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@H2o Mechanic any tips for my line pressure gauge reading 21psi? i’ve reset my bladder tank pressure to 38psi (it was about 25lbs i) after verifying my pressure switch is 40/60. I also used the pressure switch cap to cycle the contacts. When i do that the line pressure gauge drops to zero then climbs back to 21psi.
You're a great teacher. I'm a retired Instrument Technician with 40 years of experience. If a person couldn't understand how a pressure switch works after that they should just call you! Nice job!
Thanks and Merry Christmas! You saved me. I needed to repair my well it just stopped. The well repair guys never showed up. So looked on you tube and blessedly found your videos. Thank you so much!
I was waiting for over 3 hours for my plumber to come out and turn my pump back on. Decided to watch this video while I was waiting to see if I could do it myself. Option 1 did it for me! So amazingly quick and easy!! Saved me some money, too! Thank you so much! Lesson learned for the future!
You sir are a teacher. ❤ With a kind heart, GOD BLESS you, and your love ones! You certainly are surrounded by Loving supportive family, they must be high quality!!
I live in southeast GA and my holding tank is a large metal tank and has no air valve on top, it has one in water line between the pump and tank. My neighbor had a well drilled about 3 years ago and has the same thing, should I be concerned about air pressure on my tank?
Thanks! Very little pressure this morning. Oh no! $500? Found your video. Opened the gray switch cap and saw ants!! I was happy to see them. Sprayed bug spray around switch, not on it. Blew all bug debris out. Took the cap and did the switch flick you showed...nothing. Did it a few more times and WALLA! Pump turned on! Went in the house...PRESSURE!! My bill was $10...to you. Thank you so much!!
I subscribed. I woke up this morning to no water. Husband wasn't sure what to do. Said he would have to research it. I went on TH-cam and searched water won't come on. Your video was the first one. Did what you said Water came back. Thank you so much.
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! I'm only 16 and I was able to fix the our water system thanks to this video. AND WE HAD GUEST ON THE WAY! no plumber required. thanks again!
Hello Sir. I have great news! I went back through everything and I took all of the plumbing apart to inspect all of the pipes and fittings. You had mentioned in another video that debris can clog the nipple to the pressure switch. The nipple was clear but because you mentioned debris, I also had a look at the check valve and lo and behold, there was sediment blocking the plunger. I would not have thought about that seeing as though all of the parts were brand new. It's an older well and after seeing the sediment .... now I want to drill a new one. Thank you so much for inspiring me to not give up. I'm a woman in my 50's and love to take on projects like this. Thank you!
@@coreyranberger8894 Mine has been sparking for years, at least 20, without any problem. The fact that you have a spark indicates you have power to the switch so it might be time to check out the pump.
Thank you for sharing such a treasure trove of simple, money-saving info, and doing so with no expectations. And holy mercy, you actually respond to folks' comments. Kudos!! Thx again!
DUDE!!! This video saved my Christmas!!!! Just went through the big freeze here in CO, and my pressure switch wasn't turning off the pump a couple days ago, so I thought an ice block had formed in the water feed, and I flipped the power off to try and save the pump from burning itself up. We were lower than -10F. Once it got above freezing I kicked the power back on, but no water pressure. I thought more melting probably needed to happen, but eventually I started worrying about the worst, like the pump was ruined or something. I started doing research on the internet for the components in my system, and wasn't getting anywhere. On one of the pages for well pumps was a link to a video. From there was a link to a suggested video on an overview of well pump systems. When I went to watch it, your video was suggested on the side. In your video you show the type of pressure switch I have, with the manual lever on the side. Mine was set to "Auto" with no water pressure showing on my gauge. Once you showed how to hold that lever at a 45 degree to start the pump again, and to hold it until the water pressure got up to 30psi and let off slowly, that was the ticket to get water back in the house! You Rock!!! MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!🎄☃
Wow. I am extremely grateful for you! Our water stopped working this a.m. of course after my husband was gone for work. I have an ostomy & I absolutely have to have water to deal with that. I found your video & did exactly as you said, using the corner or the housing to move the switch & everything came back on! Thank you thank you thank you!
I'm a 62 yr. old woman. and you have helped me walk thru step by step. Thank you. Still have a Lil b work to do... but ima learning this stuff your Awesome I'll be back❤ bless you
I recently move to a place where there is a well tank. due to power outage my water did stop working. I find your TH-cam video. I follow your instruction and now the water is working. thank very much for this video instruction. You are a blessing to mankind.
My friend, you are a life saver. New homeowner here. Been in the house 6 days. Come home to no water. Everything is new to me, I have no clue what to do. Your video saved me big time! Thanks man. Cheers
This definitely helped me! Im a city girl the just inherited my dads home in Alabama. He didnt live here long before he passed away so i didnt get the full experience. Now im a born and raised city girl continuing his dream. We lost all water today 6/9/24 and your video was the first that poppod up. Similar system, so it helped so much. This was a time saver for sure.
You saved the day for us! Reset switch and this did the trick. We need more people like you sharing their knowledge to help people save their hard earned money. Thanks again !
