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- Remove the switch cover and feed wires from the pump motor and power supply through the openings on either side of the switch. Attach motor wires to the terminals marked “LOAD” or “2 and 3” terminals.
- Both Aquatec pumps and tank pressure switches have pressure adjustments. The adjustment screws are indicated by the red circles in the picture. The adjustment is done with a very small Allen wrench — 050' to be exact. The factory preset is normally 80 psi for the pump and 40 psi for the pressure switch.
Once you've adjusted the pressure switch, turn the circuit breaker back on to test the pressure switch settings. Turn on a faucet nearby to drain water from the tank until the pump comes back on. You will have to note the psi setting while the pump is on, and again when it turns off, to get a good reading.
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If you've recently moved out of the city, where a home's water pressure is typically 60 pounds per square inch (psi), it might be disappointing to find a drop in water pressure in your new country home. When you turn on the shower and have to run around inside it to get wet, increasing the home's water pressure takes center stage. To improve the well water's pressure requires a few quick adjustments to the pressure tank and pressure switch.
- Turn off the circuit breaker that supplies power to the well pump and pressure switch. This critical step ensures your safety as you work on the system. Both the well pump and pressure switch usually operate on the same circuit.
- Locate the air-fill valve atop the pressure tank. The pressure tank sits adjacent to the well pump. The air-fill valve is similar to the valves found on tires for adding air, though the air-fill valve on the tank is metal.
- Attach the tire pressure gauge to the air-fill valve to get the pressure reading for the tank. The default setting for most tanks is 28 psi, but it could be lower if it was set to match the default setting of the pressure switch, which is 20 psi. Pressure tanks are typically 2 to 4 psi below the cut-in setting of the pressure switch. Make a note of the reading because you will need to add air before completing the project.
- Find the pressure switch box, a small rectangular box installed on the piping from the well to the pressure tank. Pressure switch boxes are usually gray or black and have a small acorn or castellated nut that keeps the cover in place. Approximately 4 inches long and almost 3 inches wide, the box stands above the piping adjacent to the pressure gauge that indicates the water pressure in the water line. Note the setting on the pressure gauge, as this is the current pressure level within the water delivery system.
- Remove the nut on the cover by turning it with the adjustable wrench counterclockwise. Lift the cover from the box. Look at the front or inside the cover for a diagram. Some pressure switch manufacturers include a diagram delineating the specific settings for the pressure switch such as '20/40,' '30/50' and '40/60.'
- Examine the components of the pressure switch. Note the contact points and two nuts that require adjustment to change the settings. The 1/2-inch nut is for the cut-in pressure that tells the pump to turn on. When a faucet is turned on in the house, the pressure drops in the tank as water leaves. The switch transmits a message to the pump to turn on when the pressure drops to the cut-in setting. To increase the cut-in setting, adjust the nut clockwise with the 1/2-inch wrench.
- Place the 7/16-inch wrench on the second nut and adjust it clockwise to increase the cutoff setting for the well pump. The second setting tells the pump to shut off after reaching the desired pressure level and the water pressure tank is full. Set the cover back on the switch, but don't tighten the acorn nut yet.
- Turn the circuit breaker back on to test the pressure switch settings. Find a water valve close to the pressure tank and open it to drain water out of the tank until the pump kicks on. Note the psi setting on the pressure gauge when the pump turns on. Shut the water valve off and pay attention to the pressure gauge to note the pressure when the pump turns off. Typical settings for the pump to kick on and off include 20 for pump cut-in and 40 for cutoff, 30 and 50, and 40 and 60. If the pressure switch settings are different, readjust to choose 30 or 40 for cut-in, and 50 or 60 for cutoff. Repeat this process until you obtain the desired setting. Don't forget to turn off the circuit breaker when you readjust the pressure switch.
- Add air to the pressure tank via the air-fill valve using the portable air pressure tank. Periodically check the pressure as you add air with the tire pressure gauge. Add or release air until the pressure tank's setting is 2 to 4 psi below the cut-in setting for the pressure switch. If the cut-in setting is 40, then adjust the pressure tank to 38 or 36. If 30, adjust to 28 or 26 psi.
- Replace the pressure switch cover and nut once the settings are complete. Turn the power to back on.
