Well Pump Pressure Switch Reset Button

Locate the pressure switch.

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. Replacing the pressure switch is cheap and takes only about.

The most common use for this switch is as well pump run dry protection. It s what senses when water pressure has dropped to the point where the pressure tank requires more water. References boulder gnc water well. 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.

Your well pump gets its marching orders from the switch mounted on the pressure tank. The switch then powers up the well pump. Resetting a pressure switch jonra springs jonra springs began writing in 1989. 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.

Labeled on the side of the pressure switch the lever should be in the auto down position 4. 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. 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.

If your water well system is equipped with a low pressure cut off switch you will need to reset it if the water pressure drops below a desired point. Tube near the pressure tank. Pumpstop universal pump protection switch shown above in a photo wiring sketch from the company s website for jet pumps centrifugal pumps protects against loss of pump prime stuck or failed pressure control switch broken valves stuck relays loss of water in the well itself user error check valve failure. It will have wires coming out of it going to the pump and to the breaker box.

Locate the pressure gauge. 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. Small round dial indicator usually attached to the piping on the pressure tank near the pressure switch.