dssgateway
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i bought a 1 hp deep well jet pump kit from agra south (ASC) google seach asc pump kit
i have installed kit and when trying to prime pump, i tap into the pump with a tee and plumbed in my county water straight into the sealed pump after i couldn't get it to prime. well the impeller kicks on and builds about 68 pounds according to the pressure gauge on the pump. the small tank which sits on top of the pump never fills up therefore it continues to lose prime. the kit came with a brass three way fitting which the tank's male threaded nipple screws into. the fitting then has a male nipple which screws into the pump. the third part of the fitting is female which i got a pvc adapter for 3/4 pipe to the spigot. there is an 8 ft piece of 3/4 pipe between the pump and the spigot. since the pump would not prime, i put a tee with a water hose adapter between the pump and spigot and attached my county water. the pump primes with the donor water, but the tank never fills which causes it to lose prime. any suggestions would be appreciated. this is my first (and last hopefully) pump installation. thanks in advance, jim in south carolina.
i have installed kit and when trying to prime pump, i tap into the pump with a tee and plumbed in my county water straight into the sealed pump after i couldn't get it to prime. well the impeller kicks on and builds about 68 pounds according to the pressure gauge on the pump. the small tank which sits on top of the pump never fills up therefore it continues to lose prime. the kit came with a brass three way fitting which the tank's male threaded nipple screws into. the fitting then has a male nipple which screws into the pump. the third part of the fitting is female which i got a pvc adapter for 3/4 pipe to the spigot. there is an 8 ft piece of 3/4 pipe between the pump and the spigot. since the pump would not prime, i put a tee with a water hose adapter between the pump and spigot and attached my county water. the pump primes with the donor water, but the tank never fills which causes it to lose prime. any suggestions would be appreciated. this is my first (and last hopefully) pump installation. thanks in advance, jim in south carolina.