Well Pumps
Setting a Pressure Tank’s Air Charge: The 2 PSI Rule Is a Minimum, Not a Target
Set the pre-charge below your pressure switch’s cut-in — 28 psi for a 30/50 switch, 38 for a…
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Pressure Switch Not Cutting Off: One Gauge Reading Says Whether the Switch Is Even the Problem
Close every valve in the house, let the pump run, and watch the gauge. If the pressure climbs…
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Best Well Pressure Tanks: Size It From the Motor, Not the House
Your tank’s drawdown in gallons must be at least your pump’s flow in GPM. That single rule decides…
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Best Deep Well Submersible Pumps: Horsepower Buys Depth, Not Water
Pick the flow first, then buy horsepower to reach your depth. On every established brand the model number…
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Best Shallow Well Jet Pumps: The Flow Number on the Box Was Measured Somewhere Else
Buy on gallons per minute at your own cut-out pressure, not on horsepower. Every listing prints one flow…
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How to Reset a Well Pump: Three Different Resets, and Most Switches Have No Lever
“Resetting the well pump” means three unrelated things, and only one of them involves a lever: the breaker…
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Well Pump Clicking But Not Starting: The Click Tells You Where to Look
A click is a contact closing. Something is being told to start and is not starting. And the…
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How to Size a Well Pump: Three Numbers, and Most Calculators Use Two
A well pump is sized on two numbers: the flow it must deliver in gallons per minute, and…
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Low Water Pressure on a Well: It Is Usually Flow, and the Gauge Tells You Which
Pressure and flow are two different faults and almost every article on this subject treats them as one.…
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Air Spitting From Faucets on Well Water: Run the Taps, Then Wait
Everyone gives the same advice: open every tap, highest first, and run the air out. That is half…