Always, always Benjamin...the best camera work and very informative without taking sooo much time to say it. Lol. What brand pump and tank do you have...the sizes and such. That would be useful for me. Thanks for your help...I don't know how many times now. I like your style of no nonsense and neat work. Jesus bless.
NIce job! I subscribed, hit the like and bell. At risk of sounding like an old fart, I have to say I love to see smart, well spoken, young people thriving in a blue collar career (like generations of my family) ready to help others learn how to do this or that as well. You will never be unemployed and probably already running your own business. You answered all the questions I had about pump tanks. I needed a refresher before I go adjust my son's house's well tank later today. I could not remember what the deal was with the 2 lb differential. All the best to you, Ben.
Me too, and everything you said. I have a blue collar daughter and one who loves physical work, she could watch it all day! Lol! We know which one would be good in a disaster situation. Luv 'em both, but...,
Question: what does the tank do if the bladder pressure gets too low? what about too high? Are there symptoms one can detect while, say, taking a shower?
Hi guys! I'll be available throughout the day to answer questions here in the comments and will be on live at 6:30pm Central time when this video goes live. Would love to hear from you if you're available at that time!
I wonder if you could help me find answers to the following: Thinking to lower the pressure tank and connect to the pump about 10' - 15' under the ground to eliminate the heating well house in the winter season. My pipe runs about 6' under the ground. 1) is it a good idea? 2) how to do it? 3) Should I install another pressure tank under the house in the crawl space? The well is about 30 yards away from the house.
I have recently watched probably 6-8 videos with folks troubleshooting pump/pressure switch/pressure tank issues. Not 1 has mentioned anything about the tube that runs from the pump to the switch. I'm in Florida and every one of them I've seen are plastic. We have a fairly serious sulfur content (NEW WELL) and the darn sulfur has clogged up the jet in the pump twice now in 2 years to the point that mechanical intervention and even flushing with muriatic acid has to be done in order to get it to pump water again. Have you ever dealt with something like this?
This depends on the type of your pressure tank. However in my experience with modern pressure tanks, first check the ratings for your individual tank. It should be printed clearly on a label somewhere on the tank. Didn’t see the specs on that particular pressure tank. But that’s an incredibly low water pressure. Standard residential is 60 psi in most areas. And you don’t want to go beyond about 75 or 80 for any reason for residential water. Specs on that particular tank will probably tell you’ve got a max pressure Capability of 125 psi. Of course that may not do much good if you have pressure reduced at the well. And as always, if it was configured based on the capacity or capability of your well then it should be left at those settings. There’s absolutely so much to get into on this subject there’s no way to do it in a single comment. If you’re having trouble with your water pressure, first you should check the pressure regulator on your well, and consider bringing that tank up to 60 psi if it can handle it. It very likely can handle that.
May I ask... I have a 44 gallon well X Trol tank with a 60/80 pressure switch, that I have set to 55/75 for maximum pressure at my bathrooms, but not hitting the 80lb max, that home piping is rated for. So with that set up, what should be the air pressure in my water tank itself in order to maximize the house water pressure? If I understood your video right, I need to get it to 53 pounds of pressure inside the tank, correct? Thanks in advance for your response back and thanks for the great vid. Edit to add another question... Can I drop my pressure switch down to 45psi, so that the settings will be 45/75? My thinking is, if I drop the low down from 55 to 45, I'll still have solid pressure, but I am extending my well pump life by a lot, because it will comes on less, and stay on longer when it does come on. I think these questions will help a lot of people, and if they do, please watch the video, but also watch the ads. Sit through the ads no matter how painful, as they get the great people who create awesome vids like this paid a little bit. JS. 😊 TY Benjamin! 👍
You should explain WHY short cycling over time damages a pump. I assume it's because a pump draws much higher amperage at startup, which heats the pump above normal running temperature, and short-cycling doesn't give the pump enough run time to cool it down to normal running temperature.
Starting and stopping more often subjects the well to increased wear from acceleration and deceleration. Just as a city driven car has more wear than a highway driven car of the same mileage.