I used to work maintennance at a state park and id do plumbing and electrical almost every day. Now that my mind isnt what it used to be (trauma / anxiety induced brain damage) Ive forgetten more than i know and you just saved my ass from the embarressment of having to wake up my husband who just got home from work and ask why the water just stopped. Please people, take care of yourselves and stop worrying about everything. Thank you so much H2o Mechanic!!!!!
I'm going to underfoot well that I've had for twenty years this is the best information I've gotten here on your channel...better than from well people or hardware stores. Thank you 👍
Thank you. I always appreciate folks that take time to explain things that help others out. Please accept this small gesture as your video enabled me to do the job myself today.
Mate, thank you so much for this. We had the power off for several hours today and I couldn't, for the life of me, figure out why the water wasn't working. This video made me feel like a capable human being. I award you 10 karma points.
I just want to say thank you. We are new to "acreage" ownership, and this video was so straightforward and clear that I was able to reset my switch by myself before my husband got home. Again, thank you.
I appreciate you sharing your knowledge. Wish more people would help and educate one another. About to go out to one of my homes to troubleshoot this system for the first time. I’m an electrical guy and feel that this video is top tier. Much appreciated!
You have turned me into a well pump maintenance enthusiast. :) Being a touchy-feely, hands-on kinda guy I really appreciate the knowledge and time you put in to these videos. Thank you.
I tested your concept. It was on point. The pump came on when I pulled the pole to a 45-degree angle. Now I can proceed to lower pump down. Thank you for this well needed video
Thank you so much for posting this video! I followed your instructions & water is flowing through our pipes again. You just saved Christmas day for us!!
Your video was very detailed and made things that I thought were complicated seem very easy. I appreciate your time that you spend on your videos and helping people like me with the knowledge that you have.
Thanks!!! You saved the show. After 11 h without power, the pump didn't start. With your video, i fixed it in 5 min. Sending you $ in appreciation. Thx!!
Thank you SO MUCH for this video! We lost water in our house after a hose ruptured outside. We assumed we drained the well, so we killed the pump and waited. 12 hours later, still nothing. Followed the "flick it to remove stuff" steps in this video and voila! Water! Now to hope that my electric hot water heater didn't get siphoned off and cook itself.
I was literally seconds away from pulling the whole tank out to try to find where the water leak was coming from thinking the bottom of the tank may have rusted out when I thought it might be a good idea to see what the internet had to say about low water pressure. Turned out after I reset my pressure valve, I could see it was a ruptured cooper pipe UNDER the tank in the sub floor that was spewing. But I couldn't tell without water pressure where the leak was at. You saved me at least a day of labor! Thanks bro!
150% accurate! We had a storm and our water went out. We had NO WATER BUT WE HAD ELECTRICITY. I checked every breaker which was fine. I then checked the well and has 0 PSI. I have a 40/60 and this video saved me! Thank you!!!!
YOU ARE A GODDDDD !!! Thank you so much for this video !!!! It is Christmas and we had no water 2 days before that and our day couldn’t have gotten any better! Thank you so much if I ever see you I will not stop hugging you 💯
Wow what an excellent learning experience your video have been. My daughter has a well pump that has gone bad and I needed to learn about well pump system asap. The kids can't afford to pay big bucks for a company to come out. The one guy they had out wasn't much help. I do a lot of stuff, plumbing, electrical etc so I have to give it a try first. I knew nothing at all about these systems but now I feel like I might be able to help her get water back up and running. She has a control box with a capacitor and what appears to be a hard start. The wires around those are all fried. Got new parts coming in and then the next thing is to diagnose why they are fried. If she needs a new pump I'm going to have to go against your advice and get one from Lowe's or home Depot because we don't have the money to buy a top quality one. Heck we don't even know how deep the well is. It's about 400° f in Florida right now so it's going to be fun working all day on this thing without any way to shower if I don't get it done in a day. LOL thank you for being such an excellent teacher. Subscribed!
You just literally saved us so much money...watched your video and went out to check contact and yep! A bug was stuck and that's the reason the pump stopped and pressure went to zero! Took it out and it started working.😊 Thank God for TH-camrs like yourself who put out videos that actually help us 'normal folks'!
@carolinafreund9568 happy to help! Share your experience on social media, (link the Vid) it'll help my growth. But it's totally up to you. Glad it worked!
This didn’t fix my problem, but I was able to rule out the switch and the tank. I believe the issue is upstream - pressure gauge on the tank is less than 10. 1HP control box is at the well head and is running (box feels warm to the touch), but no water is being pulled up to the 81 gal tank (40/60). Entire system was installed less than 2 yrs ago. Waiting for the company that installed it to call me back. Anyway, appreciate the content, I learned from it !
Thank you for posting this. My son just had his pressure tank replaced last week. Flipped the breaker off today for some maintenance, turned the breaker back on and no water. This fixed it and saved the day.
Woke up at O dark 30 to no water. Have cement contractors coming in 3 hours. Know zero about well plumbing and its' electrical. With in two minutes of watching this video, water restored. Absolutely brilliantly done. Burnished those pressure switch contacts and away it went. THANK YOU!!!!!! I subscribed.
