This helped me so much!! You just saved me $100 from having a plumber coming out on a sunday just to look for the issue! THANK YOU!!

man i changed these pumps (helped) for like 5 years, now that I'm watching all this you explain everything so well I have an interview as a pump technician if I get it it will be thanks to you man, so dope.

Thanks so much for an informative and very helpful video! With your help, I just fixed a well that has been giving us fits for a year. Like the pressure switch you showed in this video, Mine was full of rusty hard water deposits. I disassembled the diaphragm from under the switch and found that the pipe into the diaphragm was plugged nearly solid. Cleaned up, it works like it should, and I can quit fearing the cost of a new pump. :) If you find yourself in Colorado, I owe you a case of your favorite beverage, my friend!

Your videos are great! So much info. We have a old well that was on our property when we bought it 13 years ago. Been trying to get any well company to show up to get it back up and running but no one ever shows up. So we are gonna pull the pump ourselves. Your videos give me courage to take this. Thanks

single mom here. You just saved me tons of money!!! I took the cover off moved the flipper 10 times it sparked and all the pressure came back!! Thank you from the bottom of our ❤!!!!!!!!

I just watched this video and fixed my issue. It wasn’t the valve, but a wire was broken and I was able to fix it after watching your video! Thank you so much for this content!!!!

Thank you so much for the great advice. Our water pressure had completely fallen. Turned out ants had gotten stuck in the switch, so brushing them off got the pump working again. Thank you very much!

Hi - greetings from Ireland! Thanks - your videos have been very educational and very well (sorry) explained. It took me a while to find this particular one but when I did I went woah! that's my problem! Yes, water was OK then running down and stopping, and after an hour or more it would magically come back on for a while, then off again. And yeah, it was gunk in the spigot and all the way up into the pressure switch - like solid brown rusty gunk. I took the Square D switch apart - 6 screws, then gently peel back the rubber assembly. It took a lot of gentle cleaning to get it all out - I didn't want to push a screwdriver in there in case I damaged the rubber membrane. So I used a dish wash brush, a piece of wood, and tissue. Put it all back together and it purrs. I might have a look at the pressure tank - I tested it with a car foot-pump and it seems to be around 20 psi and should be 28 psi. But I'm happy, and have that nice feeling when you learn to do something new. Thanks again - I'll pass this info on to my brother and my nephew for the day when they will have this problem.

I will try this when I get home ~ single lady taking care of a home by myself and you just gave me a good lead on my water pressure problem :)

Hey brother thank you so much for your videos . Everytime I flush toilet I loose water for a minute or so . I think my stem is clogged after watching your video. Very helpful and I wish you good health and wealth.

Thanks so much we thought it might be the tank we feel better spending the money for a tank now that you think it’s the tank May God Bless You James and Deborah Vinson Chipley florida

Thx for the video, from a complex fix to a ez fix 😊

Thank you so much! It was in fact the contacta not working properl. I just moved them and worked!

Great video it helps me a lot to understand it except I am still confused of how much turn those two Springs needs to be at. Maybe you make a video in detail on it please. Thank you from Reno Nevada

Thanks SO MUCH!!!!! Everyone told me it was my deep well pump (a month old) or the line coming into the house has a leak. Watched a number of your videos which enabled me to gain at least a decent understanding of the system. It is going to be that line beneath the switch which I will fix tomorrow! Saved me a lot of money and I am so grateful. Will have a hard time getting to sleep now. I've shut the well pump off so I don't blow a pipe etc... No heat tonight (geothermal system) so will be cold here in Manitoba Canada tonight but by noon tomorrow I'm certain all will be up and running again. Thanks again so much for doing what you do.

Watched for the info, and marveled at your understanding

thank you for the clear and concise explanation

Well informed video, it will help me for sure.

Hello brother I came across your channel and find it very informative thank you for sharing your knowledge...now I'm having issues with my well after frozen pipe a week ago I have no pressure it's up and down and I noticed that even when the water is not being use after I few minutes the pump start running, I just bought a new switch that I'm planning to change with the help of you videos hopefully that fixes the issue, now if I have a bad tank how could I know what size do I need because the one I have right now doesn't have any info....any advice would be much appreciated....happy new year!!

