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    Feb 11, 2012, 09:08 AM
    I need to understand what prime means,
    I need to understand what prime means, I removed the blue tank and put water in using the house water source , some rusty water came out of the faucet , sounded like it wanted to pump the water, and the water stopped and turned of the breaker, should I have given it more time
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    Feb 11, 2012, 09:17 AM
    Hi Morwood and Welcome to The Plumbing Page. At AskMeHelpDesk.com. You're responding to a 3 year old dead thread so I gave you one of your own. Look in then upper left hand corner of the first post form the date before you post, Thanks,
    Prim means filling the impeller cage from the small threaded hole on top of the housing. (You may have to remove a pressure gage to do this.)
    I removed the blue tank and put water in using the house water source
    That's one way to do it.
    sounded like it wanted to pump the water, and the water stopped and turned of the breaker
    If it tripped the breaker then there's a problem with the pump. Have it checked before you run it again. Good luck, Tom
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    Feb 11, 2012, 11:23 AM
    Morwood, I think you are saying that YOU turned off the breaker when the water stopped. Was that the case?

    To prime your pump, there will be either a threaded plug or a gauge on top of the impeller cage of your pump. Remove that plug and pour in water until it will hold no more. When it's full, stop and observe the level. It should stay full. If it does, then replace the plug and turn the breaker back on. Should be good.

    If the water level did NOT stay full, then you have other problems. Let us know how it goes.
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