Thank you for showing this i have a well pump and its really helps me so I don't have to call a plumber I live in Florida and we get ants in the points all the time I take a nail file and rub it jangly with power off🤗
Ok, H2O mechanic, I have an issue my water keeps cutting off. I had to put my pressure switch in the middle at 45° angle to turn it back on there is no power outage in my area. It just started today and I already had to do it twice. Any advice what could be wrong?
This video helped me resolve an issue that would have resulted in an expensive visit from the well service provider, right before a storm hit the area. Thank you so much.
I am so thankful there is people like you that share that knowledge,,for me at this moment are a life savior. My wheel just went off and it is a holiday weekend.. I got so upset thinking I was going to be without water rest if the weekend.. But I went on TH-cam and found your video. I followed your instructions. Honesty I was scare because when is about electricity I am not touching anything. But seems so simple how you explained that I was able to make my whell work.. God bless you..
Wow dude, you are amazing. Your descriptions are spot on, and described extremely well. You have actually put light back on professionals that really care about the simple homeowner that just needs water. I will be contacting you, to help me redisign my well system, excellent video. 👍👍👍💚🕊
Thank you so much for your video, because you just saved my husband and I about $200.00. Ants was our problem, so we used air in a can to clear them out but the well still won't run...until you come along!!! Thank you thank you thank you!!! Boy I bet alot of company's hate TH-cam!!!!
Thanks!!!!!! Like you don’t know how much this video helped me, I’m in the middle if the hurricane Ian here in Tampa Florida, my water pump stopped working and this video literally saved my day cause i was abt to not have water for 6 days, thank you again 🙏
First time home owner. First full day in the house and the water had low pressure then stopped. Pump was humming and hot. I was convinced the house inspector had missed the issue. Watched your video, followed the instructions, and it was fixed in less than 5 minutes. I have no doubt a plumber would have happily charged me for a new pump due to my ignorance. Thanks for saving me hundreds!
I'm glad I came across this video. You made it easy to follow along & learn something new. I'm trying to help out my neighbor who's disabled. I appreciate your humble demeanor trying to help people. This scripture gives us guidance Proverbs 11:25 "The generous person will prosper, And whoever refreshes others will himself be refreshed." Thank you for helping many.😊
I have to help my mother in law. Pump stopped working. I'm so glad I found your channel. I will now attempt to fix it for her. You are very kind to share your knowledge. I wouldn't attempt to fix it for her if it wasn't for your videos. I let you know the outcome. Again, I can't thank you enough.😊
Thanks for the video! Power went out last night and this is the first time I lost water pressure. Breaker was flipped but still nothing after resetting it. Today is a holiday and it’s extremely difficult to get any plumber out my way anytime soon. Came across your video and it was the exact solution to solve the problem after I thought I was in for a hefty plumbers bill. Thanks for saving me $$$ and any potential lost time with no water! Very grateful for your clear simple explanation and instructions!
Thank You for the video. I used your video to guide me through getting my pump to work. I had a huge ant stuck between the contacts of the pump switch. After clearing the ant out of the contacts, I used the plastic device I had to open and close the contacts you showed in the video. Amazing job sir, thank you.🇺🇲😊
We just bought a home in August and this is our first winter here. We are on our third day of below freezing weather and we lost water. It’s 1130 at night, your video is the first one I got to. Flicking the contacts like you shown, has restored our water pressure. Thank you very much sir.
Thanks, man! You just saved me a ton of money. All I had to do was clean those wires with some WD40 and retighten them. And the system is back up and running. My wife and I have water again!
@@h2omechanic Thank you! We are looking for a hand pump in case poo hits the fan. We'd love to support your business if you have anything like that available.
Friggin awesome. Thank you for making this video. My new home has a well, first time for me. I didn't understand what was going on until watching this, and problem was solved immediately. Saved a call to a plumber!!
Hmm, now my 40/60 switch won’t switch back on once the pressure drops below 40. What’s the best way to troubleshoot this? My son left the garden hose on, which led to this acting up in the first place.
We woke up today 5a on my husband's birthday ( 4 sons & a Mother in Law!) to NO WATER! We put a call in for emergency plumber, but still no call back 100 min later. We researched, found this video & BOOM BABY~ you literally Saved my Husband's Birthday!!!! TY so much!!!
Hello. THANK YOU for the content of this video!! You SAVED us (my German Shepherd dog, cats, and me)!! I am NOT kidding. We had NO water, and I had NO way to get any, since I moved to a rural area in a county where I know no one. (I had sold my vehicles, so I had no way to go buy some water, unless I took an expensive taxi ride into town. I could not order water and have it delivered, because I only had cash. I had not been able to get to the bank to make a deposit, so that I could charge for anything online.) On August 28th, early in the morning, I was having to put ice in the microwave to melt it for my animals to have water, and I was surviving on diet soda. I watched this video, and did what you said to do, and I got the well pump to work. I have had to repeat what I had done to get it going, but it has worked every time. What I have had to do is tap the pipes. There is a box there, but it won't open, so I have tapped the box and the pipes, hoping that one of the taps will "kick it on" again, and it does. Is there some part that has to be replaced? I know that I might find the answer in this, or another video of yours, but my phone isn't charging, nor holding a charge, very well, and that limits my time of being able to use it to watch any videos (and I don't have internet service out here yet to be able to use my computer). Thank you in advance for any advice you might have to help me keep the well pump working. Faye
Thank you very much. This is one of the best You tube videos I have ever seen. Very well done. Well articulated. Well filmed. Well explained. (No puns intended.) I feel like I completely understand the workings of a well pump now.
