How to prime a well pump

[kentac]

Even though this is an older video, it just helped my family and me big time. Thank you!!

[ish]

I do this for a living, and today I'm off early, and I just watched someone prime a well even tho I do this every day lol.

[pmarie]

Gonna try this in a few minutes. I would call someone out, but I get tired of the hillbillies they send to my house. Thanks!

[itsjustmechill.]

I have the exact same setup and was trying through the hose bib with no luck. Then I tried taking the gauge off and filling up and bam! Worked like a charm. Thank you for saving me a service call bro 👍👍👍

[bradtke]

Thank you very much for this video!! You saved my ass, And countless service call fees!!

[ralphflores]

Thank you for the video it helped me out big time

[cassiejo]

Oh my God thank you so much for getting straight to the point. I Love YouTube because I can watch videos on how to do stuff and do it myself, but I have to go through so many videos of all the people that want to talk about their self, ramble, looking for attention and just beat around the damn bush. All I need them to do is get to the point. Lol thank you for getting to the point.

[thanatos]

Hey thanks. Been waiting on well guy for a week, finally decided to take a whack at it, your rambling actually helped. Freakin kudos.

[lisasunray]

I have to unscrew the bolt upfront to release air before priming. It shouldn't take much more than 1 gallon of water. Bolt back on before turning on power.

[carlmarcus]

Man I wanna thank you u just save me a plumber bill 2021 freeze in Houston Tx I was thawing out pipes but that right there did the trick man thanks a million brother

[w.michaelsmith]

IT WORKS!!
Thank you so very much (even if you DID beat around the bush at first! LOL!)!!

[Jasondirt]

Been looking all day for a good how too video. All these guys want to do is talk. I just wanna know the how and where to dump the water
So thank you. You saved me hours of shit

[willielanthier]

I just pored around 10 gallons of water trying to prime it, no luck! Any tips?

[abelincoln]

You should have caught the water that came out, all of it to take a close look at it as well as you could have put it aside in the same bottles and used it next time.. Your pump house need to vent buddy so it can stay dry it will be a lot nicer dryer and all the equipment will last longer if it's not in that damp mess.. ya know ! Just put a vent or two so it can breath and air out...

[marlinettepacheco]

Does the water you put in there matter? Someone told me they put dirty pool water down there and I was so confused how that is sanitary

[willielanthier]

I just added around 10 gallons trying to prime it. No luck! Any tips?

[darkflux]

if you keep track of exactly how many full bottles of water it took to fill the source line, and then measure the source pipe diameter, you can calculate the volume and find out approximately how deep your weel is ;)

also, if you ever update/upgrade that system with new parts, installing a check valve should keep that problem from happening as often when you lose power (most of the time).

[davidbradford]

Wonder if that's what's wrong with mine pump sounds like it comes on but no water goes into my house I don't hear water flowing at pumps pressure tank

[lilsauce]

Did you have the pressure tank opened or did you open when the pressure went up?