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    shallow well loses prime and no pressure

    snaking out old pipe Some one suggested that the old galvanized might be closing up with rust; that would explain a slow build of pressure but not a loss of prime on a closed system
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    shallow well loses prime and no pressure

    blowout screen? Should I run a hose down the well to blowout screen?
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    shallow well loses prime and no pressure

    I just moved into a house with a shallow well, after finally getting it primed and flowing; it doesn't put out much water. It can build enough pressure to turn off the pressure switch, but after 5 minutes loses pressure and switch kicks pump back on. If I turn it off it loses prime altogether...
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