Amazing video!!! Safed me my life on vacation here in Florida. Thank you so much. In my case it was a corroded contact. Flipped it with the cap an here we go... Would never found it without this video.
So helpful, thanks so much. Used the little lever to reset after power outages in the past. Never really knew how or why it worked, was just a shot in the dark to get our water back on. Really nice to know how it all actually works, and you explain it nicely so even a dough head like me can partially understand. Cheers, Mike
Awesome video. We are way more educated than we were before. We've had our new well for 2 1/2 years and the pressure switch just started giving us issues. Thought we had it fixed and then had no water this morning (one week after the initial issues). We are going to go check the air pressure and see what's up with it. Thank you so much for the clear explanation and the education.
Awesome content. You just saved my butt on Sunday of Labor Day weekend. Just put a self watering tank for 7 cows they knocked it sideways and it drained my well. I found you r video and it worked. Reset the switch as shown and it drew up. Used the cover and held them for about 10 seconds and it fired up. I was in dire straits
Phillip Hensley is the name of my go to plumber when at almost 74 and not a do it yourselfer, I look for him! My other comment was before I looked for Phil's (hope this name is ok) name. Thank you Phil for doing what you do! I'll bet community school night classes would love to have you come teach the basics for all...
I've worked at a golf course for over 25 years and have worked on big 125 psi irrigation with a pump station that puts out over 1100 gpm's. Thought i knew everything pump related until I Bought a new house with my first well pump senario and..... So.... Yeah, you've basically saved my ass several times! Thanks!!
Thank you soooooo much. yiu saved me and my family money we didn't have at this very moment. My plumber said to replace the tank and that wasn't the case. The latch was all the way off, so we did what you said and it worked. Thank you soooooooo much again. God bless you.
You have made the best video for us who knew nothing about wells and save us a ton of money by sharing this bit of knowledge. You are very much appreciated 😊
My pump is under ground and has a reset button and a plug in, but still didnt come on when i unplugged it, hit the reset button and threw the main switch in the house and still NO LUCK. Please help!!! Thanks!
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why does my cut on switch gets stuck and i have no water?i need to trip it manually,that is weird,.
@Fishing is Life normally that's the nipple below the switch is clogged
@@h2omechanic thank you so much so tomorrow i will check it.thanks again.
@H2o Mechanic any tips for my line pressure gauge reading 21psi? i’ve reset my bladder tank pressure to 38psi (it was about 25lbs i) after verifying my pressure switch is 40/60. I also used the pressure switch cap to cycle the contacts. When i do that the line pressure gauge drops to zero then climbs back to 21psi.
You need a Bitcoin wallet. If you had one, I would send you a few sats for sure.
Great video. $5 is the smallest plumbing bill ever for sharing a great deal of time and knowledge. Many thanks.
You're a great teacher. I'm a retired Instrument Technician with 40 years of experience. If a person couldn't understand how a pressure switch works after that they should just call you! Nice job!
Thanks and Merry Christmas!
You saved me. I needed to repair my well it just stopped. The well repair guys never showed up. So looked on you tube and blessedly found your videos. Thank you so much!
Thanks! Water stopped working after power outage and just followed your video.
I was waiting for over 3 hours for my plumber to come out and turn my pump back on. Decided to watch this video while I was waiting to see if I could do it myself. Option 1 did it for me! So amazingly quick and easy!! Saved me some money, too! Thank you so much! Lesson learned for the future!
You should send him a couple bucks :)
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You sir are a teacher. ❤ With a kind heart, GOD BLESS you, and your love ones! You certainly are surrounded by Loving supportive family, they must be high quality!!
I live in southeast GA and my holding tank is a large metal tank and has no air valve on top, it has one in water line between the pump and tank. My neighbor had a well drilled about 3 years ago and has the same thing, should I be concerned about air pressure on my tank?
Thanks! Very little pressure this morning. Oh no! $500? Found your video. Opened the gray switch cap and saw ants!! I was happy to see them. Sprayed bug spray around switch, not on it. Blew all bug debris out. Took the cap and did the switch flick you showed...nothing. Did it a few more times and WALLA! Pump turned on! Went in the house...PRESSURE!! My bill was $10...to you. Thank you so much!!
I subscribed. I woke up this morning to no water. Husband wasn't sure what to do. Said he would have to research it. I went on TH-cam and searched water won't come on. Your video was the first one. Did what you said
Water came back. Thank you so much.
