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    Apr 9, 2007, 02:52 PM
    How to prime a centrifugal pump
    Old Sears pump... roughly 1970s... cannot remember which valves to turn off and which to leave on while hooking up hose.
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    Apr 9, 2007, 03:12 PM
    Never had one with valves -- what I do is pull the plug out of the top of the pump -- fill the pump -- put the plug in a few turns -- start pump and let it run till it catches -- at times it might take 2 primes but other than than it works fine -- Savage
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