Hey, really like all the videos you have posted. They are very informative and have been very helpful along the way with troubleshooting my well and pump issues by prosses of elimination. However I still can't seem to quite figure out the pressure problem that I'm having. I replaced my tank initially because the blatter in the tank was bad. Also while replacing the tank I went ahead and replaced the pressure switch as well, and I also repiped from the well to the tank with new pipe because the system is about 25 years old and needed to be upgraded as the pipe was old and brittle. I have a 30/50 pressure switch and a 32 gal tank. I adjusted the tank pressure and pressure switch accordingly. I have checked for power to the well and on both sides of the switch and my pump is pumping water to my tank and all is good there but, the issue I'm having is the pressure seems to be sporadic on my pressure gauge, sometimes it cuts in at 30psi and off at 35 or on at 25psi and off at 35psi, it's all over the place but will never get up to 50 psi. The most it will pressurize up to is 40psi and cuts out. I have a check valve in the system before the pressure switch and I have two gauges. One gauge before and one after the pressure switch, when the pump kicks on they will both go up to 40psi at the most. However the gouges before the check valve drops to 0 when the pump cuts out and the one after the switch will hold at 35 to 40 psi. The only conclusion I can come up with is that my hose or pipe from the motor has a small leak somewhere because I have no water pressure holding from between the motor and the check valve so I'm assuming the water is being lost back down.to the well somewhere in the pipe or hose. I also know there is no water inbetween those two points because I have a spigot in the line and there is no water in between the two points as well, when I open it, and when the pump is not pumping. However as soon as the pump kicks on I have water and pressure between the two points again but I'm only getting about 40psi tops? If you have any more helpful suggestions please let me know or if you believe i need to pull my well pump motor please let me know as i was hoping not to have to go that route! Thanks for reading hope you can help.

Hows it going. Love the info on your videos. I still can't figure out why I'm not getting any water. Any help would be appreciated.

I'm SO glad I saw your video. I'm a do-it-yourselfer but confess the electricity and the water associated with this intimidates me. I think my bladder has a leak. The gauge is not at 0. I can see water has sprayed around the area but I could not find an active leak. Of course I found this out Friday evening after 6. I decided to turn the power off to the pump to be safe. (Which is located outside inside of a pipe). While down there, every now and then I would hear an electrical hum that would last for about 10 seconds and then stop for a bit. I had a new switch installed almost a year ago. I suspect the bladder inside the tank has developed a leak. It's wet below the tank. Dirt floor, but did not notice any puddles. I couldn't notice any damaged hoses. Any advise?

Hi I like your videos, they're very helpful. I'm experiencing my water shutting off and taking about 30 seconds to reset. I cleaned out the filler tube to the switch and that didn't seem to resolve the issue so I replaced the switch and the supply pipe. That also didn't resolve the issue. The new switch has been adjusted to 40-60 on the large spring, I get 60 lbs showing on my gauge with 38 lbs in the pressure tank and the tank has no water in it. What could I be missing, any recommendations? Cheers

Straight to the point, descriptive and gave me an idea on what to do on each scenario. Great video.

Thanks for the info.how to know if the well switch is bad. Mine comes on and off. I keep seeing a spark when it does it

Watching from Trinidad and Tobago

Hi, thanks for your great video! My question is that my pressure gauge shows over 100 pounds yet the pump doesn’t come on and I’m wondering is it just a bad gauge? It’s only happened after the whole system froze but it thawed out after a day.

also, in removing the pressure valve, mine has a 3/4 nut. Is it counterclockwise to loosen?

Great job!

Do you have a video live adjust ing the pressure switch adjustment?

Great video I have a 19 yr old shallow well sand point near a lake, the fitting between the check valve and pump has been leaking, It set, power cut, for 2 wks, went back up and tank was empty and we couldn't get it to prime at all. If I do anything I have to cut everything apart (no unions), # 1, with the age. Would you replace everything? #2 how can I test the check valve? The pressure tank has some rust around the fitting.