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! I'm only 16 and I was able to fix the our water system thanks to this video. AND WE HAD GUEST ON THE WAY! no plumber required. thanks again!
Hello Sir. I have great news! I went back through everything and I took all of the plumbing apart to inspect all of the pipes and fittings. You had mentioned in another video that debris can clog the nipple to the pressure switch. The nipple was clear but because you mentioned debris, I also had a look at the check valve and lo and behold, there was sediment blocking the plunger. I would not have thought about that seeing as though all of the parts were brand new. It's an older well and after seeing the sediment .... now I want to drill a new one. Thank you so much for inspiring me to not give up. I'm a woman in my 50's and love to take on projects like this. Thank you!
Dude, I don't even want to know how much money you have saved me over the past 3 years. Thank you!
How do you not have hundreds of thousands of subscribers? Your videos are the best out there! Explained easily, professionally and perfect!
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Thank you H2omechanic I just subscribed.
If my low pressure switch sparks is that a sign that it's bad cuz I ve did all you implied on here and still no water
@@coreyranberger8894 Mine has been sparking for years, at least 20, without any problem. The fact that you have a spark indicates you have power to the switch so it might be time to check out the pump.
Thank you for sharing such a treasure trove of simple, money-saving info, and doing so with no expectations. And holy mercy, you actually respond to folks' comments.
Kudos!! Thx again!
DUDE!!! This video saved my Christmas!!!! Just went through the big freeze here in CO, and my pressure switch wasn't turning off the pump a couple days ago, so I thought an ice block had formed in the water feed, and I flipped the power off to try and save the pump from burning itself up. We were lower than -10F. Once it got above freezing I kicked the power back on, but no water pressure. I thought more melting probably needed to happen, but eventually I started worrying about the worst, like the pump was ruined or something. I started doing research on the internet for the components in my system, and wasn't getting anywhere. On one of the pages for well pumps was a link to a video. From there was a link to a suggested video on an overview of well pump systems. When I went to watch it, your video was suggested on the side. In your video you show the type of pressure switch I have, with the manual lever on the side. Mine was set to "Auto" with no water pressure showing on my gauge. Once you showed how to hold that lever at a 45 degree to start the pump again, and to hold it until the water pressure got up to 30psi and let off slowly, that was the ticket to get water back in the house! You Rock!!! MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!🎄☃
Somebody needs to invent a switch that you can tun on remotely via blue tooth or or something. Somebody could make some money
Wow. I am extremely grateful for you! Our water stopped working this a.m. of course after my husband was gone for work. I have an ostomy & I absolutely have to have water to deal with that. I found your video & did exactly as you said, using the corner or the housing to move the switch & everything came back on! Thank you thank you thank you!
If everyone had a attitude like you the world would improve thank you for your help
I'm a 62 yr. old woman. and you have helped me walk thru step by step. Thank you. Still have a Lil b work to do... but ima learning this stuff your Awesome I'll be back❤ bless you
I recently move to a place where there is a well tank. due to power outage my water did stop working. I find your TH-cam video. I follow your instruction and now the water is working. thank very much for this video instruction. You are a blessing to mankind.
My friend, you are a life saver. New homeowner here. Been in the house 6 days. Come home to no water. Everything is new to me, I have no clue what to do. Your video saved me big time! Thanks man. Cheers
This definitely helped me! Im a city girl the just inherited my dads home in Alabama. He didnt live here long before he passed away so i didnt get the full experience. Now im a born and raised city girl continuing his dream. We lost all water today 6/9/24 and your video was the first that poppod up. Similar system, so it helped so much. This was a time saver for sure.
Thanks! Your Awesome. The service you provide. Restores my faith in Technical Services. No AI just straight on Manuel labor experience.
You saved the day for us! Reset switch and this did the trick. We need more people like you sharing their knowledge to help people save their hard earned money. Thanks again !
I used to work maintennance at a state park and id do plumbing and electrical almost every day. Now that my mind isnt what it used to be (trauma / anxiety induced brain damage) Ive forgetten more than i know and you just saved my ass from the embarressment of having to wake up my husband who just got home from work and ask why the water just stopped. Please people, take care of yourselves and stop worrying about everything. Thank you so much H2o Mechanic!!!!!
It probably would have cost me $100 to have a plumber come out and show me how to do this. Thanks!
Thanks for the Tip! Your on of few who've been that nice! Glad my video was helpful!
Thanks! Got to the Lake House had no water. Called 10 companies no one could come out to fix for a couple weeks. Watched your video and it fixed it.
I'm going to underfoot well that I've had for twenty years this is the best information I've gotten here on your channel...better than from well people or hardware stores. Thank you 👍
Thank you. I always appreciate folks that take time to explain things that help others out. Please accept this small gesture as your video enabled me to do the job myself today.
Glad to help! Thanks for the $20!!
Mate, thank you so much for this. We had the power off for several hours today and I couldn't, for the life of me, figure out why the water wasn't working. This video made me feel like a capable human being. I award you 10 karma points.
Outstanding! Live in a house with five women and no water would’ve been a very very very bad thing. Saved the day on an early morning for us.