You have have already started to answer questions anyway pressure take started leaking went to the hardware store not knowing anything I took his advice and got a 30 gallon tank witch the one I took out 75 gallon now I have to much air in the system what can you offer me help on Thank you
One minute pump run up to 3/4hp and two minute run minimum over 3/4hp. You have a hose bib on your tank head, use it with a hose exiting your pit. Why stand there in water with a sump pump if you don't have to?
At 1:40 , when showing that you have to empty the water from the pressure tank, you say "You can do this any place in your house." My tank is 2" above the floor in my basement, so would your statement mean that I could turn on the water in the (basement) laundry tub to empty the tank? I suppose if I do that first, then I could empty the last little bit of water from the hose bib plumbed in right next to the pressure tank to completely empty it. Did I understand you correctly and it my procedure adequate?
Hello when I go to pressurize my tank when all water is drain to 28 psi were cut in pressure is 30 my gauge reads 28 psi just putting air in the tank I know it is not suppose do that could some one tell why it is doing this so air that I put in tank is going thru tank to the gauge I see your isn't doing that please help
I think premieres annoy people. I haven’t seen a channel use them, except for the first week after the feature was introduced. I enjoy your videos though, so that’s just my two cents on premiers.
Presently I have just had a well drilled (505 feet) and the installer has located the pressure tank in my building How would I find out if the tank is big enough for my usage?
How often does the pump cycle? There are pressure / volume tables to determine how much water the tank 'stores' between cycles. Pro-tip: Install more than one tank because pump cycling is what kills a pump, assuming it's not eating rocks
William's reply is correct but not 100% complete. The longer answer requires knowng something about your well water levels. There needs to be adequate time between pumping cycles for your well water level to "recover" from the deeper position caused by pumping. If inadequate time is allowed for recovery, the water level might be pulled down too soon and approach your pump depth. That said, it's your pump depth that really important here., not so much the well depth. If you have no issues with the supply of water avaiaable from your well ..... then never mind.
Excellent video. I'm having drop in pressure and sometimes the water stops for few minutes before it kicks in. When the water stopped in the faucet, I checked the pressure in the tank and it shows 25 PSI. Pressue gauge in the tank too shows 25 psi. Pressure switch is set to 30/50. So if I have to fill air in the tank what would be the ideal pressure? Do I have to empty the tank before filling air?
Pretty sure I answered those questions in the video but in your case you would set the tank bladder pressure to 28psi and yes you would need to empty the tank for an accurate pressure setting.
From 0:55 to 1:25 you show that your water pressure gauge and your fancy ass air gauge are in agreement, both reading 45 PSI. However since these type gauges are usually not scientifically calibrated instruments I suspect it would not be uncommon for the two gauges to give different readings for the same pressure, in which case adjusting the tank air pressure (using a tire air gauge)to be 2-3 PSI less than the switch cut on pressure (judged by the water pressure gauge) could be off. If one gauge was 1 degree high and the other 1 degree low you might end up with no difference at all. When I do this I think i"ll do what you did and take an air pressure reading of the tank with water still in the tank, before emptying the tank, to see if the gauges agree and adust for any difference.
Hello Ben. I'm adjusting my pressure switch settings from 60-80 to 50-80 to allow my well some additional time to recharge/recover between pumping cycles. Should I bleed the pressure tank pressure first, before making the switch adjustment, or is it the other way around?
LIFE SAVER DUDE. I'm not familiar with wells. From my other research it looked like I needed a new well. I tested my pressure as a long shot and this video just saved me from thousands of dollars that wouldn't fix my problem. I might need a new tank, but that isn't terrible. So far it's holding air. But it's old.
