This guy is giving away loads of free wisdom. This is what KZfaq is for

Thanks don’t run into to many in my area but it’s always good to know something

A lil soap and water on the prime port bubble up real nice from the air.

I like using shaving cream as a leak finder it will point right to it

Great video, feeding algorithm

Used to install these for irrigation systems near bodies of water. Man getting those things primed was a bitch lol.

I added water and then pressurized it to find the the homeowner was a jerk and cost me money he was sure that the problem was my line out to the tank or with the pump I installed it couldn't be the pipe or fittings that ran 40 feet across the house it was installed by a qualified plumber turned out one joint wasn't soldered properly plumber was away for the Easter long weekend and they were moving in after living in a motor home while the house was built so they were anxious to move in I could have soldered it but I showed him the leak and told him to call his plumber to fix it picked up my tools and left so no running water until Tuesday I've had two different customers like that because I wasn't a plumber they had to have it done by a qualified plumber with the 2nd one theirs was a defective pump they bought from sears and had their plumber install so it cost them to have the plumber uninstall it then they had to take it back to Sears and get it replaced then take it home and have the plumber reinstall it so while it was a bit cheaper than what I quoted for a pump mine was installed for the price and I would have noticed that there was no threads on the hole for the drain plug when I went to put it in before I hooked it up and gone and got a replacement while they were open another thing the plumber tried for three hours to prime the pump before he gave up and said there must be a leak in the line between house and the tank or installed inside the tank since there was so much water around the pump I didn't notice it at first it was only after I went to take out the drain plug and replace it with a barbed fitting so I could have it pump water to prime it to check for leaks in the lines and no plug thought the plumber forgot it then I couldn't get my fitting to catch the threads and screw in checked for threads and there wasn't any since I didn't start until after 7 pm it was too late for him to get his plumber till the morning then he had to wait until the plumber could come then he had to take it to Sears get a replacement take it home and wait until the plumber was able to come and install the replacement I can be sure the plumber charged him more than he saved on the cost of the pump

My man, got a shallow well pump myself and having a hunch this is the issue

I don't think have a foot valve and my well is not common so I don't find any videos that help. I don't know if you can help or if I can ask the right questions so you can. My old pump had a pressure control valve and new pump don't. Would one help new pump stay primed or wasting money?

Will this cause a pump to cycle on and off every minute or not even Have a irrigation system when zone is running has great pressure no leaks But when pump is sitting and irrigation off it’ll drop down 10-15 psi every 30/45 seconds and pump will have to cut on to bring pressure back up Or is that bad bladder

I have 1hp jet well pump and a check valve with bladder tank. Primed it an it worked fine for a bit,turned on at 30 and off at 50. Then I tried to wash my hands and no water. So I go to pump house and it's running not sure how long but was hot. I don't know but think it lost its prime. Any thoughts on how to not lose prime keeping in mind no foot valve? Or way to fix foot valve. Waters not very deep can I use deep well pump and it keep primed cuz its more power?

I never really liked slip to slip glued in plumbing. Harder to replace and lasts about as long as thread to thread using thread tape and trublu

It could also be from cavitation from an eroded impeller.