I just want to say thank you. We are new to "acreage" ownership, and this video was so straightforward and clear that I was able to reset my switch by myself before my husband got home. Again, thank you.
I appreciate you sharing your knowledge. Wish more people would help and educate one another. About to go out to one of my homes to troubleshoot this system for the first time. I’m an electrical guy and feel that this video is top tier. Much appreciated!
You have turned me into a well pump maintenance enthusiast. :) Being a touchy-feely, hands-on kinda guy I really appreciate the knowledge and time you put in to these videos. Thank you.
F*****'-a don't be scared of that water buddy remember when in doubt voltmeter tells all
I tested your concept. It was on point. The pump came on when I pulled the pole to a 45-degree angle. Now I can proceed to lower pump down. Thank you for this well needed video
This is the best video. I’ve seen the most explanatory video I’ve seen on TH-cam dealing with this matter my God I thank you sir …
Thank you so much!! Moving the lever to 45 degrees did it!!! What a blessing this video was. Thank you!
Thank you so much for posting this video! I followed your instructions & water is flowing through our pipes again. You just saved Christmas day for us!!
Bro!!!!! This was a HUGE help!!!!!!! Saved me from calling a plumber and missing a day work APPRECIATE YA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Your video was very detailed and made things that I thought were complicated seem very easy. I appreciate your time that you spend on your videos and helping people like me with the knowledge that you have.
Thanks!!! You saved the show. After 11 h without power, the pump didn't start. With your video, i fixed it in 5 min. Sending you $ in appreciation. Thx!!
Thank you SO MUCH for this video! We lost water in our house after a hose ruptured outside. We assumed we drained the well, so we killed the pump and waited. 12 hours later, still nothing. Followed the "flick it to remove stuff" steps in this video and voila! Water!
Now to hope that my electric hot water heater didn't get siphoned off and cook itself.
I was literally seconds away from pulling the whole tank out to try to find where the water leak was coming from thinking the bottom of the tank may have rusted out when I thought it might be a good idea to see what the internet had to say about low water pressure. Turned out after I reset my pressure valve, I could see it was a ruptured cooper pipe UNDER the tank in the sub floor that was spewing. But I couldn't tell without water pressure where the leak was at. You saved me at least a day of labor! Thanks bro!
150% accurate! We had a storm and our water went out. We had NO WATER BUT WE HAD ELECTRICITY. I checked every breaker which was fine. I then checked the well and has 0 PSI. I have a 40/60 and this video saved me! Thank you!!!!
YOU ARE A GODDDDD !!!
Thank you so much for this video !!!! It is Christmas and we had no water 2 days before that and our day couldn’t have gotten any better! Thank you so much if I ever see you I will not stop hugging you 💯
Finally a person that knows what's going, great video, appreciate you taking the time to help
Thanks! Helped me understand my 30/50 switch. Trying to get everything working again after busted pipes.
Wow what an excellent learning experience your video have been. My daughter has a well pump that has gone bad and I needed to learn about well pump system asap. The kids can't afford to pay big bucks for a company to come out. The one guy they had out wasn't much help. I do a lot of stuff, plumbing, electrical etc so I have to give it a try first. I knew nothing at all about these systems but now I feel like I might be able to help her get water back up and running. She has a control box with a capacitor and what appears to be a hard start. The wires around those are all fried. Got new parts coming in and then the next thing is to diagnose why they are fried. If she needs a new pump I'm going to have to go against your advice and get one from Lowe's or home Depot because we don't have the money to buy a top quality one. Heck we don't even know how deep the well is. It's about 400° f in Florida right now so it's going to be fun working all day on this thing without any way to shower if I don't get it done in a day. LOL thank you for being such an excellent teacher. Subscribed!
You just literally saved us so much money...watched your video and went out to check contact and yep! A bug was stuck and that's the reason the pump stopped and pressure went to zero! Took it out and it started working.😊 Thank God for TH-camrs like yourself who put out videos that actually help us 'normal folks'!
@carolinafreund9568 happy to help! Share your experience on social media, (link the Vid) it'll help my growth. But it's totally up to you. Glad it worked!
THANK YOU! This is perfectly just what I needed! I appreciate you took the time to explain everything in layman’s terms!
This didn’t fix my problem, but I was able to rule out the switch and the tank. I believe the issue is upstream - pressure gauge on the tank is less than 10. 1HP control box is at the well head and is running (box feels warm to the touch), but no water is being pulled up to the 81 gal tank (40/60). Entire system was installed less than 2 yrs ago. Waiting for the company that installed it to call me back. Anyway, appreciate the content, I learned from it !
Thank you for taking us through steps to trouble shoot and fix something that is so easy to take for granted. Keep up the good work!
Nicely done amazing the things we can fix from these awesome videos.
Thanks! You saved me an hour drive to fix this when someone ran the water with the pump turned off. So at least I could throw a couple bucks your way.
Thank you for posting this. My son just had his pressure tank replaced last week. Flipped the breaker off today for some maintenance, turned the breaker back on and no water. This fixed it and saved the day.
