Plumbers Are Going To Hate Me For This

Stop with the stupid voices.

Plumbing is always a three trip minimum adventure…

Living in the snow belt seeing all this stuff outside blows my mind 🙃

Im a service plumber in rural Canada, I do a ton of this stuff, of course we gotta keep it all in a basement, cant be outside or it would freeze 11 months of the year. We use union style tank tees which allows us to tighten everything to the tank tee first, then attach to the tank with the union, so that way you don’t run into the problem you did with the pressure switch. Nice work though sir!

Your comment about how many trips you had to make and then purchasing an excessive amount of parts to compensate for not having to make a another trip hit me real deep. I too have fell victim to the "i can do it myself for cheaper" more than once.

As a plumber this made me hurt to watch. But it worked out. So good job

I went with exactly the same 85 gallon tank 24 years ago. My aim at the time was water reserve. All this time we never understood the less bladder wear & tare theory. Thanks, HAXMAN. PS I grew up in Florida. The problem we faced, leaving pressure tank, pump, filters, outdoors was FLOODING, almost yearly due to hurricane side swiping. Also, our fresh water was always warm in summer and so cold in summer no water-heater lasted more then 2 years. (cracked glass innards) Tired of 'bording-up', we moved to Oregon. I traded horse hay for a working water-heater 32 years ago, still working to this day, despite servicing a teen-age girl, now long gone.

I always enjoy your how-to videos... Keep the videos coming our way.

Hey man look nothing wrong with DIY, I fully support people learning how to fix their own wells. I really want them to know how to do it right and not buy the wrong cheap products. The water worker tanks are not good and I have removed many before 2 years use due to failure. The tank tee is cool and all but not needed and can be done with tee's inline for taps for less cost. You should really try airing up the tank first and check for water left in the tank before you toss it. Water can get behind the diaphragm and cause tank to be "Waterlogged" which is the leading cause of pump failure! Of course making sure your check valve is good along with pressure switch and settings is also very important. Never put a ball valve between your pump and psi switch as it absolutely useless and can cause problems. Turing off the pump is all that's needed to stop water flow back to well during service. Someone can turn that valve off while pump is running and the pump will be damaged or blown off drop pipe. The only reason one would be there is due to having a flow well but even then a union is better to just disconnect it. If your going to use glue from homedepot don't use the blue glue its very weak, instead get Fusion its way better! You won't need primer at all and is one step so a DIY person won't mess it up. Trust me a 25 year veteran well guy who loves the stuff for most my glue work and repairs. When your timing your well's cycle time what matters is not how long it takes to turn on but how long to go off. Your cycle time of the pump from on to off is what affects the life of your pump. Final thoughts you did a good job just get you a Amtrol or AO smith tank when that one fails and lose the blue glue. Take it Easy man! Casey

Nicely done sir! I always say it's not a home project until I've made at least two trips to the hardware store. Don't forget to wrap your contact switch in screen material to keep the lizards out! The plumbing music was a nice touch :)

What about taking the cover off the pressure switch?

I always do admire hard working people, great job.

Its so crazy to see all of this outside. I am a plumber working in a freezing climate and it seems foreign to me to have that outdoors.

Love the instructions......I don't have a clue what you're doing, but this was just a fun video to watch. Go Riley!

Getting ready to do the same thing myself. Our tank is an old old galvanized tank that never had a bladder to begin with, and so we are constantly filling it up with air. Really sucks, especially in the winter.

"The 2 inch fits." - "That's what she said."

My husband sends me back and forth with a picture of what he wants.....it takes a skilled man at the hardware store to find the parts, if he's not working then it takes awhile....

My wife scoffs at me for multiple trips to the hardware store. Fortunately, though, I am but a mile and a half from a Lowe's and Home Depot that are right across the street from each other. And I've been so often that I direct people to the aisle they need when there is no help walking nearby.

Awesome video, I was just looking into our well setup and replacing the bladder tank. Keep on keepin' on!

It's a law. Every plumbing project requires a minimum of 3 trips to the store!!!