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problem resolved Thanks to all that provided great advice. After spending hours - the better part of the weekend... I learned that I had not primed it adequately - rather didn't prime it all all which was partially to blame. The second problem I realized was that it wasn't holding the prime...

You might be onto something here as to 'priming it correctly' . The nut that usually comes off to prime is rusted shut - so I couldn't open it up and prime correctly. I simply started it up and away she went. Assuming I can get it opened ( I picked up a can of liquid wrench and got myself a...

Can the pump be cleaned/serviced - rather than completly replacing? If indeed the pump is 'done', is there any way to prevent this from happening in the future? Appreciate your advice

I have recently opened my cottage after having it winterized. As I proceeded to turn on the water I discovered a problem with the pump system. It was labouring at 20psi and would not shut off. if I turned it off, opened the taps and then tried again I got lucky on a couple occasions where it...