Water Pump Pressure Switch Adjustment

Starting here with advice about correct problem diagnosis of water pressure problems this article series describes how to adjust building water pressure by setting the water pump cut in and cut out pressure on the well water pump pressure control switch.

Water pump pressure switch adjustment.

Chris from rocky mountain four wheel campers will show you how to adjust the pressure switch on a shurflo water pump. A well s pressure switch turns on the jet pump once the water pressure in the storage tank s bladder drops below a set low limit and turns off the jet pump once the water pressure breaks the high limit setting. The cut on pressure is the low pressure that starts the pump and the cut off pressure is the high pressure that turns off the pump. Don t suffer from jerky.

How to set the range and top end. The switch could activate either on a pressure rise or a pressure fall. How to adjust the pump pressure control switch using the square d pumptrol as an example. Square d pump switch adjustment.

We explain which adjustment nuts to turn and in which direction to change pump cut in pressure or cut our pressure settings. The starting and stopping of a well water pump is typically controlled by a pressure switch similar to the one shown below. Normally this switch is pre set to the correct pressure but you can modify it without any special tools or materials using just plumbers pliers. The switch is preset with both the cut on and cut off pressure.

Never adjust the pressure switch above the stage tank s. How to set the pump pressure control switch. Adjusting the pressure switch changes the high and low water pressure limits. The well pump water pressure switch controls the rate at which the pump will turn on and off.

If you have a pump that s cycling on and off chances are your pressure switch is out of ad. In brief tutorials we explain how to set and adjust a typical pump pressure control switch.