12-06-2020, 12:57 AM
(This post was last modified: 12-06-2020, 01:13 AM by HereOnThePrimalEdge.)
The pressure switch and meter arrived in the mail yesterday.
I first replaced the pressure meter. The old one seemed like it was working, but I couldn't be sure since the pump cut in and out irregularly. I didn't know if it was on the high end, low end, or gave an incorrect meter reading. With a new meter I'd know it was right, and could adjust the pressure switch if necessary.
When I compared the old pressure switch with the new one, I realized the contacts on the old one were unusually far apart. In the back of my mind I remembered "The Professionals" I hired to install a water meter a few weeks ago had said when they finished "and we adjusted the pressure switch and pressure tank so they were set together properly."
oink: Maybe the switch got out of adjustment somehow.
Yes, maybe when I hired two "Professionals" at $70 an hour so I didn’t have to do the job myself, maybe somehow the switch got out of adjustment? I reset the switch where I had it in the first place, which also reduced the space between the contacts. It cuts in exactly where it should, cuts out exactly where it should, and the tank is at the proper psi. Everything works perfectly.
The chatter was created when "The Professionals" widened the switch gap so far apart, the contacts couldn't click into place properly for a metal to metal connection. With that slight gap the switch chattered on and off, trying to run, but couldn't continuously.
Thanks everyone for your help and suggestions.
I first replaced the pressure meter. The old one seemed like it was working, but I couldn't be sure since the pump cut in and out irregularly. I didn't know if it was on the high end, low end, or gave an incorrect meter reading. With a new meter I'd know it was right, and could adjust the pressure switch if necessary.
When I compared the old pressure switch with the new one, I realized the contacts on the old one were unusually far apart. In the back of my mind I remembered "The Professionals" I hired to install a water meter a few weeks ago had said when they finished "and we adjusted the pressure switch and pressure tank so they were set together properly."
oink: Maybe the switch got out of adjustment somehow.
Yes, maybe when I hired two "Professionals" at $70 an hour so I didn’t have to do the job myself, maybe somehow the switch got out of adjustment? I reset the switch where I had it in the first place, which also reduced the space between the contacts. It cuts in exactly where it should, cuts out exactly where it should, and the tank is at the proper psi. Everything works perfectly.
The chatter was created when "The Professionals" widened the switch gap so far apart, the contacts couldn't click into place properly for a metal to metal connection. With that slight gap the switch chattered on and off, trying to run, but couldn't continuously.
Thanks everyone for your help and suggestions.