
Thanks Mark. I’d hire a 50 year electrician if I had Mike Rowe’s money!
I could not get my pressure switch to adjust while watching my pressure gage. Come to find out my gage was buggered and was reading 30psi high and was also not reading differential pressure correctly. Swapped out the gage and got everything dialed in
where do you get the device to test the pressure and/or inflate to the correct pressure?
Do the pressure switches come preset from the factory? Thanks for the thorough video.
Thank you for the comment. The switch is recalibrated when you purchase it, but if you need to change the pressure for whatever reason, there is a nut on top of the spring that you can adjust up or down to increase or decrease the pressure. After mine was installed, I increased the pressure about five psi because I have drip irrigation and I wanted to have a little bit more pressure in the line. You don’t want it too high though because you can damage your plumbing inside the house.
I turned the power off at the breaker because most well pumps are wired for 220 and are hardwired. But I guess you could unplug it if that was your situation. Hope this helps.
You did great brother
Thanks!
Our water pump is not switching off and the pressure is building causing pipes to burst open. I’m thinking the switch needs to be replaced.
This will be our 3rd switch in 2 years. How often do they need to be replaced?
Also we had a tornado knock a tree on our system.
Since then the softener will not refill. How do make it regenerate? Do you have any videos on the steps to take to fix the softener ?
How long did it take to get the system back to its normal pressure?
Once I turned the power back on maybe 10-15 seconds.
How do you reset the switch. When the lever is missing?
I lost power, but the greatly box is missing that level
Hi sir, good video, could you kindly answer 2 questions: 1) what type of pressure gauge was used at 8:07 to check the booster tank pressure? 2) how was the booster tank pressure 'pumped up' from 16psi to the desired 38psi?
Thanks for the comment. I used a tire gauge that I use on my car tires that has a fitting to connect to an air compressor. I just turned down my air compressor some and use that to boost the pressure back up. I think the valve is called a Schrader valve. Basically, it’s the one that is in a bicycle tube and then I just pumped it up that way.
Thank you very much for your prompt and clear reply. In my case due to the location and size of the booster tank I will have to use a manual car tire pump which should be okay for adding a few psi. Thanks
Great video, about to replace mine. If the PSI is not set exactly 40 60 from the factory and the nuts have to be turned, do we turn those as it is running, or, shut the power off each time to turn the nuts and watch PSI?
You can do it with the power on and while watching the gauge, just be careful of the contacts.
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Why you all keep skipping that part of reconnecting wires. Yeah they are marked but theres a few of us that wanna know where wire from the pump should be connected. You guys skip that part to the final product which i feel that very important to keep recording
Hi Jesus, I marked the wires with a sharpie before I removed them (1, 2, 3, 4) and just put them back in the same order. I did cut off the frayed ends and crimped a new connector on each wire, but they are in the same order they came off. I don’t know which is which either!
Too much bull. Just get to replacement
I’ll keep that in mind for the next one… thanks.