jm1414
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TO Mr Texas Wellman and other pump expert, please help me!!
I've exhausted pretty much everything I can think of to get water back and if I can't resolve my problem I am left with digging a well which I'd like to avoid.
Our lake 2 line jet pump lost it's prime twice recently. So we changed the foot valve, ejector and were told to replace the pump which we did too. We cleaned everything good, even the lines. Checked all the fittings for leak etc. I filled the lines going to the lake by unscrewing at the pump so I know they are full of water.
Still pump won't prime. When I connect a hose to my neighbor faucet I get pressure (50 psi). But as soon as I close it off and I try to prime pressure goes back to zero. I checked the tank and it is holding 28 psi so I assume that's good.
The only weird thing is with both lines disconnected at the pump I get no water leaking through those holes when connected to my neighbor (ext. faucet to ext. faucet). Is that normal?? There is no check valve between the pump and the house piping.
So either the new gould pump is bad or there is a leak in the 2 lines. I find it hard to believe that the line would break 4 feet down in the ground... And everything was working two weeks ago....
Really don't know what to do... very depressed living without water.... Any idea what I should do next?
Thanks in advance
Jean
I've exhausted pretty much everything I can think of to get water back and if I can't resolve my problem I am left with digging a well which I'd like to avoid.
Our lake 2 line jet pump lost it's prime twice recently. So we changed the foot valve, ejector and were told to replace the pump which we did too. We cleaned everything good, even the lines. Checked all the fittings for leak etc. I filled the lines going to the lake by unscrewing at the pump so I know they are full of water.
Still pump won't prime. When I connect a hose to my neighbor faucet I get pressure (50 psi). But as soon as I close it off and I try to prime pressure goes back to zero. I checked the tank and it is holding 28 psi so I assume that's good.
The only weird thing is with both lines disconnected at the pump I get no water leaking through those holes when connected to my neighbor (ext. faucet to ext. faucet). Is that normal?? There is no check valve between the pump and the house piping.
So either the new gould pump is bad or there is a leak in the 2 lines. I find it hard to believe that the line would break 4 feet down in the ground... And everything was working two weeks ago....
Really don't know what to do... very depressed living without water.... Any idea what I should do next?
Thanks in advance
Jean