This was very informative. I live in the Philippines and our water pressure is low. We have a pressure tank, a pressure switch and gauge setup to give us better water pressure. Now I'm having a problem. I replaced the pressure switch but put the wires on the wrong connectors (I followed the old switch and it was wrong). Anyway, I changed the wiring and now when I turn the pump on, I get 2 to 4 psi and nothing else. I bled the pressure tank but that didn't help. Could my incorrectly connecting the pressure switch have caused this new problem? I can't figure this problem out and could use the help.

That was really useful, thank you so much.

Hello H2O Mechanic, I live in the country. My well tank is about 2 years old. I just have NO water a few hours ago. I checked the well tank PSI and it’s ZERO. I just followed a few tips you gave us here such as: 1) releasing the air pressure valve and only air came out, 2) tank sounded like a bell, 3) the tank is pretty light, 4) the electrical box was closed (ie not opened). What do you might be other possible causes? Thank you in advance for getting back to me.

Have you done a video on the control box? We searched all day yesterday due to not getting pressure and humming for a few seconds and it would stop. Finally replaced the control box and the pump finally clicked on.

Thanks for a great video. I'm dealing with a pump that is getting power to it, but I don't hear the pump running. The owner called me the day after a power outage. When I walked up and touched the pump it was good and hot. I know this is not good. The contacts on the pressure switch are stuck in the closed position. Can you offer any advice? Anything would be much appreciated.

Please help me out sir. I have a Sta-Rite water ump for my home. I have a pretty tall tank connected to it. I lost pressure the other day due to a leak from a pvc pipe that connects from the top of the well pump to the tank. I replaced it abs I also replaced the pressure switch because I think it was starting to get bad. I put a brand new 30-50 pressure switch on it. I primed it like I have always done but the pressure builds up abs just stays floating between 30 and 30 psi and you see the needle just dancing and the pump doesn’t want to stop. I have to force it to stop. I have no leaks. The tank is about 3 years old which I bought at Home Depot. I have had a lot of incidences that the pump was running for hours without me knowing and the pump was just so hot I felt it was about to explode. It has happened to me a lot so I am wondering if the pump is going bad. The pump was already installed before I bought the home so it was used. The tank has pressure I think like 28psi when the pump is not running and about 35psi when it is running. I had a tech guy come out the other day and he couldn’t get me back up and running like before. Currently I was able to get enough pressure to get water but it’s low. I can’t seem to get it any higher past 30psi. I have played with the adjustment needles on the pressure switch but it just not working. How do I know when a well pump starts going bad? One clue for me is that I don’t hear the water rushing loud like I used to when The pressure built up. Please help. Should I invest in a new pump or do you think it’s the tank? The tech told me he’s 99% sure that it’s the pump. I have tried my best to relieve any air in the lines and at the pump as well

Thank you I going to try this now

Great video as always

Good day to you. Thanks so much for the video. It's been great. If I may, I have about a 40--foot deep well. I replaced the drop pipes, put in a new foot valve in the ejector. Inside the house, we also put in a new water heater and pipes. The deep well pump has been primed. I see water spilling out of the hole on the pump where I put in water to prime it. But I still don't get any pressure. There are no leaks inside the house. The deep well tank is at 38 PSI. I also replaced the pump switch with a new one, but the pressure does not go higher than 12 to 14 psi. May I get your advice about this? Would be more than happy to send you payment via PayPal of Venmo. Please let me know. Thanks so much.

thanks! very helpful 👌

Hey I am in desperate need of your expertise. I have replaced the pressure switch and the pressure tank. There are no clogs between the pump and the tank. In reference to a shallow well pump, the pressure in the gauge will not exceed 10-20 PSI. The Pump will run but quickly shut off as it doesn't seem to be able to build pressure. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Hey man my name is Joe I had a pipe break outside a couple of weeks ago. And being without water and the pump on it burned up the pressure switch. So I fixed the pipe which was leaking pretty heavy still and replaced the switch and water was running great. I lost the water pressure last week and work all the time. So my brother capped the pipe that use to be a faucet while I was at work. The house and setup is from the 50s so an inch shark bit is too big and a 3/4 is too small idk why that is. Anyways no I try to physically add air into the valve stem by the gauge and it doesn’t go over 15 nor does it hold pressure. I really need water been without for almost a week and a half. Thank you in advance

Thank you sir for the help

Any advice would be a much appreciated. We are having low water pressure. I installed new pressure switch when tank is drained was the correct 38 psi with the 40 60 switch the tank does not feel water logged the tank is like 14 years old is there any ither things i can check

This video is very informational. My water just stopped flowing 2 nights ago at random but the pump stays running. I am about to go and try whats suggested in this video and provide an update if I dont electrocute myself doing so, haha. Thank you!

