Water Well Problems

[John Mahar]

I have a water well where I have pressure in the tank, but no pressure on the pressure switch gauge (new gauge) is that normal?

 

[Reach4]

I have a water well where I have pressure in the tank, but no pressure on the pressure switch gauge (new gauge) is that normal?

If the switch for the pump was turned off, it would be normal to have air pressure on the air precharge valve (Schrader valve). In that case, the water pressure gauge would be expected to read zero.

Now if you said you have water pressure at the faucets, then no, the water pressure gauge reading zero would not be normal. That would probably indicate a clogged nipple or other path to the pressure gauge, or the new pressure switch could be defective.

 

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[Nidoking229]

Running a high-amp well pump off of a little pressure control switch will often burn up the switch contacts, or the amperage draw may exceed the rating of the pressure switch itself

 

[Valveman]

Running a high-amp well pump off of a little pressure control switch will often burn up the switch contacts, or the amperage draw may exceed the rating of the pressure switch itself

Very few pumps are large enough to exceed the amperage rating of the pressure switch. The arcing that causes pressure switches to melt down comes from multiple on/off events when the pump is cycling between 40 and 60.

But it could be that your switch is bad from all the cycling and not letting power through to the pump/motor. Check to see if you have 240 volts coming out of the pressure switch. If there is power out of the pressure switch, the pump/motor is probably bad.