Pump Pressure Tank Setup

Well water pump and pressure system basics.

Pump pressure tank setup.

Lower this pressure by allowing the gauge to release air from the tank. A pressure tank for a well is a necessity for any home that uses well water. Psi and larger ones have 38 lbs. The small and medium tanks have 28 lbs.

Most well water is pumped out of the ground automatically using a submersible pump or a jet pump that sits on top of the ground and draws water. If you get your water from a well your home needs a jet pump and pressure tank. A pressure pump is a pump with some sort of electrical switch on it which turns the pump off when the system pressure reaches a pre set point sometimes this is fixed and sometimes it is adjustable. When your pressure pump is running and a tap on the system is open the water flows out of the tap.

This well pressure tank installation video shows the steps you ll need for this replacement. Bleed air pressure out of the water tank or add air pressure into the water tank until the tank pressure is at the desired set pressure. Be sure to follow the proper requirements listed below and in th. For example if the well uses a pressure tank a water treatment system must be installed after the pressure tank to avoid causing damage to the well pump.

In a typical setup a shallow or deep well pump transfers groundwater to a holding tank. From there the water passes into the pressure tank which is a second holding tank connected to a jet pump that keeps the water pressurized. All new tanks come with a certain level of pressure already in the tank. This will let some air out and it will also tell the pressure in the tank.

Most households are set up to run with a pressure switch that turns the pump on at 30 pounds of pressure and turn the pump off at 50 pounds of pressure. For example if your well pump pressure control switch is set to cut in start pumping water from the well at 30 psi then set the pressure tank to 30 2 28 psi.