How to Replace a Water Pump Pressure Control Switch
How to Replace a Water Pump Pressure Control Switch
we like to prepare the new replacement parts with pipe dope or teflon tape before taking apart the old ones - that makes it quicker and neater in reassembling the pump pressure control switch with minimum water spillage.
1.Reconnect the electrical wiring to the water pump control just as the previous
control was wired. For a 120V circuit, there will be four electrical wires, two
line-in wires (hot and neutral wires) from the power source are connected to two
screws which may be indicated as "Line" by markings on the switch, and two line-out
wires (hot and neutral wires) bringing power out of the control and on to the water
pump.
If your pump pressure control switch is controlling a higher capacity submersible
well pump, the electrical wires leaving the control may feed a separate heavy duty
pump relay switch rather than going directly to the water pump.
2.Turn off any faucets you opened earlier to remove pressure from the water system.
3.Turn the water pump electrical power back on
4.Watch the water tank pressure gauge, and when you have about 20 psi in the system
(our gauge reading shown here is a bit too high) turn the water pump power back off
and check the system for leaks.
Wipe dry any wet parts, especially around the bottom of the pump control and where
the pump control mounting pipe or fitting mounts into the water pump or water tank
fitting.
Inspect your plumbing connections closely for water seeping out - if you have leaks
go back to step 1 or 2 and re-make your connections with better preparation of the
threads with pipe dope or teflon tape.
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