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What Does a Pressure Switch Do?

A pressure switch is the small switch that tells your well pump when to turn on and off based on water pressure.

  • What is a pressure switch: the “brain” of your well system. It turns the pump on when pressure drops and off when it reaches the set point.

  • Signs it’s failing: burned or pitted contacts, clicking or chattering, the pump short-cycling or not shutting off, no water, or ants and other critters (like lizards) inside the switch.

  • When it’s time to replace: when it’s worn, burned or not working right, or keeps failing. A quick inspection tells us.

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Sulfur Smell in Well Water? Check the Water Line

A homeowner with stinky, sulfur-smelling water called us, and our well system inspection found a badly deteriorated, contaminated fresh water supply line. Here’s why finding the real source of a water quality problem matters.

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