How To Prime A Deep Well Pump. Turn power to pump off. Pour water into pump until water comes from the vent hole.
With its 0.5 hp motor, it can generate a flow rate of up to 12 gallons per minute. A solid cast iron casing with a cast bronze impeller ensures long term protection against vermin, dust and water, and is convertible to either shallow or deep well options through the use of injector. Take the plug out and run a water hose to the open hole where the plug was.
This is a submersible well pump for deep wells of up to 250 feet in depth.
A well pump needs to be primed in order to create the internal pressure necessary to draw water from your well or other water source and pump it to where you need it to go. This is a submersible well pump for deep wells of up to 250 feet in depth. Some types of plugs have plastic material that usually is in square or hexagonal shapes. Vent the pump for easier priming!