Well done Ben. 1st video I looked at and you explained the pressure setting for the pressure tank clearly. My tank pressure was down to 15psi and the pump cycling. Set it to the pressure per your instructions and all looks good now. Thanks
Why is the pressure in my tank when it is full of water the same even after adding another 15psi of air into the tank?? If someone can help me with this I would greatly appreciate it! Here’s what I did: measured psi before doing anything, it read 67. Drained the tank, and without water the tank pressure was 11.5psi. I bumped it up to 28 and turned everything back in and brought water back into the system. Rechecked the pressure and it’s still at 67psi
I'm sure glad you are a professional at this. My goodness, you're standing in a pit with water and there is electrical boxes and breakers all around you. Yikes! Be careful my friend.
You might want to just set it up so that if you want to drain your pressure tank you have a pipe that simply runs out through the wall and drains it outside. That's what I would do, of course I'm here in West Texas, it may be warmer here than where you are. Thanks so much for the video! It was very helpful.
I have a small floater which just runs my sprinklers. I noticed at any given time the pump would come on for about 2 maybe 3 seconds and just stop again every so often. Not sure if the tank was just so low on pressure. Now the pump doesn't come on when activated my the sprinkler panel. I took a tire gauge to check tank I get a 0 psi reading
Why have everything below ground level ? Thats the old way . Here in my state it all has to be above ground in an insulated well house . Top of well casing has to be above ground 2 feet . If down in a hole there is chance of contamination from flooding or the farmer irrigating his field next to you and using chemicals that could get in your well .
Holy shit... My pump went from going on.off.on.off.on.off. to On........... Off................................................................. On.......... you get the point.. Can't believe i didnt know to check these yearly
Great info. Thanks. Do you have any thoughts on Cycle Stop Valves? They sound good on paper but wondering if you have experience with them and could discuss pros/cons
Thanks for the advice my Pressure tank is very old. I do you flush it out every year. Ben check out my UA-cam channel about my water filter. Give me a shout out at Grandview lawn care. Let me know if you want to give me a shout out
Hey Ben first of all when I thank you for sharing your knowledge and wisdom I was wondering maybe if you you can help me figure out the layout and set up of my components. I have a water storage tank from a well system so it goes like this well to storage tank storage tank to house, and my components I would like to have your wisdom on how to set up in the order would be a settlement spin down filter to my Grundfos booster pump expansion tank whole house filtration system and I have a electric tankless hot water heater so if it’s not much to ask from you, could you please help me with the set up and configuration just wondering if the order in my head matches up with how you would set it up I thank you very much for any feedback. God bless Ben be safe.
Do I have to drain the water to add air. My 40/60 is reading 1 psi and I just drained it my pressureguage is broken . And the problem I have is high and low water pressure.
Why would you need to check air pressure every 6 months to a year? Mine ran for 10 years without issue. Also, standing in water next to live electrical wires, not good.
Because depending on the environment, the Schrader Valve can / will leak; the bladder may have a small hole (which allows water into the tank and rusts it. Any time to take a look at your well is time well spent.
Hi great video. My son in bleached well for disinfection. However instead of using garden hose to drain the system he opened all faucets in house and now there is low water pressure. We changed filter and it was full of gunk from the well. Still low water pressure any ideas? Thank you.
A very valuable addition to any well pump system is an electric light bulb placed somewhere outside the well house that comes on when the pump turns on. I just use a 14-2 romex feeding the exterior rated light fixture. I connect one of the 14-2 wires inside the pressure switch to one of the two pump/load terminals and the other simply grounded to one of the ground screws of the pressure switch housing. At the light fixturre, just connect the two wires as usual. Now, any time the pump comes on, there's a visual alert that can be seen from anywhere outside the well house as long as the pump is running.
Great video, so many idiots set the tank when empty to the line pressure desired. Which is 100% wrong. It should be about half of your desired pressure to prevent early bladder failure.
Maple, so dang funny cause the nano-second I saw him I thought to myself "holy cow its the BEAVER!!"..and I went to the comment section immediately to make a comment and saw that you had already beaten me to it! Haha. I can hear him saying something like "well gee Wally you think dad is gonna be sore about that window Lumpy and me broke today?" What a flashback this was!! You have to be well into your 60's to get it but this guy is the spittin' image of Beaver Cleaver. Fun stuff.