Thanks for the video

Old system, no pressure reading from air side of tank. Pressure builds up, then starts rapid cycling on and off until water coming out of pressure relief valve. Thoughts much appreciated!

Can a well run without a bladder tank? I have a pipe coming out of the ground that the pressure switch is hooked to.

Hey, I have one of those pump tech motor protectors and the load light is flashing. If I remember right, last time the well ran out of water None of the lights would come on until the level reached what it was supposed to be and then it just worked normally. We thought that the well had to run out of water. Unfortunately, not on my advice the spin down filter was opened while the well was off and completely drained all water back into the well, now getting The flashing load which means overload someone suggested I might have mud or a pebble in the motor which probably sounds like it’s gonna have to be pulled. Is there any other reason that I might have the overload sensor tripping?

Swapped out pressure switch, 40-60 psi setup. Tank only reads 20 psi, but can’t seem to pump in more even with water emptied. Pump motor switches off and on. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

My submersible pump around 100 ft deep will only get about 10 psi. Can’t even get water in my tank. Is it a voltage issue, bc I haven’t hooked it to a breaker yet. I just ran an extension cord out there to ensure all the connections and stuff worked and my new house being built doesn’t have power yet.

Replaced my shallow well jet pump, primed it and threw the breaker on. Why does my pressure raise to a point about 10lbs under cut off and not rise any further thus shutting off pump?

Thank you so much

Hi h2o, My well just stop working, I came to check and pressure is down to zero and switch is on close position. I replace switch last week because it had a bed contact. Do you know what the problem could be? Thank you.

Thanks!

gracias fix my problem

Nice vido very well done

Hey friend.....I got an old well system......got low pressure....and gauge reads 0.....and hear a noise that never stops....tank is pretty much empty.....I can move easy ....when no water in use....it still has 13 amps running.....and I got tank...new...new switch...gauge....all brass/pvc piping to put in new...any ideas..... submersible pump I have not looked at yet.......well only 46 feet deep.....

My pressure switch is wired differently I’m wondering if it’s wired up incorrect it has a black and white on the left and a black and white wire on the right

Mine story is slightly different. I've got 40/60 style unit. Out-of knowhere my water pressure stopped. Went into crawl space and seen I had psi but can't recall exact. Wasnt high at all. This was before watching your videos of course. Took top off and seen all were contacts touching and in place. I never touched them. I ended up turning a knob in front of my water tank and seperate from it and turned it counter clock wise. Heard a bit of pressure and called wife to see if any changes. Water pressure for only a minute and then stopped. I looked at PSI Guage and nothing now. Absolutely nothing. Idk where to begin. After this incident I decided to watch your videos with hopes to assess tomorrow if able. Any advice would be great before I make more mistakes which I'm great at doing.

What do you think is wrong? I have a 10hp well pump, 80ft in the ground, feeding a 500 gallon tank. My cut on & off on my pressure switch engages on 30/50 cycle. At 28psi, the cut on engages. I can hear the pump humming by putting my ear on the pipe. However, the water/pressure does not rise or fill the tank. We have to reset the pressure switch everyday to get the water pressure/water to go up.

Thanks video my problem new tank not filling up with water i can get water out my hose on the t but the tank wont fill up at all it will build about 40 psi on guage but tank is not getting waterr and pump will not cut off

I have a garden 1/2 hp pump... hose in hose out.... will not build up pressure... it will flow but I can hold my finger over discharge and stop flow very easily... good volumn... no pressure. pump was left out in freezing weather... I did not think it had water in it??? isn't leaking??

I just put in a new pressure tank and pressure switch and still hardly any water pressure, I saw you said something about the well can you explain that so I can address that problem. We don’t millions to pay someone to fix the problem. Thank you

excellent video, troubleshooting I needed to see. So lol, I'll have the water going for dishes, a shower, flushing the toilet, etc and the water will run out. I investigated in my basement and found a shallow pump, attached to a pressure switch, linked also was an old hot water tank. When I tapped on the pressure switch it came back on, and started to "fill up" and then shut off. go back upstairs and continue with dishes. After a month or so of going downstairs and tapping on the switch, it has gotten to the point where it will fill a quarter of a bathtub and slowly run out. I'll go down and tap and sometimes i won't need a tap on the switch. by the time i go upstairs, it will be ready for another quarter tub full, switch of again, repeat. I'll mention i killed the power and cleaned the contacts on the switch, but same old thing. I have not tried to remove the switch and clean the pipe. Does it sound like a good 2nd step? Super hard water here, with a pH of 7.5. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated, thanks H@0 Mechanic

Hello, I had to turn my water coming into the house from the well for a few day until I was able to get parts for my geothermal system. I got the parts and put them on. I then turned the water back on, and there is no water coming out. I don't know how to fix it. Do you have any suggestions? Please help if you can.

Hey how do you know if the pump is bad? My pressure was low for a few days and only one faucet could run. Then no pressure at all (0 on the gauge)

I have normal pressure at the gauge by the tank but low pressure throughout the house. What could cause that?

Could the pipes before that pressure switch be frozen? I just repaired busted pipes in my house because of the negative temperature then when I turned the water back on I had pressure for a few minutes then it shut off

Great videos, our water went out last night. I tried flicking the switch a bunch and saw sparks, but still no water. Does this mean I have a busted pipe somewhere?

This video was great. I would greatly appreciate a little more advice. We have an overflowing well, for some time now; and I recently noticed the pressure valve jumping back and forth between zero and about 40 pretty consistently for I’m not sure how long. I’m wondering if the overflowing well could be a contributing factor.

I believe I have a leak in my well. Any advice on how I can fix it

220 went out at the house. I think I blew the pressure switch or breaker troubleshooting. I replaced both. Pressure gauge shows 40psi. I checked the bladder and no air so I filled it up to 26. Water started but when the air ran out and the pressure will now not fill up in the tank. Never heard the pump turn on.

Hello. Great video, I tried flicking the contacts with the plastic cover and I didn’t see a spark, but my meter shows power and gauge reads zero PSI. Any other advise?

We have a new pressure switch and pump is less than a year. We checked the copper piece and it is not clogged? Any idea?

Thank you for the video. I don't think you mentioned installing either a pressure relief valve and/or check valve near the air bladder tank. I am not a plumber, but I have both on our system and recommend they be installed. Interested in your thoughts on both of these devices. Thanks!

my tank was water logged, who knows how long my pump was running. can i just wire the pump to breaker to test or do i have to pull pump from well?

I may have to have you help me with my Dad's well over on our farm... We got power and the pump is running but no pressure in the house or on the water hose.. thanks for the video..

Great videos. night before turket day and ive got issues. minimal water pressure at faucets. and what pressure i have is directly related to the pump being on or off. when the breaker is turned off the water stops immediately. breaker on i get a slow rate of water flow. as if if the faucet was just a little bit turned on. but its full open. so i checked pressure tank as per your video. Tank is hollow sounding, not heavy, no water at the schrader valve. went to drop the water from the tank to check psi and no water drains from the tank? so my incoming water from the well is not filling the bladder…. and by the way the hi lo switch is constant on, its not switching off at all. possibly becuase the pressure is not building to ever turn the switch off? and last thing i want to point out. so ive got water coming up from well but i can easily put finger over the pipe end and stop that water from coming up. im thinking the amount of water coming up from the well would spray like crazy if i tried to stop it with my finger? thinking maybe water line somewhere maybe has a fracture prior to entering the house? should that water coming up from the well pump be a gusher? 1/2 HP, not sure how deep. any thoughts? at daylight im going to open up the top of the well and see if i can spot any obvious issues on that end. ive never looked in there 20 years since we bought this house. amazing how well it all works, unitl it doesn’t. i welcome your input! nice clear info! Thanks.

