View Full Version : The pump will not stop and the gauge remain/stays at 35, it will not reach to 40, why
yoyoy
Aug 26, 2015, 12:35 AM
I replace the gauge and pressure switch which was already set to 20 40 psi, I set also the tank air to 18 psi, when I power on the pump, it will not cut off and the gauge stays at 35, when I manually off the pump, it will not goes down, It means no leak in the line. Why the pressure will not reach to 40?
jlisenbe
Aug 26, 2015, 05:44 PM
This seems to me to be the most common well complaint we get, and in some ways the most difficult to diagnose from a distance. Basically, the pump will not get up to cut off pressure. Some possible answers are: 1. A leak in the wellpipe, especially if the pump is in the well. 2. A drop in the water table which makes it difficult for the pump to get up to 40 psi. 3. Pump beginning to fail.
hkstroud
Aug 27, 2015, 04:33 AM
Agree with John.
What was the reason for replacing the old switch and gauge?