Rapture Bound, no kidding! Back then, the propaganda told you that some families were perfect (I can live with that). Now it tells you that good is evil, evil is good, and that the boogie man is real and at your door!
I have Pressure switch 30/50 psi, I filled pressure tank with water and air, pressure turned off when when it’s over 50 psi and turn on when it’s lower the 30 psi, I have water in the house but i have to help pressure tank with adding air until 50 psi( when pump is running) , pump keep running and stock on 38 psi then when I plug air in and help build a pressure in the system, when it’s over 50 it’s turning off.. I have feeling like air leaking somewhere. But I have water in water faucet, and again pump turning on when it’s lower then 30 psi and then pump keep building pressure until 38 psi and just keep running without shut off i until I start adding air to 50psi until pressure switch hit and stop pump. Please tell me what is the problem?
Thanks Ben! You really helped us with setting up our pressure tank with your detailed info.
Best video I have seen on the topic. Clear and concise. Thank you.
Always, always Benjamin...the best camera work and very informative without taking sooo much time to say it. Lol.
What brand pump and tank do you have...the sizes and such. That would be useful for me.
Thanks for your help...I don't know how many times now. I like your style of no nonsense and neat work. Jesus bless.
Exactly what I was after. Well done!
Oh mygosh , I havent checked tank pressure in the 23 years i've lived here, but you're right not enough tank pressure. I do remember Eddy Haskell.
NIce job! I subscribed, hit the like and bell. At risk of sounding like an old fart, I have to say I love to see smart, well spoken, young people thriving in a blue collar career (like generations of my family) ready to help others learn how to do this or that as well. You will never be unemployed and probably already running your own business. You answered all the questions I had about pump tanks. I needed a refresher before I go adjust my son's house's well tank later today. I could not remember what the deal was with the 2 lb differential. All the best to you, Ben.
Me too, and everything you said. I have a blue collar daughter and one who loves physical work, she could watch it all day! Lol! We know which one would be good in a disaster situation. Luv 'em both, but...,
Very good explanation bro.
Thanks.
Told me everything I needed to know. Thank you
Question: what does the tank do if the bladder pressure gets too low? what about too high? Are there symptoms one can detect while, say, taking a shower?
Leave it to beaver
Hi guys! I'll be available throughout the day to answer questions here in the comments and will be on live at 6:30pm Central time when this video goes live. Would love to hear from you if you're available at that time!
What about a pressure tank in the hot sun? Will that affect the number
I wonder if you could help me find answers to the following:
Thinking to lower the pressure tank and connect to the pump about 10' - 15' under the ground to eliminate the heating well house in the winter season. My pipe runs about 6' under the ground. 1) is it a good idea? 2) how to do it? 3) Should I install another pressure tank under the house in the crawl space? The well is about 30 yards away from the house.
Thanks man u saved me allot of bs here in southern Oregon
ben your videos are awesome. thank you
I have recently watched probably 6-8 videos with folks troubleshooting pump/pressure switch/pressure tank issues. Not 1 has mentioned anything about the tube that runs from the pump to the switch. I'm in Florida and every one of them I've seen are plastic. We have a fairly serious sulfur content (NEW WELL) and the darn sulfur has clogged up the jet in the pump twice now in 2 years to the point that mechanical intervention and even flushing with muriatic acid has to be done in order to get it to pump water again. Have you ever dealt with something like this?
great info, thank-you
Great video. Very helpful.
This depends on the type of your pressure tank. However in my experience with modern pressure tanks, first check the ratings for your individual tank. It should be printed clearly on a label somewhere on the tank.
Didn’t see the specs on that particular pressure tank. But that’s an incredibly low water pressure. Standard residential is 60 psi in most areas. And you don’t want to go beyond about 75 or 80 for any reason for residential water. Specs on that particular tank will probably tell you’ve got a max pressure Capability of 125 psi. Of course that may not do much good if you have pressure reduced at the well.
