Water Pump Pressure Switch Adjustment

Square d pump switch adjustment.

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. How to adjust the pump pressure control switch using the square d pumptrol as an example. The starting and stopping of a well water pump is typically controlled by a pressure switch similar to the one shown below. Adjusting the pressure switch changes the high and low water pressure limits.

How to set the pump pressure control switch. A pressure switch is a type of switch that creates an electrical circuit when a certain set pressure has been obtained. The well pump water pressure switch controls the rate at which the pump will turn on and off. How to set the range and top end.

Never adjust the pressure switch above the stage tank s. 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. This article 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. It makes use of two pressure systems to control the water flow and adjusting the water pressure involves adjusting these systems.

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 switch could activate either on a pressure rise or a pressure fall. We explain which adjustment nuts to turn and in which direction to change pump cut in pressure or cut our pressure settings. If you have a pump that s cycling on and off chances are your pressure switch is out of ad.

Don t suffer from jerky. 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.