- Adjustable wrench
- 1/2- or 3/8-inch wrench or socket and ratchet
- 7/16-inch wrench
- Tire pressure gauge
- Portable air tank
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Do not adjust the cutoff setting above 60 psi unless the pressure switch supports a higher setting. Adjusting the pressure too high could cause water pipe breakage, leaks and switch failure.
Before adjusting the pressure switch and tank settings clean faucet and showerheads in the home to ensure none of their small screens is clogged with sand or other debris from the water delivery system. Check the washer hot and cold feeds and clean these small screens as well.
Another method to increase the pressure in the system is to upgrade the submersible pump. Pumps are rated by the gallons per minute of water they deliver. Most pumps are typically matched to the recovery system of the well by the person who installed the pump in the first place.
Warning
Do not adjust the cutoff setting above 60 psi, unless the pressure switch supports a higher setting. Adjusting the pressure too high could cause water switch failure and pipe breakage.
Always use caution working with tools, water and electricity. Confirm that the circuit breaker is off and there is no electricity in the system before adjusting the settings on the pressure switch. If you don't have experience, call a professional to make these adjustments.
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How to Replace a Water Pressure Control Switch that Sticks 'ON' or 'OFF' or is irregular.
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This article describes how to replace a water pressure control switch which is not working properly or perhaps is not working at all. We describe and illustrate how to find the pump switch, then we detail how to identify, remove, and replace the water pump pressure control switch for both above-ground pump and submersible well pump systems.
We also provide a MASTER INDEX to this topic, or you can try the page top or bottom SEARCH BOX as a quick way to find information you need.
Water Pump Presssure Control Switch Replacement Procedure
In the sketch at page top the water pump pressure control switch is indicated by the green arrow; we show this switch in more details in photographs provided below.
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How to Remove and Replace a Water Pump Pressure Control Switch
This article explains the detailed steps to install a new water pump pressure control switch, or the steps to follow to remove and replace an existing pump pressure control switch.
These pump switch instasllation tips will make removing and replacing the water pump control switch easier, and which will reduce the water spillage (or spray) into the room during this operation.
Really? Yeah. if you're like me you are replacing the entire pressure control switch assembly and its mounting tubing or the tubing that conducts water pressure to the pressure-sensing diaphragm on the switch base.
However if you're like a few of our more adventurous readers and you want to replace just burned pressure switch contacts or a diaphragm with a hole in it, see this separate article:
- Turn off electrical power to the water pump. If you simply unscrew the pump control without first turning off the pump and taking pressure off of the water tank and pump, you will have a fountain of water squirting all over the place.
See WATER PUMP ELECTRICAL SWITCHES
If you make this mistake and if you can't easily simply screw the old parts right back in to stop the leak, (you'll only do it once) don't panic - it's just water. Just turn off the pump and open a nearby valve to take water pressure off of the system.
If the pressure control switch is mounted high, say on top of a well pump which is itself on top of a water tank, all you need to do is take pressure off the water tank – don’t need to drain it fully.
- Disconnect electrical wiring from the water pump control
Find the water pump pressure control switch: first of course we need to find the pressure control switch. If you can't find the control,
see WATER PUMP PRESSURE SWITCH LOCATION.
The pump switch will be usually be located on the pump itself (above ground water pumps) or on a tee at the water pressure tank outlet.
If your pressure tank and pump controls are not inside the building they may be located in a basement crawl area or outside in a well pit.
(WELL PITS).
On a building water pump-operated water supply system there is virtually always a pressure control switch somewhere; on some irrigation systems or other special designs the pump may operate only with an 'off-on' switch and there may be no pressure tank and pressure control switch.
Take a photo of your wiring connections before you touch anything, then you might as well as label the wires and perhaps make a little sketch showing which wires connected to which of the two or four terminals on the switch.
Watch out: you can be killed by electrocution. Be sure that electrical power has been turned off, confirm that power is off using a neon tester or VOM. If you are not skilled and trained in this work, hire an electrician or plumber to do these tasks.
Mark the electrical wires and their proper connection points on the water pressure control switch. If you're proceeding on your own, mark and label each wire and each terminal that it was connected to so that you can replace the wiring correctly later.