And as always, if it was configured based on the capacity or capability of your well then it should be left at those settings. There’s absolutely so much to get into on this subject there’s no way to do it in a single comment. If you’re having trouble with your water pressure, first you should check the pressure regulator on your well, and consider bringing that tank up to 60 psi if it can handle it. It very likely can handle that.
Of course you need to be sure your well pump is rated for those pressures. A few of them simply are not. But most can
May I ask...
I have a 44 gallon well X Trol tank with a 60/80 pressure switch, that I have set to 55/75 for maximum pressure at my bathrooms, but not hitting the 80lb max, that home piping is rated for.
So with that set up, what should be the air pressure in my water tank itself in order to maximize the house water pressure?
If I understood your video right, I need to get it to 53 pounds of pressure inside the tank, correct?
Thanks in advance for your response back and thanks for the great vid.
Edit to add another question...
Can I drop my pressure switch down to 45psi, so that the settings will be 45/75? My thinking is, if I drop the low down from 55 to 45, I'll still have solid pressure, but I am extending my well pump life by a lot, because it will comes on less, and stay on longer when it does come on.
I think these questions will help a lot of people, and if they do, please watch the video, but also watch the ads. Sit through the ads no matter how painful, as they get the great people who create awesome vids like this paid a little bit. JS. 😊
TY Benjamin! 👍
What happens if you set the pressure in the tank the same as the cut in pressure ?
You should explain WHY short cycling over time damages a pump.
I assume it's because a pump draws much higher amperage at startup, which heats the pump above normal running temperature, and short-cycling doesn't give the pump enough run time to cool it down to normal running temperature.
Starting and stopping more often subjects the well to increased wear from acceleration and deceleration. Just as a city driven car has more wear than a highway driven car of the same mileage.
While you are doing all this, do you also need to shut the water intake to the water heater so that it doesn’t go dry?
Put a cycle stop valve on there and your pump will last years longer.. and you don't need a large bladder tank either!
Thanks Benjamin, my 40/60 tank is reading at 40 psi, is this bad? I know it shouldn’t be 38
You have have already started to answer questions anyway pressure take started leaking went to the hardware store not knowing anything I took his advice and got a 30 gallon tank witch the one I took out 75 gallon now I have to much air in the system what can you offer me help on
Thank you
One minute pump run up to 3/4hp and two minute run minimum over 3/4hp. You have a hose bib on your tank head, use it with a hose exiting your pit. Why stand there in water with a sump pump if you don't have to?
Hi Ben, I don't mean to be rude, but has anyone ever told you you look the The Beaver on "Leave it to Beaver"
If you add a second tank, does it have to be the same size as the first one?
Are different tanks require different pressures?
All you need is a non pressurized holding tank. Between well and pressure tank. Your well pump will work even less than with a pressure tank only.
At 1:40 , when showing that you have to empty the water from the pressure tank, you say "You can do this any place in your house." My tank is 2" above the floor in my basement, so would your statement mean that I could turn on the water in the (basement) laundry tub to empty the tank? I suppose if I do that first, then I could empty the last little bit of water from the hose bib plumbed in right next to the pressure tank to completely empty it. Did I understand you correctly and it my procedure adequate?
Hello Ben from Chile.
I have a water tank problem.
Would you be willing to talk to me to give me your advice on my Tank problem>
Thanks. Jim in Chile
Hello when I go to pressurize my tank when all water is drain to 28 psi were cut in pressure is 30 my gauge reads 28 psi just putting air in the tank I know it is not suppose do that could some one tell why it is doing this so air that I put in tank is going thru tank to the gauge I see your isn't doing that please help
What happens if the tank have to much pressure Can burn the points on the pressure switch? Because I put new switch and burn t he points
I think premieres annoy people. I haven’t seen a channel use them, except for the first week after the feature was introduced. I enjoy your videos though, so that’s just my two cents on premiers.
Awesome! Thanks for the feedback! We will give it a try once and see how it goes just for fun.
