Saturday my father and I replaced our well pump as it had gone bad earlier in the week as well as the pressure switch. Today we lost water again. We have a 3/4 hp well pump as well as a 40/60 pressure switch. For some reason the pressure won't go above 40 psi. Any ideas on what could be the issue and what a solution might be? Thanks in advance.
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1Pipe leaking or low water level in the well.– crip659Commented Jul 10, 2023 at 23:35
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1Or bad pressure switch.– DrMoishe PippikCommented Jul 11, 2023 at 0:22
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how did you know the pump and pressure switch "went bad". Most likely is that the production amount of the well took a turn for the worse and the pump was "sucking air" . Solution: Get a well guy out there with measuring electrodes to determine the static water level (IE w/o the pump running) and then then the water level after it's been running for a while. Then compare to the depth of the pump and figure out if the well production isn't good enough. 2 fixes: install depth measuring equipment to turn off the pump when the water level gets too low or reduce the size of the pump to match the capacity of the well.
answered Jul 11, 2023 at 1:07