Woke up at O dark 30 to no water. Have cement contractors coming in 3 hours. Know zero about well plumbing and its' electrical. With in two minutes of watching this video, water restored. Absolutely brilliantly done. Burnished those pressure switch contacts and away it went. THANK YOU!!!!!! I subscribed.
Appreciate you brother!
Thank you for taking the time and effort to help us out.
This is extremely helpful.
Respect for what you are doing!👍
I think I have the same problem- why did the storm set off the well water but not the rest of the electricity?
Thank you for showing this i have a well pump and its really helps me so I don't have to call a plumber I live in Florida and we get ants in the points all the time I take a nail file and rub it jangly with power off🤗
All I can say is What a Dude.... I'm sure u blessed beyond belief but I'm gonna Pray GoD Blesses you more
Thanks a ton bro. You are saving people THOUSANDS by posting this.
This is the BEST info on water wells I ever had thanks from Odessa tx
Humanity is not lost its just being tested. You have a good soul. Great video very informative. Thank You!
Great info. My pump wouldn"t come on after a lightning storm. Watched your video and from your info, got it working. Saved me a plumber call.
Ok, H2O mechanic, I have an issue my water keeps cutting off. I had to put my pressure switch in the middle at 45° angle to turn it back on there is no power outage in my area. It just started today and I already had to do it twice. Any advice what could be wrong?
This video helped me resolve an issue that would have resulted in an expensive visit from the well service provider, right before a storm hit the area. Thank you so much.
I am so thankful there is people like you that share that knowledge,,for me at this moment are a life savior. My wheel just went off and it is a holiday weekend.. I got so upset thinking I was going to be without water rest if the weekend.. But I went on TH-cam and found your video. I followed your instructions. Honesty I was scare because when is about electricity I am not touching anything. But seems so simple how you explained that I was able to make my whell work.. God bless you..
Wow dude, you are amazing. Your descriptions are spot on, and described extremely well. You have actually put light back on professionals that really care about the simple homeowner that just needs water. I will be contacting you, to help me redisign my well system, excellent video. 👍👍👍💚🕊
He's not amazing. He's a hack. I promise.
Thank you so much for your video, because you just saved my husband and I about $200.00. Ants was our problem, so we used air in a can to clear them out but the well still won't run...until you come along!!! Thank you thank you thank you!!! Boy I bet alot of company's hate TH-cam!!!!
Thanks!!!!!! Like you don’t know how much this video helped me, I’m in the middle if the hurricane Ian here in Tampa Florida, my water pump stopped working and this video literally saved my day cause i was abt to not have water for 6 days, thank you again 🙏
Love the picture of Thanos! I'm watching End game right now!
First time home owner. First full day in the house and the water had low pressure then stopped. Pump was humming and hot. I was convinced the house inspector had missed the issue. Watched your video, followed the instructions, and it was fixed in less than 5 minutes. I have no doubt a plumber would have happily charged me for a new pump due to my ignorance. Thanks for saving me hundreds!
I'm glad I came across this video. You made it easy to follow along & learn something new. I'm trying to help out my neighbor who's disabled. I appreciate your humble demeanor trying to help people. This scripture gives us guidance Proverbs 11:25 "The generous person will prosper, And whoever refreshes others will himself be refreshed." Thank you for helping many.😊
I have to help my mother in law.
Pump stopped working. I'm so glad I found your channel.
I will now attempt to fix it for her.
You are very kind to share your knowledge. I wouldn't attempt to fix it for her if it wasn't for your videos.
I let you know the outcome.
Again,
I can't thank you enough.😊
Thanks for the video! Power went out last night and this is the first time I lost water pressure. Breaker was flipped but still nothing after resetting it. Today is a holiday and it’s extremely difficult to get any plumber out my way anytime soon. Came across your video and it was the exact solution to solve the problem after I thought I was in for a hefty plumbers bill. Thanks for saving me $$$ and any potential lost time with no water! Very grateful for your clear simple explanation and instructions!
Thank You for the video. I used your video to guide me through getting my pump to work. I had a huge ant stuck between the contacts of the pump switch. After clearing the ant out of the contacts, I used the plastic device I had to open and close the contacts you showed in the video. Amazing job sir, thank you.🇺🇲😊
We just bought a home in August and this is our first winter here. We are on our third day of below freezing weather and we lost water. It’s 1130 at night, your video is the first one I got to. Flicking the contacts like you shown, has restored our water pressure. Thank you very much sir.
Thanks, man! You just saved me a ton of money. All I had to do was clean those wires with some WD40 and retighten them. And the system is back up and running. My wife and I have water again!
Our power was out for about 7 hours last night. Woke up this morning to no water. Thank you SO SO much. This was so simple.
You're welcome!
Best video on youtube as far as I'm concerned. Thank you so much! This saved us a call to the pump people
Thanks for the Venmo!
@@h2omechanic Thank you! We are looking for a hand pump in case poo hits the fan. We'd love to support your business if you have anything like that available.
@Jill Carroll Bison Pumps is the way to go. Expensive but designed around that specific circumstance.