Presently I have just had a well drilled (505 feet) and the installer has located the pressure tank in my building How would I find out if the tank is big enough for my usage?
How often does the pump cycle? There are pressure / volume tables to determine how much water the tank 'stores' between cycles. Pro-tip: Install more than one tank because pump cycling is what kills a pump, assuming it's not eating rocks
William's reply is correct but not 100% complete. The longer answer requires knowng something about your well water levels. There needs to be adequate time between pumping cycles for your well water level to "recover" from the deeper position caused by pumping. If inadequate time is allowed for recovery, the water level might be pulled down too soon and approach your pump depth. That said, it's your pump depth that really important here., not so much the well depth. If you have no issues with the supply of water avaiaable from your well ..... then never mind.
Is Wally working the camera.....
Excellent video. I'm having drop in pressure and sometimes the water stops for few minutes before it kicks in. When the water stopped in the faucet, I checked the pressure in the tank and it shows 25 PSI. Pressue gauge in the tank too shows 25 psi. Pressure switch is set to 30/50. So if I have to fill air in the tank what would be the ideal pressure? Do I have to empty the tank before filling air?
Pretty sure I answered those questions in the video but in your case you would set the tank bladder pressure to 28psi and yes you would need to empty the tank for an accurate pressure setting.
Se peut-il que mon réservoir dégagé de l'eau orange teinter de rouille et si oui peut t'on le drainer pour un nettoyage
Nice hat... AMERICA!!!
From 0:55 to 1:25 you show that your water pressure gauge and your fancy ass air gauge are in agreement, both reading 45 PSI. However since these type gauges are usually not scientifically calibrated instruments I suspect it would not be uncommon for the two gauges to give different readings for the same pressure, in which case adjusting the tank air pressure (using a tire air gauge)to be 2-3 PSI less than the switch cut on pressure (judged by the water pressure gauge) could be off. If one gauge was 1 degree high and the other 1 degree low you might end up with no difference at all. When I do this I think i"ll do what you did and take an air pressure reading of the tank with water still in the tank, before emptying the tank, to see if the gauges agree and adust for any difference.
Long winded fancy ass agreement
Old galvanized tanks eliminate all these headaches and maintenance.
Had one, it was a disater. Our water is very hard, the inside of the tank finally rusted and had to be replaced. Never again.
Its called a Schrader valve......
Right now I have no pressure
Hello Ben. I'm adjusting my pressure switch settings from 60-80 to 50-80 to allow my well some additional time to recharge/recover between pumping cycles. Should I bleed the pressure tank pressure first, before making the switch adjustment, or is it the other way around?
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Now what???
Heh, water worker... I give it 6 months to 2 years they are horrible tanks. The diaphragm leaks from factory or they get a pinhole in them.
he is oblivious to the fact that many people have automatic lawn sprinklers that require very different settings to be able to work.
Finally...a video about Well Pumps I can actually understand. ..Thank you for posting this
this was such a good video. thanks so much.
Anyone remember leave it to beaver
😂😂😂
Jesus... 😆
Gee golly, Wally!
Pretty close my friend.
The Beave was never this helpful
😂😂😂😂😂
That valve is called a Schrader valve.
Great video, straightforward common-sense approach for how the system works, thanks for doing this.
LIFE SAVER DUDE. I'm not familiar with wells. From my other research it looked like I needed a new well. I tested my pressure as a long shot and this video just saved me from thousands of dollars that wouldn't fix my problem. I might need a new tank, but that isn't terrible. So far it's holding air. But it's old.
Am I the only one being nervous about him throwing high power switches with both his feet in a feet of water?
WHAT determines which pressure setting 30-50 or 20-40 is chosen Benjamin ????
are you the Beev!!!!! from leave it to Beaver? you are a spitting image. no offence
Well done Ben. 1st video I looked at and you explained the pressure setting for the pressure tank clearly. My tank pressure was down to 15psi and the pump cycling. Set it to the pressure per your instructions and all looks good now. Thanks
Does Ben look like Jerry Mathers or what?