- Remove water pressure from the water tank (see that gauge in my photo: if there's water pressure on your system you'll have it squirting all over the place if you don't remove pressure before opening any plumbing fittings: remove water pressure from the water tank and pump by opening a nearby faucet or tub, or by connecting a garden hose to the water tank drain and running the hose outside.
You might not need to drain all of the water out of the water tank:- Water tank full drain down method #1:
If the pump pressure control switch is mounted at the bottom of the water tank
– you can drain the water tank completely, but watch out for losing pump prime on some older types of pumps
– take some water into reserve containers in case re priming of an old jet pump is needed at the end of this repair.
This will not be a concern the well pump is a submersible one down in the well since such pumps are self-priming. - Water tank partial drain down method #2:
you can take the water pressure off of the water tank, down to say 5 or 10 psi, and speed up the repair process by following these steps:
- Enlist the aid of an accomplice whose role we'll explain in a minute
- Have all water pump control repair parts you might need close at hand and prepared for use
- a new little riser pipe
- a pipe plug of the same thread and diameter as the pump control mounting pipe you’re removing
- Pipe dope or teflon tape
- All new parts you intend to replace
- Water tank full drain down method #1:
- Unscrew the old parts
Block leaking water with a finger or a pipe plug.
As you remove them and water begins to flow out of the opening where the control was mounted, the accomplice simply puts his/her finger over the hole and keeps it there while you do your control checkout or prepare the replacement to screw in – it’s easy to hold back 5 psi with a finger over a small hole.
If you don’t have an assistant, remove the old parts, and through the flowing water out of the threaded opening, screw in the pipe plug you bought for that purpose (cheap assistant) to close the leak, then go on to investigate the control or prepare and re-install the new one. - Replace the pump pressure control parts with the new ones or the repaired ones you've got at hand.
we like to prepare the new replacement parts with pipe dope or teflon tape before taking apart the old ones - that makes it quicker and neater in reassembling the pump pressure control switch with minimum water spillage.
- Reconnect the electrical wiring to the water pump control just as the previous control was wired.
For a 120V circuit, there will be four electrical wires, two line-in wires (hot and neutral wires) from the power source are connected to two screws which may be indicated as 'Line' by markings on the switch, and two line-out wires (hot and neutral wires) bringing power out of the control and on to the water pump.
Watch out: also, as the manufacturer (Schneider Electric for Square D Pumptrol wiring connections),
Electrical equipment should be serviced only by qualified electrical maintenance personnel. No responsibility is assumed by Square D [ nor by InspectApedia.com ] for any consequences arising out of the use of this material.- Pumptrol Pressure Switch Installation & Wiring Instructions (2010), retrieved 1 April 2015, Schneider Electric USA 8001 Knightdale Blvd. Knightdale, NC 27545 1-888-SquareD (1-888-778-2733) www.us.SquareD.com
Below is a simple wiring diagram example using a Square D Pumptrol installation schematic and a photo of a typical pump wiring hook-up.
Watch out: If your pump pressure control switch is controlling a higher capacity submersible well pump, the electrical wires leaving the control may feed a separate heavy duty pump relay switch rather than going directly to the water pump. Well pump relay control panels are discussed separately
at WATER PUMP RELAY SWITCH.
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- Turn off any faucets you opened earlier to remove pressure from the water system.
- Turn the water pump electrical power back on
- Watch the water tank pressure gauge, and when you have about 20 psi in the system (our gauge reading shown here is a bit too high) turn the water pump power back off and check the system for leaks.
Wipe dry any wet parts, especially around the bottom of the pump control and where the pump control mounting pipe or fitting mounts into the water pump or water tank fitting.
Inspect your plumbing connections closely for water seeping out - if you have leaks go back to step 1 or 2 and re-make your connections with better preparation of the threads with pipe dope or teflon tape.
If you need to adjust the operating pressure range of the pressure switch see 'How to Adjust Water Pump Pressure' given just below. - When you confirm that there are no water leaks, turn your pump power back on and the system should operate normally.
IF the well pump is still not turning on and off properly you probably have another or a different problem.
See the other water pressure and water pump control diagnostic articles listed at WATER PUMP PRESSURE CONTROL REPAIR - home
- How to Adjust Water Pump Pressure: The procedure for inspecting and adjusting the water pressure control switch is discussed in detail
at ADJUST PUMP PRESSURE CONTROL.
If you wish, still more excruciatingly-exact details about adjusting a pressure control switch, including which way to turn the larger range nut and the smaller differential nut are found
at PRESSURE SWITCH NUT ADJUSTMENTS
At WATER TANK BLADDER PRESSURE ADJUSTMENT we discuss fine tuning the pump pressure control switch to work perfectly with the exact air pressure pre-charge in a bladder type well tank.
Reader Question: how do I replace the well pump pressure control switch shown in this photo?
Regarding your text stating that
'Other pressure control switches may be bolted right to the pump motor and may use a flexible plastic or copper tube to transmit water pressure to the switch...'If this pipe (usually ¼” or 1/8” IPT diameter) is clogged..'
There is no such tubing [visible] on my system (see the photo at left), yet switches I looked at, at HomeDepot.com mention '1/4 in. pressure connection'.
Am I going to run into a problem if I don't have this tubing? Can I still use such a switch? Here is a picture of back of the pressure control switch.
Reply: You'll be fine with a new pressure control switch, a close nipple (iron pipe thread) of brass or galvanized steel, and some teflon pipe tape or pipe sealant.
It looks like your switch a 1/4' rather than 1/8' diameter iron pipe though I'm not quite sure from just the photo. Larger diameter gauge and pressure switch mounting pipe means less likely for the pipe itself to clog with sediment, rust, debris. But the principle is the same.
The reason you don't see a 'tube' or mounting pipe is that your pressure switch connecting base (red arrow in photo above) is screwed directly into that galvanized iron tee (green arrow), almost certainly using a 'close nipple'. See our brass close-nipple photo at left and see the white marking line in photo above showing where that part is hidden.
A close nipple is nothing more than a very short section of threaded pipe. (photo at left). For comparison, here is a photo of a standard pipe nipple, also made of brass in this case.
You can see another close nipple in your photo above - between the galvanized pipe tee and the metal to plastic bushing that adapts the whole setup to fit into that white plastic fitting (between the green and yellow arrows in our annotated photo).
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When you unscrew the pressure control switch from the pipe tee shown in your photo, the close nipple will either come out with and remain attached to the switch bottom or it will remain screwed into the tee.
If the close nipple remains screwed into the tee and does not move at all, you may be able to screw the new switch right onto it.
Watch out. If the close pipe nipple moves in the tee but you try just leaving it in place you may have a leak when you repressurize the system.
To change out the pressure switch shown in the photo above, you'd turn off power, remove wiring from the switch, drain pressure off of the water pressure tank to reduce the spillage when you remove the switch, then carefully unscrew the switch (attach a wrench to the fitting on the bottom of the switch) from the pipe
. Honeywell truesteam humidifier troubleshooting manual. I'd probably use a small pipe wrench or Vise-Grip™ tool to remove the old close nipple from whichever side of the fittings it remained, and I'd install a new one to be sure my installation didn't leak.
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Your plumbing supplier can supply you with both a threaded pipe nipple of the proper diameter and a new pressure switch (whose bottom typically includes a mounting fitting sporting a female NPT threaded fitting intended to screw onto a pipe, tube, or close nipple).
(Some pressure switches might be supplied with a male threaded bottom fitting instead of female - check the parts before you leave the supplier so you have what you need to make the new connection.)
Watch out: because your whole setup of switch and gauge are mounted in a larger diameter PVC plastic pipe fitting (yellow arrow in photo above), if the switch is hard to unscrew you risk breaking that plastic part - which would mean more work to repair the system.
Avoid this problem by using two wrenches, one holding the metal pipe tee into which the switch base is screwed, and the other turning the switch base against the tee. That will avoid stressing and breaking the plastic.
Use a bit of teflon tape or pipe dope when mounting the new switch but don't blob pipe dope or tape into the switch bottom where it might block the sensing switch diaphragm orifice.
Is a Pressure Control Switch Required in Water Pump Installations?
Reader Question: the switch that turns my pump on and off broke off: can I just wire the pump directly?
Hi I have a sta rite well pump that I had to pull up to replace the foot valve in but after replacing it and putting the pump back in my switch that turns it on and off broke and the pump wouldn't turn on.