The Very Best Tutorial on switches and pressure tanks as I have ever seen hands down as I am trouble shooting my well now.
Jim Rodgers Ga USA
Friggin awesome. Thank you for making this video. My new home has a well, first time for me. I didn't understand what was going on until watching this, and problem was solved immediately. Saved a call to a plumber!!
Hmm, now my 40/60 switch won’t switch back on once the pressure drops below 40. What’s the best way to troubleshoot this? My son left the garden hose on, which led to this acting up in the first place.
The first time someone actually explained it so well I could resolve it myself! Tyty
This feller is the best well guy on youtube by a mile. Thank you for all the info!
Thanks for the support!
We woke up today 5a on my husband's birthday ( 4 sons & a Mother in Law!) to NO WATER! We put a call in for emergency plumber, but still no call back 100 min later. We researched, found this video & BOOM BABY~ you literally Saved my Husband's Birthday!!!! TY so much!!!
Hello. THANK YOU for the content of this video!! You SAVED us (my German Shepherd dog, cats, and me)!! I am NOT kidding. We had NO water, and I had NO way to get any, since I moved to a rural area in a county where I know no one.
(I had sold my vehicles, so I had no way to go buy some water, unless I took an expensive taxi ride into town. I could not order water and have it delivered, because I only had cash. I had not been able to get to the bank to make a deposit, so that I could charge for anything online.)
On August 28th, early in the morning, I was having to put ice in the microwave to melt it for my animals to have water, and I was surviving on diet soda. I watched this video, and did what you said to do, and I got the well pump to work. I have had to repeat what I had done to get it going, but it has worked every time. What I have had to do is tap the pipes. There is a box there, but it won't open, so I have tapped the box and the pipes, hoping that one of the taps will "kick it on" again, and it does. Is there some part that has to be replaced?
I know that I might find the answer in this, or another video of yours, but my phone isn't charging, nor holding a charge, very well, and that limits my time of being able to use it to watch any videos (and I don't have internet service out here yet to be able to use my computer).
Thank you in advance for any advice you might have to help me keep the well pump working. Faye
Thank you very much. This is one of the best You tube videos I have ever seen. Very well done. Well articulated. Well filmed. Well explained. (No puns intended.) I feel like I completely understand the workings of a well pump now.
Amazing video!!! Safed me my life on vacation here in Florida. Thank you so much. In my case it was a corroded contact. Flipped it with the cap an here we go... Would never found it without this video.
Just saved me at least a few hundred dollars from a trip from well/pump tech on Mothers Day Thank you
Thanks for the excellent videos.
So helpful, thanks so much. Used the little lever to reset after power outages in the past. Never really knew how or why it worked, was just a shot in the dark to get our water back on. Really nice to know how it all actually works, and you explain it nicely so even a dough head like me can partially understand. Cheers, Mike
Thank you so much! You are the hero of YT. Big support and all the best for you and your familly! Greetings!
Awesome video. We are way more educated than we were before. We've had our new well for 2 1/2 years and the pressure switch just started giving us issues. Thought we had it fixed and then had no water this morning (one week after the initial issues). We are going to go check the air pressure and see what's up with it. Thank you so much for the clear explanation and the education.
Awesome content. You just saved my butt on Sunday of Labor Day weekend. Just put a self watering tank for 7 cows they knocked it sideways and it drained my well. I found you r video and it worked. Reset the switch as shown and it drew up. Used the cover and held them for about 10 seconds and it fired up. I was in dire straits
Thanks for your detailed video describing how the pressure switch works. We were able to troubleshoot and fix our problem. Water is working again!😊
Phillip Hensley is the name of my go to plumber when at almost 74 and not a do it yourselfer, I look for him!
My other comment was before I looked for Phil's (hope this name is ok) name.
Thank you Phil for doing what you do! I'll bet community school night classes would love to have you come teach the basics for all...
I really enjoy watching your tutorials even when my well set up does not have any issues!!!! Best of the best!
Brother this is about as good a video as could be expected on this topic. Supremely informative, no bullshit.
I've worked at a golf course for over 25 years and have worked on big 125 psi irrigation with a pump station that puts out over 1100 gpm's. Thought i knew everything pump related until I Bought a new house with my first well pump senario and..... So.... Yeah, you've basically saved my ass several times! Thanks!!
Have you ever been told that you are a king among men, a man among boys!
Thank you for the super informative video!
Thank you sir!
Thank you soooooo much. yiu saved me and my family money we didn't have at this very moment. My plumber said to replace the tank and that wasn't the case. The latch was all the way off, so we did what you said and it worked. Thank you soooooooo much again. God bless you.
Came back from a trip and the pump wouldn’t turn back on. Your video was extremely helpful. Water is running!! Thank you!!
You have made the best video for us who knew nothing about wells and save us a ton of money by sharing this bit of knowledge. You are very much appreciated 😊
Hands down, the best tutorial on TH-cam.
My pump is under ground and has a reset button and a plug in, but still didnt come on when i unplugged it, hit the reset button and threw the main switch in the house and still NO LUCK. Please help!!! Thanks!