Low water pressure...pressure switch bad?

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Jed1154

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I dont need to adjust it. I just got the 40/60 preset one. My question is, is the one I bought correct for my application?
 

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Seems to me if everyone put in a 3/4 or 1" x 12 riser to the pressure switch, and reduces just at the end, no sediment would ever make it to the entrance port of the switch.
 

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True, but even a taller 1/4" riser should accomplish the same thing, to a lesser extent. My unit pumps sand....if it was not doing that, it wouldn't be an issue though.
 

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In my case, it was minerals, not sediment and it didn't plug the entrance port, it built up under the diaphragm which limited the range of motion.
 
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