Chrisdeli
New Member
Hi Everyone,
I just recently noticed my water pressure cut on is 5 psi lower than the pressure switch is set to. The switch is a 40/60 but the water pump cuts on at 35 (I hear the pressure switch click) and although cuts off at 60 the water pressure decreases to around 56 after the pump turns off (after the second "click" is heard).
I recently had the water tank, pressure gauge and pressure switch replaced after the foot valve failed. Before I noticed the foot valve failure the submersible water pump was short-cycling so this caused alot of sedimentation in the well water. After the above were replaced I noticed when running the water that the water pressure would decrease to near zero after it went below the 40 psi cut on then would fill to 60 psi. I called the tech who replaced it and he told me the water tank was overcharged from the factory and to let some air out even though it was 38 psi when I emptied the bladder. So I decreased the psi to 36 with no change. So I took out the pressure switch and cleaned it thinking maybe some sediment got trapped and this seemed to fix the problem. I did not mess with the pressure setting nuts on the pressure switch. Fast forward about 2 months now and the sediment seems to have cleared out (I have gone 2 weeks and my sediment filter is relatively clean) but the water pressure is 5 psi off as I described. One other thing there seems to be a 4 second delay between when the water pump turns on (I hear the pressure switch click at 35 psi) and the water pressure begins to rise. It takes about 2 minutes and 40 seconds for the water pressure to reach 60 psi and about 10 seconds for it to fall to 56 psi where it stabilizes. I do know that the water tank is overcharged at 36 psi if the cut on is 35 (should be 33 psi I think). I checked the air charge via the Schraeder valve and it is the same as what the water gauge reads.
I am OK with this set up if it won't cause any harm to the system but if it does please let me know how to fix. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks
I just recently noticed my water pressure cut on is 5 psi lower than the pressure switch is set to. The switch is a 40/60 but the water pump cuts on at 35 (I hear the pressure switch click) and although cuts off at 60 the water pressure decreases to around 56 after the pump turns off (after the second "click" is heard).
I recently had the water tank, pressure gauge and pressure switch replaced after the foot valve failed. Before I noticed the foot valve failure the submersible water pump was short-cycling so this caused alot of sedimentation in the well water. After the above were replaced I noticed when running the water that the water pressure would decrease to near zero after it went below the 40 psi cut on then would fill to 60 psi. I called the tech who replaced it and he told me the water tank was overcharged from the factory and to let some air out even though it was 38 psi when I emptied the bladder. So I decreased the psi to 36 with no change. So I took out the pressure switch and cleaned it thinking maybe some sediment got trapped and this seemed to fix the problem. I did not mess with the pressure setting nuts on the pressure switch. Fast forward about 2 months now and the sediment seems to have cleared out (I have gone 2 weeks and my sediment filter is relatively clean) but the water pressure is 5 psi off as I described. One other thing there seems to be a 4 second delay between when the water pump turns on (I hear the pressure switch click at 35 psi) and the water pressure begins to rise. It takes about 2 minutes and 40 seconds for the water pressure to reach 60 psi and about 10 seconds for it to fall to 56 psi where it stabilizes. I do know that the water tank is overcharged at 36 psi if the cut on is 35 (should be 33 psi I think). I checked the air charge via the Schraeder valve and it is the same as what the water gauge reads.
I am OK with this set up if it won't cause any harm to the system but if it does please let me know how to fix. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks