Easy Square D 40/60 Well Pump Pressure Switch Replacement

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@movingtochicagosuburbs 6 ай бұрын

when in doubt always listen to a DIY advice from Florida man wearing jean shorts and white new balance shoes...possibly no shirt... good video. thank you for advice

@RandomlyAwkward1 6 ай бұрын

My NB 608’s have allowed me to undertake all sorts of adventures! Thanks for the comment!

@danlazer8762 2 жыл бұрын

Good tutorial! I remember the days when we had a similar system. I rebuilt the well pump assembly a couple times but never replaced that switch. Good knowledge to have.

@r.h.0101 Жыл бұрын

Good video. Note that sometimes that nipple pipe can get clogged. I replace that nipple every time I replace the switch.

@RandomlyAwkward1 Жыл бұрын

That’s great advice… I’ll do it next time.

@michaelpaxton2115 Жыл бұрын

Very good job, explaining the process to replace pressure switch. 👍

@RandomlyAwkward1 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Michael… I hope it was useful for you.

@originalmetalhead73 4 ай бұрын

Nicely done and very practical advice.

@RandomlyAwkward1 4 ай бұрын

Thank you! I’m glad it was useful Info for you.

@markbass9402 Жыл бұрын

This guy had me fooled. He sounds a lot like Mike Rowe of Dirty Jobs. Great video! Good safety practice, from a 50 year electrician!

@RandomlyAwkward1 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Mark. I’d hire a 50 year electrician if I had Mike Rowe’s money!

@alphaomega8373 5 ай бұрын

This is better than the video, with the guy that owns his own well business.

@RandomlyAwkward1 5 ай бұрын

Thanks! Hope it was helpful.

@jasonwhite7350 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! Changing mine now….

@RandomlyAwkward1 9 ай бұрын

I use a standard tire pressure gauge like you would use for your bicycle or car. The one that I have is actually connected to an air hose from my compressor, which is why it looks a little different. You could even use a bicycle pump to put additional air in the bladder of the pressure tank because it only requires a few pounds of pressure.

@jascam1 2 ай бұрын

Square D is a much better build than Everbilt. When you tighten the terminal screws on the everbilt the entire connection begin to collapse, the square D doesn’t bend out of place.

@RandomlyAwkward1 2 ай бұрын

Ironically, I had to replace my pressure switch last night again. Replaced with a square D. Ours gets lots of use.

@LarryPhelan-j3h 9 ай бұрын

where do you get the device to test the pressure and/or inflate to the correct pressure?

@mamabear5478 Жыл бұрын

Our water pump is not switching off and the pressure is building causing pipes to burst open. I’m thinking the switch needs to be replaced. This will be our 3rd switch in 2 years. How often do they need to be replaced? Also we had a tornado knock a tree on our system. Since then the softener will not refill. How do make it regenerate? Do you have any videos on the steps to take to fix the softener ?

@thatarmyveteranguy2490 10 ай бұрын

Can't you just unplug the power source to the pressure switch so you don't have to turn it off at the breaker box?

@NocturnalNews Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this tutorial I’ve been working on my well for about 14 years off and on……Although my pressure switch has a water tube going to the plumbing it’s about the size of a soda straw so it’s a little different than your set up……basically my pump will turn off at 60 psi but will not turn on at 40 psi………. so I’m pretty sure it’s the pressure switch fingers crossed……… anyway I’m going to attempt to replace the pressure switch in the morning thanks for the video

@RandomlyAwkward1 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for taking the time to comment… let me know if it works for you. Thanks!

@pythonflying 11 ай бұрын

Great video, about to replace mine. If the PSI is not set exactly 40 60 from the factory and the nuts have to be turned, do we turn those as it is running, or, shut the power off each time to turn the nuts and watch PSI?

@RandomlyAwkward1 11 ай бұрын

You can do it with the power on and while watching the gauge, just be careful of the contacts.

@pythonflying 11 ай бұрын

@@RandomlyAwkward1 thanks, happy holidays

@michaelgady922 5 ай бұрын

Do the pressure switches come preset from the factory? Thanks for the thorough video.

@RandomlyAwkward1 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for the comment. The switch is recalibrated when you purchase it, but if you need to change the pressure for whatever reason, there is a nut on top of the spring that you can adjust up or down to increase or decrease the pressure. After mine was installed, I increased the pressure about five psi because I have drip irrigation and I wanted to have a little bit more pressure in the line. You don’t want it too high though because you can damage your plumbing inside the house.

@casperholmes8238 Жыл бұрын

You did great brother

@RandomlyAwkward1 Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@RandomlyAwkward1 10 ай бұрын

I turned the power off at the breaker because most well pumps are wired for 220 and are hardwired. But I guess you could unplug it if that was your situation. Hope this helps.

@jesusg4190 Жыл бұрын

Why you all keep skipping that part of reconnecting wires. Yeah they are marked but theres a few of us that wanna know where wire from the pump should be connected. You guys skip that part to the final product which i feel that very important to keep recording

@RandomlyAwkward1 Жыл бұрын

Hi Jesus, I marked the wires with a sharpie before I removed them (1, 2, 3, 4) and just put them back in the same order. I did cut off the frayed ends and crimped a new connector on each wire, but they are in the same order they came off. I don’t know which is which either!

@IceDemonX 6 ай бұрын

How long did it take to get the system back to its normal pressure?

@RandomlyAwkward1 6 ай бұрын

Once I turned the power back on maybe 10-15 seconds.

@TheRealRenn 5 ай бұрын

I could not get my pressure switch to adjust while watching my pressure gage. Come to find out my gage was buggered and was reading 30psi high and was also not reading differential pressure correctly. Swapped out the gage and got everything dialed in