LOL; the very first thing that popped into my mind with this video was "where's the Beaver"?
😂
Why is the pressure in my tank when it is full of water the same even after adding another 15psi of air into the tank?? If someone can help me with this I would greatly appreciate it!
Here’s what I did: measured psi before doing anything, it read 67. Drained the tank, and without water the tank pressure was 11.5psi. I bumped it up to 28 and turned everything back in and brought water back into the system. Rechecked the pressure and it’s still at 67psi
I'm sure glad you are a professional at this. My goodness, you're standing in a pit with water and there is electrical boxes and breakers all around you. Yikes! Be careful my friend.
You might want to just set it up so that if you want to drain your pressure tank you have a pipe that simply runs out through the wall and drains it outside. That's what I would do, of course I'm here in West Texas, it may be warmer here than where you are. Thanks so much for the video! It was very helpful.
I have a small floater which just runs my sprinklers. I noticed at any given time the pump would come on for about 2 maybe 3 seconds and just stop again every so often. Not sure if the tank was just so low on pressure. Now the pump doesn't come on when activated my the sprinkler panel. I took a tire gauge to check tank I get a 0 psi reading
Sir... u jus solved alll my problems. I changed all my lines n taps bcuz my pump wz coming on n off every 2 mins.
Good video. But your making electricians worldwide super nervous as you're standing in a pit, in water!!!! hitting breakers.....
BEFORE DOING ANYTHING CHECK FIXTURES FOR SEDIMENT BUILDUP
Finally someone explains this in an understandable way! Good on you.
Thanks what I was looking for on pressurizing the tank, but has anyone told you you look like leave it to beaver?
My faucets in the house spit out water when the faucets are turned on . Could this be a problem with the pressure not being set correctly in the tank?
awesome VIDEO . I have to
check my pressure tank . it
was installed a year ago .
Why have everything below ground level ? Thats the old way . Here in my state it all has to be above ground in an insulated well house . Top of well casing has to be above ground 2 feet . If down in a hole there is chance of contamination from flooding or the farmer irrigating his field next to you and using chemicals that could get in your well .
Yup, same thing around here. My well is just old enough that it was installed before those rules went into place.
my tanker has the rubber insert where you put air the rubber is leaking how can I replace it ?
Are you supposed to close the water faucets when pressurizing the tank?
Great, great video. Clear easy to understand explanation Ben.
Will you do a install video on the same tank?
What about a pressure tank in the hot sun? Will that affect the number. Benjamin Sahlstrom
Ben you're a jack of all trades
AC, electrical, plumbing
When draining the tank do you close off the valve going to the rest of the house or do you let it all drain back into the sump area?
Holy shit... My pump went from going on.off.on.off.on.off. to On........... Off................................................................. On.......... you get the point.. Can't believe i didnt know to check these yearly
Great info. Thanks.
Do you have any thoughts on Cycle Stop Valves? They sound good on paper but wondering if you have experience with them and could discuss pros/cons
DO YOU HAVE TO CHANGE THE TANK AND HOW OFTEN DO U CHANGE IT. HOW LONG WILL IT LAST. WHAT DO U DO WITH THE TANK AFTER. COULD IT BE SOLD BACK.
Thanks for the advice my Pressure tank is very old. I do you flush it out every year. Ben check out my UA-cam channel about my water filter. Give me a shout out at Grandview lawn care. Let me know if you want to give me a shout out
And Jerry Mathers as The Beaver....
His brother
Your a knowledgeable and gifted teacher
HE LOOKS LIKE JERRY MATHERS FROM LEAVE IT TO BEAVER
Thank you for this Video. It was easy to understand. Really appreciate the help.