What do you mean when you say is you have a spark with no water you have a leak in the well? leak where in tank?

Hello, I put a new pressure tank velvet and pressure switch and the water is not feeling the pressure tank, can you help, thank you

When went to go fix my pump mine had a tube insted of a nipple what should i do

Replaced point and pump. Still no pressure. Any suggestions?

So whats it mean if guage is reading 81, and every 2 days i got to flip pressure switch and its starting to blow water out of a relief by the hose bib

Hi, so my 3/4 hp water pump just constantly runs. No pressure. We’ve tried so many things but you have any ideas. Cause can’t afford one right now. Thank you

Question : excuse my ignorance ,at 6:20 you say " it's a leak down in ur well.". So the pipe going down the well has come loose from the submersible pump?

I've got a pump that started running low voltage and won't get my psi above 40/50 psi. The switch is a 40 60 but the pump will just continue to run but gain no pressure

Installed new pump motor and pressure switch and new gauge and new foot valve. Still there is no water going into new tank. Not sure what else I can do. Nobody in the area works on well pumps. Appreciate feedback. Russ M North Dakota

hi, my brother has a water well pump it has not worked for so long. am trying to help him, but I have no idea what's wrong with it. i tried to hire a plumber that's certified along with electrical experience, but that didn't work. so I was thinking to watch your video when am at he's residence. Is it safe for me to try? Thank you.

Hey bro i notice my shower pressure is weak all of a sudden. Any recommendations?

my tank has no pressure period i will take the steps on checking if it is the main switch because we do have alot of ants last time it was a frog that was stuck in our tank so im hopeing this is the case that there are ants and build up the tank is empty thats for sure that was the first thing i checked yesterday so i hope this video helps ....please get back to me as soon as possible it is now sunday we been with out water since friday 6pm and everyone was closed and sunday no one is open and i have work monday so i need to wash clothes and my self , so if you could help me get my well up and running today that would be awsome.

We also have an on demand tankless hot water heater and after the water runs for short time water temp turns ice! cold and water heater says water temp is at max temp 140 degrees.. ??

In Hawaii we have water catchment systems so most houses in certain areas have water pumps ArcheAge been ran out of water so we had to pay like $200 to fill it up almost halfway and it was working good until the next day the first thing that happened is that less and less water started coming out

hey man! you helped me a few months back with my elderly fathers place. We had a new pump installed in our well this spring and fixed a leak in our frost free and everything was working great. however recently we have been having water pressure issues again. The pressure will get down to 38 psi where it should cut in and turn on the pump but sometimes it just doesn't. Instead of hitting 38 and shooting back up to 60 it gets to 38 and then just keeps dropping. if it drops below the 38 mark we stop using water and it gets back up to around 40 psi but then doesnt seem to want to click back on and get to 60. it seemed to be working fine after we had the pump replaced but now not so much and the problem seems to be happening more and more frequently. any help you can offer would be great. thank you

Hello my name is Jerry. In my home i have this same set up. The problem i have or the issue is i have plenty of pressure, but about once every min the water pressure drops but for just a second then back to normal. Do you think the small tube could be stopped up or do you think the pressure tank is bad? I pressed the valve on top of the tank and only air came out. I was told if water came out then the tank is bad. but it was only air. I changed water filter couple weeks ago and water is already dirty, so i guess pump is cutting on several times and keeping the water agitating. Any thoughts?

A very good video

Problem: cut the power off but there is still 43psi on the gauge. I want to replace pressure sw but this is stopping me. I've drain all water thru faucets but still have 43 psi . Any thoughts?

One question. My tank sounds like a bell but my tire pressure gauge on the schrader valve reads zero. My pressure switch is 30/50. Should I air up to 25 before checking the switch contacts and nipple and might the increase in air pressure cure my problem?

What's your preference in materials on a Cast iron pump? PVC, galvanized pipe, brass, cpvc or pex