Random Well pressure issue

[Amaidendevil]

Hello everyone any help would be appreciated. My well randomly loses pressure to zero. Then I just have to touch points together and pressure goes right back to 60psi. May take 2 days or so then randomly drops to zero again. I just replaced pressure switch 7 days ago hoping to fix this to no avail . New switch is 60/40 with safety cut off switch to protect pump. Any suggestions please.

 

[Reach4]

Hello everyone any help would be appreciated. My well randomly loses pressure to zero. Then I just have to touch points together and pressure goes right back to 60psi. May take 2 days or so then randomly drops to zero again. I just replaced pressure switch 7 days ago hoping to fix this to no avail . New switch is 60/40 with safety cut off switch to protect pump. Any suggestions please.

Most people buy pressure switches with no lever.

What you can do is to reduce the air precharge maybe 2 psi. So if the air precharge is 38 now, try 36. This will make the pressure tank to have a tad more water to supply while the pump is starting. Air precharge is always set or measured with the water pressure zero. Alternatively, change the pressure switch to 42/62 and leave the air precharge where it is. This could be accomplished by turning the nut on the big spring in the pressure switch 0.7 turns clockwise.

 

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[Valveman]

Then I just have to touch points together and pressure goes right back to 60psi.

If the points are really open and you have to push them together to start the pump, then most likely the nipple to the pressure switch is clogged.