Speedbump
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For someone looking for free advice; this one is certainly not skilled in the methods of smoozing educated answers from professionals.
bob...
bob...
Raucina said:You guys better be careful - Plumbing rage is becoming second to road rage as a source of death and dismemberment.
Better take it out behind the mis-piped pump house and whack each other with schedule 80 pipe until the guy with the best schematic, or diagram or missing photo, [or whatever] remains standing.
Multiple priming ports Rule!! We all HATE 180' bends!
speedbump said:For someone looking for free advice; this one is certainly not skilled in the methods of smoozing educated answers from professionals.
bob...
Schematic, drawing, diagram, whatever! Be a little bit more open minded & little bit more closed mouth & I'm sure we can figure this out.
The condescending attitude of some people in this thread is getting rather tiring. I have enough to go on. However, I will include pics when I get around to it...and not one water leak drip before!
speedbump said:That's not condescenting?
speedbump said:The only place I saw to prime the pump is on top of it. I can't see to the top of the fitting, it's cut off, but that is where you prime the pump. I need a side view of the front of pump to see the entire suction line and to see if this thing has a check valve.
bob...
jgbfl said:Why does the pump section remind me of a pool pump?
I suppose it would work. I am not an expert on well pumps but are not pool pump impellers & shallow well pump impellers different?
If it is a pool pump, I don't think they are designed to draw water from a depth of more then a foot or two.
These experts here can give you a better answer but I thought I would ask the question.
Good Luck
speedbump said:Flo Tec, Sears, same thing. Both made by Sta-Rite, sold by department stores and big box stores. I don't know if that one has a built in check valve or not. I can't see it anyway. But the only priming port I see is on top of the pump.
bob...
sammyhydro11 said:The only spot you should be priming that pump at is at the tee on top of your pump.The only system that would have 2 priming points is a twin pipe deep well jet pump and yours is not. So forget about priming points already its rediculous. If you can't get that pump primed then I'll have to bet you a vacuum leak in front of that pump or in that copper water line.
SAM
Raucina said:What does look wrong in your system is that copper corroded pipe going into the dirt. The copper should be above ground and the pvc in the soil.
This is awkward, but...
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