How To Set Well Pressure Tank Air Pressure 

Finally...a video about Well Pumps I can actually understand. ..Thank you for posting 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.

Finally someone explains this in an understandable way! Good on you.

Great video, straightforward common-sense approach for how the system works, thanks for doing this.

Ben you're a jack of all trades AC, electrical, plumbing

Best video I have seen on the topic. Clear and concise. Thank you.

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

Your a knowledgeable and gifted teacher

Thanks Ben! You really helped us with setting up our pressure tank with your detailed info.

Great, great video. Clear easy to understand explanation Ben.

Your videos are so clear and detailed, I was able to see your individual DNA molecules in your hands of those close up shots.

Exactly what I was after. Well done!

That valve is called a Schrader valve.

Thank you for this Video. It was easy to understand. Really appreciate the help.

Thanks for the information and in a simple way that makes it easy to follow.

I have been looking for a video just like this and you nailed the answer right on the money.

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.

Very good explanation bro. Thanks.

great info, thank-you

awesome VIDEO . I have to check my pressure tank . it was installed a year ago .

Thanks man u saved me allot of bs here in southern Oregon

Told me everything I needed to know. Thank you

Great video. Very helpful.

Great information there bro , thanks very well explained

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.

Very nice video and well explained. Thanks

Great job on the explanation

this was such a good video. thanks so much.

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

Nice informative video man! Thank you

Very Helpful, 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.

Nice information bro.Thank you.

Excellent video thank you!

ben your videos are awesome. thank you

thank you for the video, it's helpful

excellent explanation

Terrific vid! Thanks!

Great video man thanks a lot. I appreciate it.

thanks for the informative video.

Thank you! The last time I checked my pressure tank was like 7 years ago.😂

Great video!

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?

i was told 2lbs below pump kick in pressure with system depressurized .good video ! ben !!

Hi, greetings from Sri Lanka. Thanks for this very useful video. I am still learning. Recently my pressure pump for the bathroom showers started to drop pressure and as result the water flow gets really slow and only a while the pressure pump restarts. I checked the pressure gauge and find the pump restarts only when the pressure goes down to zero. Could you pl advice me to correct this, which nuts to adjust in the pressure switch? Thanks again.

Thanks for the video =)

Very helpful

Great helpful video Benjamin. I have a question. LG told me that my ice maker is not working properly because the water pressure is too high. I don't know if that's correct but I'm wondering how to permanently lower the pressure in my tank. It's now set at 40-60. Can I change it to 30-50? How do I do that? I'm assuming I let some air out of the tank to lower the cut-in number to 28. How do I adjust the pressure switch? Thanks for your help

Thank you.

WHAT determines which pressure setting 30-50 or 20-40 is chosen Benjamin ????

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.

Thanks!

Good video

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?

What about a pressure tank in the hot sun? Will that affect the number. Benjamin Sahlstrom

.Great video , I will use these tips to analyze whats with the well pump. On another job site last time I messed with the the sprinkler system box next to the well pump it started to smoke a little, then a lot, then a few small flames, I freaked out !! Thankfully the gardner next door saw me getting a little hysterical. by then it was kind of on fire ! we had to call the electrician to rewire the yard, omg it was something . WHAT A DAY! lol One question, Why are you standing in a puddle of water with 220volts running through the system. Be careful ! I subscribed please make more videos !

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.

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Are you supposed to close the water faucets when pressurizing the tank?

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.

Hi - Where did you get that tester?

And also does it matter the size of tank , as a rule is the pressure all ways te lowest number of the switch as a pressure #number, thanks again 👍

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.

Does it matter what side of the tee you put your pressure gauges and pressures relief valve

Nice

So can you put air in the tank with a compressor? I have a 20 40 wellsaver pressure tank, it has twenty lbs when we checked the valve, but our PSI valve is at 0.

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?

Thanks saved me from calling a plumber on my handyman service call that I couldn't figure out for anything 😄

So my water outlate have 50 psi what is pressure switch should I get and do I have put more air in tank till it's reach 50 psi air in it?

Great information. My jet pump is short cycling. Should I install a larger pressure tank?

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?

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.

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 is the other black cap for ?

Are different tanks require different pressures?

How many liters this tank.. thanks

If you add a second tank, does it have to be the same size as the first one?

Hello friend how many psi of pressure should I put to my 4 gallon well thank. Thanks

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

Plz help. I have a 24l tank and wanted to know if the pressure setting would be the same

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! 👍

When on a well what determines the overall water pressure? My pressure tank is set to fill at 40 and stop at 50 psi, and my water pressure after the tank is 45 psi. Is there anyway to safely increase this?

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

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.

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

Thanks Benjamin, my 40/60 tank is reading at 40 psi, is this bad? I know it shouldn’t be 38

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

How do I know which pressure switch I have? Or can It be adjusted to different cut in and cut out pressures?

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.

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Hi Ben - great video - thanks! I would like to adjust my pressure tank so that i can allow my pump to generate more pressure. Does that mean I simply need to a) empty the tank of water; b) pump more air into the tank...? The pump is 380 watts and currently is set to shut off at 43 psi. I want it to push until it hits 59 psi. Is the pressure tank the LIMITING FACTOR in this setup? Thanks again!

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?

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Isn't possible that the valve core of the Scrader could go bad and leak air?

Bigger tank is better but I need to know if my well can handle bigger so it doesn’t suck air

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.

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?

What if the gage reads 100 psi ?

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?

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.