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    edwardatkins Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    May 11, 2011, 05:38 PM
    Just installed a new house pump --no water pumping?
    My old water pump went bad this morning --i got the same pump and hooked it exactly like it was before. Installed a new pressure tank just like the old one . Expected the best but have no water. Water pressure was fine last night when we went to sleep. How long should a well take on a self priming pump to bto fill my reservoir and then get water back to my house! Please help my wife wants to kill me!
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    May 12, 2011, 04:22 AM
    You need to prime the pump, make sure the switch is working properly and the pressure in EMPTY pressure tank is 2 lbs below the cut in pressure of switch. The only self priming pump is a submersible pump. Even if you had water initially there was air in the system and when it started up on next cycle it lost it's prime.
    RJ
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