carguy123
carguy123 UltimaDork
6/2/17 5:11 p.m.

Is there such a thing as a digital (pointless) water pressure switch?

I'm having some flow issues (opening for joke right here) with my well water.

I've adjusted bladder pressure (since I first presumed I'd blown my bladder) [more bad jokes here]. It says to adjust it to -2 of cut in pressure. That's adjusted with the tank empty correct?

I would have sworn my original switch was 35-60 psi, but when I went to buy all I found was 30-50 psi.

The last 2 have had sticky points [just keep those tasteless jokes coming guys] after only a few weeks of use. I now keep a point file right by the switch.

tr8todd
tr8todd Dork
6/2/17 8:30 p.m.

They come 30-50 or 40-60, but you can adjust them to just about whatever you want with those two nuts over the springs. Pressure is done when the tank is empty. Never seen a digital gauge, but thats probably because the dial ones work and they are $7. Make sure the capillary tube from the pump head to the pressure switch is clear. Rust builds up in there and acts just like a brake hose that swells closed. New switches are around $23. If you have one that has pressure fed thru a tube to it, stick a thin rod or length of solder thru it and check the fittings where it attaches.

carguy123
carguy123 UltimaDork
6/2/17 8:36 p.m.

I'm not talking about a digital gauge, I meant a digital switch that didn't have the points to arc and fry.

T.J.
T.J. UltimaDork
6/2/17 8:47 p.m.

In reply to carguy123:

It seems like you could rig up a relay so that the switch only has a small current and low voltage on it and then have the relay control the pump. You could do this with a solid state relay of desired.

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