Primimg a vertical well water pump

[Mary Adams]

I have no experience what-so-ever in dealing with a well and water pumps. I was told by someone that I needed to remove the water pressure guage to fill the pipes with water. Is this true? My source of information wasnt real comfortable with his answer. Should I have a fawcett turned on when I turn the pump on? Any ideas would be appreciated. Thanks.

[Mark KruegerParticipant]

Yes you prime the pump by filling it with water. if you have a single pipe going to the well it sould hav a foot valve on the end that stops the water from flowing back to the well. this allows you to fill the pum and that pipe. you should open a facuet for air to escape when the pump is primming. If you have two pipes going to the well there is a Jet on the end that creates the primming. the proceedur is the same but you may have a problem in the Jet and you will need to pull it

[Mark KruegerParticipant]

(A) You need to fill the pump and the piping as much as possible. When you start the pump, try to throttle the discharge from the pump to a small stream: this creates backpressure on the jet assy. You may have to let it run for a while (15 min) to work out the air.( If this fails completely, hire a pump expert. The procedure often takes experience if the situation is difficult.(C) If jet assembly is in the well and has failed-invest in a submersible system.good luck

[Mark KruegerParticipant]

: Yes you prime the pump by filling it with water. if you have a single pipe going to the well it sould hav a foot valve on the end that stops the water from flowing back to the well. this allows you to fill the pum and that pipe. you should open a facuet for air to escape when the pump is primming. If you have two pipes going to the well there is a Jet on the end that creates the primming. the proceedur is the same but you may have a problem in the Jet and you will need to pull it

[Mark KruegerParticipant]

: Yes you prime the pump by filling it with water. if you have a single pipe going to the well it sould hav a foot valve on the end that stops the water from flowing back to the well. this allows you to fill the pum and that pipe. you should open a facuet for air to escape when the pump is primming. If you have two pipes going to the well there is a Jet on the end that creates the primming. the proceedur is the same but you may have a problem in the Jet and you will need to pull it

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