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    May 1, 2007, 04:53 AM
    I reprimed the well pump and am not getting water to my upstairs toilets
    What can I do to equalize pressure to all of my outlets after the pump was off due to a power outage? My toilets are only getting water at a trickle.
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    May 1, 2007, 06:52 AM
    If you have air in the lines open up the topmost faucet to bleed it out. But that doesn't sound like the case with yout toilets. Shut the water off at the tank and open up the ball cock. Now turn the water back on to flush out the supply. Let me know if there's a full stream coming out of the open ballcock. Regards, Tom
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    May 1, 2007, 07:52 AM
    Hey Tom, I sent my response via you Email. Just getting the hang of this thing. Do I need to put my response here instead? Joey
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    May 1, 2007, 12:45 PM
    ******88Hi, I shut off power, primed pump, got good pressure to upper floor faucets, but
    My toilet still trickling. I unhooked ball cock and tried to flush water
    Through all of the open areas as we have some debris that comes after priming
    The pump. There is good pressure to the toilet line but just not through the
    Toilet flushing unit. Was it a coincidence that it stopped worked properly
    After the shut down? It seems strange to me. It had been working fine before
    This time. Thanks Joey********

    What's happened is that when the pump was down you flushed both toilets and when you primed the pump both toilets made a draw and sucked up crud from the pipes and now they're blocked. Either clear the ballcocks or replace them. Good luck, Toim
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