Well Pump & Pressure Tank help needed

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If the gage reads any pressure with all valves open and the breaker off, then the gage is bad. They are only about $6.95

I have to agree with this I have gone through a few of those gages over the years.

 

[GaryQWA]

It sounds as if the nipple the switch is mounted on is blocked and the switch isn't seeing the change in pressure in real time; it is lagging. Clean out the nipple and up in the bottom of the switch. And replace the gauge too.

Don't let the pipes sit around without water in them again with the fixtures open and allow rust in the lines from drying out and going to powder.

 

[Bedlam]

Do you have a bladder tank? If so, you release all the water, and add air to the bladder tank I believe 2 lbs below the cut on pressure. For the high setting, adjust it to cut off at 50 pi.

Ref data

Set the air pressure in the empty water tank to 2 psi below the well pump pressure switch cut-in pressure. Bleed air pressure out of the water tank, or add air pressure into the water tank, until the tank pressure. For example, if your well pump pressure control switch is set to "cut in" (start pumping water from the well) at 30 psi, then set the pressure tank to (30 - 2) = 28 psi.

There is usually a 20 lb difference between cut on, and cut off pressure on the pressure switch, such as a 20-40, 30-50, or 40 60.

Thanks for posting this JJ. I was wondering that myself. I have an empty tank and fill it to 2 lbs under the cut in(30).
Now I'm wondering if I set it to this pressure, and then filled with water to the cut out of 60 lbs. I get a reading of 50 lbs. (with water pressure to 60 lbs.)I wondered if there was a formula to check the pressure if it was full of water at 60 lbs.? I assume its just common to set it as empty.( they are precharged supposedly to 30 lbs).
Glad you clarified it my friend says to See it to 30 lbs regardless to the water pressure in tank. I never thought that was correct.
Thanks again.

 

[captaincrab55]

Tap gently on the gauge to see if it's stuck... Does yout preasure switch have a small rod that sticks out?? If so, you may need to hold it till your preasure rises.

 

[Bedlam]

It sounds as if the nipple the switch is mounted on is blocked and the switch isn't seeing the change in pressure in real time; it is lagging. Clean out the nipple and up in the bottom of the switch. And replace the gauge too.

Don't let the pipes sit around without water in them again with the fixtures open and allow rust in the lines from drying out and going to powder.

Also agree. I have had plugged nipples, and sometime have had to remove and clean the bottom of the switch .(diaphram) But a new switch is cheap.Under 20 dollars.

 

[Jimbrown]

Those gauges will not survive freezing. If there was any water in the gauge and it froze it is broke you need a new gauge. I have replace the one on my pool every spring because they freeze every winter.

 

[buckle97]

Those gauges will not survive freezing. If there was any water in the gauge and it froze it is broke you need a new gauge.

We have had a very cold winter which is unusual for us. My entire setup is in an uninsulated pump house so the gauge could very easily have frozen.

 

[captaincrab55]

What type of pump do you have: deep well, shallow well or jet Pump???

 

[buckle97]

What type of pump do you have: deep well, shallow well or jet Pump???

I am guessing a deep well.

 

[tommu56]

I'm in the clogged line to the pressure switch / gauge camp too take the stuff loose and probe in there with a coat hanger and see if it's open

tom