Water Heater Pressure Switch Problem

The regulator will have a screw or bolt and a locking nut system.

Water heater pressure switch problem.

If the inducer motor is not working properly the water heater will not heat. Too small water distribution lines and too many sharp bends between the hot water heater. The most common reasons for replacing the pressure switch are when the water heater won t light or won t heat. One of those is your shut off valve.

Try running some water elsewhere in the building to reduce pressure below the cut in level. Verify that your pump is creating enough pressure to signal the pressure switch to turn off. Your shut off valve is. You can also try gently tapping on the pressure gauge the switch and the tank.

Pressure switch not turning off. The draft inducer fan motor draws air into the burner and then exhausts it out the flue. All of the information for this pressure switch replacement video is applicable to the following brands. If the pump is not creating enough pressure to signal the switch to turn off it is possible the pump could need to be replaced.

As the air flows through the draft inducer assembly it closes a vacuum switch to signal that proper air flow is present. Now there s only a couple things that will prevent the water from flowing through your water heater and reducing that water pressure. Over time the bearings on the inducer motor wear out. If your switch won t turn on this could be a sign your tank pressure is above your switch s cut in pressure.

Loosen the locking nut and using quarter turn increments turn the screw counter clockwise to the left to decrease water pressure and clockwise to the right to increase water pressure. Switch won t turn on.