Problem with water suction

[kevin102]

Hi all,

Anyone see the problem here! I have tried everything but nothing seems to work. Maybe the pump is not strong enough?

Thanks,

Kevin

[cacher_chick]

Maybe a silly question, but did you prime it?

[kevin102]

Yes Primed it several times, even went as far to add a ballcock valve at center of hose where a garden hose could be attached and water pushed through the pipe until primer at pump was overflowing. when we switched pump on it sucked for a bit but then nothing!

[cacher_chick]

If there are any joints on the suction side I would start there. Any air/suction leak will do it.

[LLigetfa]

Use a submersible and you will never have priming issues or a pump not strong enough.

[kevin102]

Thanks cacher_chick, I think I may have spotted a suction leak at the pump itself! cheap china plastic intake nozzle grrrr I'll call into the local fittings store and buy a brass nozzle instead.

[kevin102]

Yes LLigetfa, I soon realized I made a huge blunder in my purchase of this type of pump, submersible is they way to go