So my father in law has the same pump but doesn't have a switch it's just wired in with the 4 screw diagram in this tutorial so my question is how would I wire this so it will come on and just just by pass the switch and let the breaker control onoff? Thanx for any help - R.V. 10/17/2013
Reply: Yes. Where to find Pentair's Sta-Rite well pump installation guides & wiring instructions:
I'll be glad to help,R.V., but to do so I need to know which pump you have installed (there are several Sta Rite models); we'll review the manufacturer's installation and wiring instructions.
A more general answer is that every pump-operated water system will have some kind of control that turns the pump on and off. If the water system uses a pressure tank then there should be a pressure control switch close to the tank. Some other types of water pumps such as constant-pressure tankless systems may use a pump that contains its own built-in pressure switch.
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See WATER PUMP PRESSURE SWITCH LOCATION for details.
Since I'm not sure what's going on at your pump or what you meant by 'this tutorial', and not knowing just what broke, I describe two possible cases:
- If you are talking about the pump power on-off switch, it should be trivial to wire the pump through an external 120V (or if needed 240V) wall mounted electrical switch. In fact there should already be such a switch installed at or near the pump;
- If you are talking about having broken off a pressure control switch, you need to buy and install a new one.
Watch out: in general we would not want to wire up a well water pump to simply be 'always on' nor would we wire a home water pump to run without a pressure control switch for several reasons:
- It's dangerous - risking an electrical overheat, melted wires, short circuit, fire or shock.
- It's dangerous - risking bursting a water pressure tank if excessive pressures are created in the system, particularly if the pump is a powerful model or a typical submersible unit;
- We risk a burst pipe, leaks, building damage
- We risk damaging the pump
- We are probably violating the manufacturer's instructions and thus the pump warranty too.
Certainly a review of typical installation instructions for a Sta-Rite deep-well jet pump makes amply clear that the company expects the pump to be powered and controlled through a pressure control switch.
In an emergency I would not hesitate to wire a pump to be turned on and off manually provided that a competent person were standing by the power switch to turn the pump on and off as needed; I would never leave such an emergency hookup in the 'ON' Position for the reasons cited above.
Send me some sharp photos of the pump, its identifying labels, and also photos from a distance so I can see how the pump is hooked up and wired presently. When I have seen which pump you have, we can figure this out together.
If you want to contact the company directly, Sta Rite well pumps are provided by Pentair under the brand Sta-Rite - their website is at http://www.sta-rite.com/ and their page on water pumps and systems is at http://www.sta-rite.com/
- See WATER PUMP PRESSURE SWITCH MANUALS for pressure control switch installation instructions from various manufacturers
- Sta-Rite / Pentair USA 293 Wright Street Delavan, WI 53115 Tel: 888-782-7483 Orders Fax: 800-426-9446
- Sta-Rite / Pentair Canada 490 Pinebush Road, Unit 4 Cambridge, Ontario, Canada, N1T 0A5 Phone:300-363-7867 Fax:888-606-5484
Water Pump Pressure Control Switch Location
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(Apr 25, 2012) Ernie Parsons said:
I live in the North (Nunavut) and our water is supplied by truck and held in a 700 gal. tank. Sometimes when it storms and the trucks fall behind schedule and we run out of water. The problem is when this happens the pump continues to run and if we don't catch it quickly it heats up and ruins the impeller centre or the bearing. My question: is there a shut off I can install on the pump or water line that will shut the pump off when the tank is empty.
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Question: what's the right air charge for a bladderless water pressure tank?
(June 14, 2012) Mack said:
Replacing pressure switch on bladder-less tank. After I drain tank and replace switch, should I add some pressure to the the tank a few pounds below cut in (28 for a 30)as one would do with bladder tank or is this unnecessary? Thanks
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Mack, for a bladderless water tank if you empty the tank completely of water then most likely you won't have to add more pressure for the tank to work just fine when the pump is turned back on.
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Aug 21, 2012) Dawn said:
When I turn on the watering system the pump does not come on but the relay switch box clicks and it clicks when I turn it off as well. I was told it could be this. New to this so I just wanted your opinion
(Jan 15, 2013) Stacy V. said:
I replaced the switch and rewired everything correct. I can't get any spark or anything. I have power coming to the switch, but still nothing??? HELP!!! I have no water..
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Dawn and Stacey V:
take a look at WATER PUMP DIAGNOSTIC TABLE and let us know if that doesn't solve the problem you describe.
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