Will try to give as much information as possible, I believe I have a bad pressure switch and I'm going to try to do this myself, but just want to see if this is the correct diagnoses.
Our water froze a few nights ago, I turned off the power to our pump. Temperatures rose so I went to turn on the water, but I noticed the pressure gauge was near 90. I turned on the water to see what it would do and it short cycled like CRAZY. Like literally went back and forth from 0-100 constantly, and clicked every second. Shut off the the power and was hoping maybe it was just iced up inside the pressure tank.
Let two more days go by, opened the valve at the pressure tank, let all the water run out that would, started the water again... this time instead of short cycling the water came out like it normally would except the pressure kept rising and rising and wouldn't stop. I shut the water off drained the water and the lowest it would go is like 40. Turned the water on again and same thing happened, pressure just kept increasing.
Is the bladder busted or is this a bad pressure switch?
I took a tire pressure gauge and checked the pressure tank it's constantly at 35 which should be cool, as I believe this is a 40/60 pressure switch as it constantly was at 40 before this. Shook the pressure tank doesn't sound like there is any water in it.
So what do you guys think?
And if it is the pressure switch is a cheap $25 Klein voltage meter ok to use to make sure the power is off after I turn off the breakers? Scared of electricity but being an ex city boy, I want to try to do this on my own lol.
Thanks.
Our water froze a few nights ago, I turned off the power to our pump. Temperatures rose so I went to turn on the water, but I noticed the pressure gauge was near 90. I turned on the water to see what it would do and it short cycled like CRAZY. Like literally went back and forth from 0-100 constantly, and clicked every second. Shut off the the power and was hoping maybe it was just iced up inside the pressure tank.
Let two more days go by, opened the valve at the pressure tank, let all the water run out that would, started the water again... this time instead of short cycling the water came out like it normally would except the pressure kept rising and rising and wouldn't stop. I shut the water off drained the water and the lowest it would go is like 40. Turned the water on again and same thing happened, pressure just kept increasing.
Is the bladder busted or is this a bad pressure switch?
I took a tire pressure gauge and checked the pressure tank it's constantly at 35 which should be cool, as I believe this is a 40/60 pressure switch as it constantly was at 40 before this. Shook the pressure tank doesn't sound like there is any water in it.
So what do you guys think?
And if it is the pressure switch is a cheap $25 Klein voltage meter ok to use to make sure the power is off after I turn off the breakers? Scared of electricity but being an ex city boy, I want to try to do this on my own lol.
Thanks.