Joe Vicini
armature Joe
I have seen a couple threads on well pumps loosing prime and have tried everything mentioned but still having issues
Well pump for irrigation system ran fine last year. Currently once it is primed it runs great and holds pressure for days when off. However when I go to restart even a couple hours after running it, there is no water coming from inlet, so I need to re-prime, which is taking longer than normal
Had some problems getting it primed this year so decided to change the check valve. Got the pump running after changing check valve after taking a while to prime. But next time I went to restart I had no prime. Did not heat the poly pipe, so tried again with heating the poly pipe and making sure clamps were positioned correctly and tight, but had the same problem with loosing prime. Figured poly pipe was too flared at the end so I bought a little longer threaded to barb pipe so I could cut off a little of the poly pipe, but had the same problem with loosing prime. Don't know what to try next. I am guessing maybe there is a small hole or crack in the poly. Is there any way to check poly pipe for leaks? Any other suggestions?
Attached is a picture of the pump. It is a single feed. Not sure how deep the well is.
Well pump for irrigation system ran fine last year. Currently once it is primed it runs great and holds pressure for days when off. However when I go to restart even a couple hours after running it, there is no water coming from inlet, so I need to re-prime, which is taking longer than normal
Had some problems getting it primed this year so decided to change the check valve. Got the pump running after changing check valve after taking a while to prime. But next time I went to restart I had no prime. Did not heat the poly pipe, so tried again with heating the poly pipe and making sure clamps were positioned correctly and tight, but had the same problem with loosing prime. Figured poly pipe was too flared at the end so I bought a little longer threaded to barb pipe so I could cut off a little of the poly pipe, but had the same problem with loosing prime. Don't know what to try next. I am guessing maybe there is a small hole or crack in the poly. Is there any way to check poly pipe for leaks? Any other suggestions?
Attached is a picture of the pump. It is a single feed. Not sure how deep the well is.