It appears that this question has been debated quite a bit, but I am looking for advice in my situation. The short version (ha) - we have a slopped yard with a walkout basement. The yard drainage is good and the sump discharge is well clear of the foundation (so recycling likely not an issue). My sump pit is VERY deep, like 7 feet deep. It is fed from a weeping tile on the outside of the foundation. 70% of the basement is finished, save a furnace/storage room in the opposite corner, where there is exposed foundation, and I have not observed any seepage or water there. I have a watchdog pump where the pipe screws into the top of the pump, and the dual float switch is attached there. However, the drain tile inlet pipe that feeds the pit is VERY low in the pit (like 8 inches above the bottom). Therefore the "on" float is actually [U]above[/U] the top of the drain tile pipe. For reference, the pit is typically bone dry for most of the year. Heavy rains in the spring and massive (this year) Illinois snow melt, will begin to fill the pit. Typically, once water reaches the top of the drain tile the fill rate drops dramatically. I have, for testing purposes, put the switch on another unused piece of PVC to get it lower and then the pump cycles like crazy. The question is - do lower the switch as the drain tile should be drained - right? Or, if the pit stops filling just above the drain tile level, am I just fighting a crazy losing battle trying to pump down the subdivision's entire temporarily high water table? And should therefore leave the switch where it is, just above the top of the drain tile inlet? Thanks for your time and thoughts.

Hello All, I have a question about the pressure switch on a well water system. The current switch in my system is a 50/30 unit. I'd like to have more water pressure. Can I change out the old switch to a 60/40 unit with no worries? If I do make the change, would I have to make changes to the pressure tank? One other question: typically, how accurate are the pressure gauges that are mounted next to the pressure switch. I've had one plumber tell me that they should not be trusted. Thanks.