Well pressure switch

Posted by Kent McPherson on November 13, 2005, 10:08 am

I have an Aermotor T12-75 well pump with pressure switch. I have no
documentation on it. Our water pressure seems low. I assume it should not be
as good as our previous house that had city water but it does seem a bit
low. Watching the pressure gauge, the pump cuts in at 30 and then works it
way back up to 50 and cuts out. The pressures sound about right. The house
is 8 years old and I doubt if the system has ever had any maintenance. Is
there any I should have done to hopefully improve the pressure?

Posted by Duane Bozarth on November 13, 2005, 10:29 am

Kent McPherson wrote:

>
> I have an Aermotor T12-75 well pump with pressure switch. I have no
> documentation on it. Our water pressure seems low. I assume it should not be
> as good as our previous house that had city water but it does seem a bit
> low. Watching the pressure gauge, the pump cuts in at 30 and then works it
> way back up to 50 and cuts out. The pressures sound about right. The house
> is 8 years old and I doubt if the system has ever had any maintenance. Is
> there any I should have done to hopefully improve the pressure?

50 lbs ain't enough? That's pretty typical. What do you want/expect?

Posted by Pop on November 13, 2005, 10:58 am

Those are pretty typical numbers; what is it that makes you think
it's a pressure problem rather than pipe blockages, things like
that?

:I have an Aermotor T12-75 well pump with pressure switch. I
have no
: documentation on it. Our water pressure seems low. I assume it
should not be
: as good as our previous house that had city water but it does
seem a bit
: low. Watching the pressure gauge, the pump cuts in at 30 and
then works it
: way back up to 50 and cuts out. The pressures sound about
right. The house
: is 8 years old and I doubt if the system has ever had any
maintenance. Is
: there any I should have done to hopefully improve the pressure?
:
:

Posted by Don on November 13, 2005, 9:18 pm

"Kent McPherson"> wrote
>I have an Aermotor T12-75 well pump with pressure switch. I have no
>documentation on it. Our water pressure seems low. I assume it should not
>be as good as our previous house that had city water but it does seem a bit
>low. Watching the pressure gauge, the pump cuts in at 30 and then works it
>way back up to 50 and cuts out. The pressures sound about right. The
>house is 8 years old and I doubt if the system has ever had any
>maintenance. Is there any I should have done to hopefully improve the
>pressure?

Is your gauge installed BEFORE the softener?
My system is brand new and has 2 gauges, 1 before the softener and 1 after
the softener.
Before reads 80 and after reads 55.
Next time I build a new house I'll have 1" pipes installed, I like alot of
flow in the shower and my wife likes those body jets.

Posted by Art on November 13, 2005, 10:42 pm

My well worked off 220 so make sure the power is off before you play if you
like living.

In my experience, the nipple pipe right below the switch used to get filled
with crap and that would make the switch sense pressure inaccurately. Also
you may be reading the pressure in the wrong spot.

>I have an Aermotor T12-75 well pump with pressure switch. I have no
>documentation on it. Our water pressure seems low. I assume it should not
>be as good as our previous house that had city water but it does seem a bit
>low. Watching the pressure gauge, the pump cuts in at 30 and then works it
>way back up to 50 and cuts out. The pressures sound about right. The
>house is 8 years old and I doubt if the system has ever had any
>maintenance. Is there any I should have done to hopefully improve the
>pressure?
>

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