Well Pump Pressure Switch Reset Button
It s what senses when water pressure has dropped to the point where the pressure tank requires more water.
Well pump pressure switch reset button. Submersible well pump reset instructions. You ll find the pressure switch mounted on a 1 4 in. Well pump pressure switch adjustment. This is not enough time for the pump to bring up water pressure so the pressure switch brand new will shut it off.
The only way to run my well pump is to push in the reset button on the well control box. Your well pump gets its marching orders from the switch mounted on the pressure tank. The control box is a sta rite. Your well pump is reset when you can release the lever and it continues to run.
If your well pump pressure switch isn t functioning give us a call at 623 582 5069 today and we ll be happy to fix it for you. The pressure should read zero or very low. Replacing the pressure switch is cheap and takes only about. Small round dial indicator usually attached to the piping on the pressure tank near the pressure switch.
It will be approximately 3 inches long by two inches wide two inches high and will be connected to a 1 4 inch metal pipe sticking up from the main water line coming from the well going to the pressure tank. It will run for 30 secs. Then check the pressure switch. Resetting a pressure switch jonra springs jonra springs began writing in 1989.
The switch then powers up the well pump. When the switch acts up and they all do eventually you ll see all kinds of strange behavior pump won t turn on turns on erratically or won t shut off. References boulder gnc water well. Pump it up pump services is a top well pump switch repair company in phoenix az.
Locate the pressure switch. If the switch is bad it won t start the well pump and you won t have water so. Hold the lever in place for one minute to allow the water pressure to build inside the pump. The most common use for this switch is as well pump run dry protection.
I have to press the reset button everytime i want the pump to run. The drop in pressure may occur if you attempt to use a greater volume of water than either the well or well pump can produce. It will have wires coming out of it going to the pump and to the breaker box. Locate the pressure gauge.