Ultimate Guide for Priming a Water Pump

If you own a water pump or other pumps in Australia, then you should be aware of the responsibilities, safety guidelines and maintenance routines to keep your equipment in safe and good working condition. You have to read and understand the user’s manual to learn how the pump is used and familiarise the different controls and how they operate.

Steps in Priming a Water Pump

Water pumps may stop working if they run out of pressure. This usually occurs when they are shut down for an extensive period of time. Some of you might have experienced this and you can probably attest that this is just a temporary problem. So, to allow the water pump to work again, all you have to do is to prime or flush water back into the pump to produce enough pressure that will enable it to operate again.

If you have no idea on how to prime a water pump, then you can follow the basic steps below:

1. Turn off the pump’s electrical power. Allowing the pump to run without sufficient water circulation in the system may burn the motor.

2. Find a plumbing fixture that can be connected to the pump system.

3. Use a garden hose that has a separate water source and flush it to remove any dirt and particles that have accumulated.

4. Open the relief valves on the pump structure.

5. Place or attach the hose to the plumbing fixture, then turn on the water. When you see water coming out of the fixture, close the faucet.

6. Wait and listen for the water to enter the tank. If your tank has a water pressure gauge, then you can see the water pressure rise as the water goes into the tank. When water stops flowing, it means that the system has been pressurised.

7. Stop the water to the hose and turn on the pump.

8. Test the operation of the water pump and allow it to run for about a minute.

9. If the pump turns off after the pumping cycle, then you have successfully primed your pump.

10. If the pump continues running, then you have to check the tank, pump and water pressure gauge. You may also have to repeat the steps in this procedure.

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