Bigger tank is better but I need to know if my well can handle bigger so it doesn’t suck air
Winter i really have to keep a eye for busted lines! Boy does that run up the electric bill FAST> Plus it not good on the well pump either
Mine shows 0 so i guess my bladder is no good
I just checked my pressure tank and water came out of the valve, it should read 28. It reads around 50, what might have happened? Thx
Hey Ben first of all when I thank you for sharing your knowledge and wisdom I was wondering maybe if you you can help me figure out the layout and set up of my components. I have a water storage tank from a well system so it goes like this well to storage tank storage tank to house, and my components I would like to have your wisdom on how to set up in the order would be a settlement spin down filter to my Grundfos booster pump expansion tank whole house filtration system and I have a electric tankless hot water heater so if it’s not much to ask from you, could you please help me with the set up and configuration just wondering if the order in my head matches up with how you would set it up I thank you very much for any feedback. God bless Ben be safe.
Do I have to drain the water to add air. My 40/60 is reading 1 psi and I just drained it my pressureguage is broken . And the problem I have is high and low water pressure.
Why would you need to check air pressure every 6 months to a year? Mine ran for 10 years without issue. Also, standing in water next to live electrical wires, not good.
If the tank loses its pressure it will kill your well pump. It's just best practice but I agree that in most cases it is probably unnecessary.
Because depending on the environment, the Schrader Valve can / will leak; the bladder may have a small hole (which allows water into the tank and rusts it. Any time to take a look at your well is time well spent.
Hi great video. My son in bleached well for disinfection. However instead of using garden hose to drain the system he opened all faucets in house and now there is low water pressure. We changed filter and it was full of gunk from the well. Still low water pressure any ideas? Thank you.
@Rich's Quick Fixes foot valve at the bottom of the submersible pump may be clogged. Or pump lost it's prime if it's a shallow well pump
A very valuable addition to any well pump system is an electric light bulb placed somewhere outside the well house that comes on when the pump turns on. I just use a 14-2 romex feeding the exterior rated light fixture. I connect one of the 14-2 wires inside the pressure switch to one of the two pump/load terminals and the other simply grounded to one of the ground screws of the pressure switch housing. At the light fixturre, just connect the two wires as usual. Now, any time the pump comes on, there's a visual alert that can be seen from anywhere outside the well house as long as the pump is running.
Great video, so many idiots set the tank when empty to the line pressure desired. Which is 100% wrong. It should be about half of your desired pressure to prevent early bladder failure.
After 2 weeks of having my sense device it let me know my well pump was short stoping. Turned out to be a bad tank.
Stop cycle valve is much better. And why in the heck would someone need two tanks. That's bs.
You look like “Beaver Cleaver”!
Maple, so dang funny cause the nano-second I saw him I thought to myself "holy cow its the BEAVER!!"..and I went to the comment section immediately to make a comment and saw that you had already beaten me to it! Haha.
I can hear him saying something like "well gee Wally you think dad is gonna be sore about that window Lumpy and me broke today?"
What a flashback this was!! You have to be well into your 60's to get it but this guy is the spittin' image of Beaver Cleaver. Fun stuff.
Rapture Bound and Maple
"Mrs Cleaver...you must be so proud that young Theodore is doing so well in the well business"...Eddie Haskell
@@rapturebound197 Oh Man! And you both beat me to it! Lol
@@aroniousskywalker1765 haha...ya. Don't you wish the world was that simple and straightforward again?!
I miss those days.
Rapture Bound, no kidding!
Back then, the propaganda told you that some families were perfect (I can live with that). Now it tells you that good is evil, evil is good, and that the boogie man is real and at your door!
I have Pressure switch 30/50 psi, I filled pressure tank with water and air, pressure turned off when when it’s over 50 psi and turn on when it’s lower the 30 psi, I have water in the house but i have to help pressure tank with adding air until 50 psi( when pump is running) , pump keep running and stock on 38 psi then when I plug air in and help build a pressure in the system, when it’s over 50 it’s turning off.. I have feeling like air leaking somewhere. But I have water in water faucet, and again pump turning on when it’s lower then 30 psi and then pump keep building pressure until 38 psi and just keep running without shut off i until I start adding air to 50psi until pressure switch hit and stop pump. Please tell me what is the problem?