Justin, Prime the system (fill the pump housing and pipe(s) with water). Once running, the pump is self-priming. Install the priming plug (and close the deep well pump pressure regulator). NEVER RUN THE PUMP DRY. Check the attached links,instruction and guides, Good luck "I hope this helped you out, if so let me know by pressing the helpful button. Check out some of my other posts if you need more tips and info." How to Install Well Water Jet Pump
A number of Flotec pump manuals are available here: http://www.flotecpump.com/ResidentialResourcePage_resourcepage_ownersmanuals.aspx . The site lists a FP4022-10 pump with the direct link to the manual here: http://www.flotecpump.com/resources/images/514.pdf .
For this type of pump, there should be a priming plug or priming tee. Remove the plug (or tee) and pour water into the pump. Keep adding water until the pump and all of the piping to the well is full of water. If a priming plug or tee was also added on the suction side of the pump, open that section and fill all of the piping on the suction side with water. Replace the plugs/tees then open a faucet in the house. Start the pump. After 2-3 minutes, turn off the pump if no water has come through the unit. Add more water through the priming plug or tee (or multiple plugs and tees). Then repeat closing the priming ports and start the pump after opening a faucet. Once the pump is actually pumping water, turn off the open faucet. Wait for the pump to shut off once it reaches full pressure. Open one or two faucets to check that the pump is properly sensing the pressure changes and maintaining system water pressure.
If the unit didn't pull water from the well, check the piping for air leaks. See the full trouble-shooting guide in the manual. Page 9 has the priming information and page 10 has the trouble-shooting guide.
It's a self-priming model. If it's not pumping when you turn it on, it either has a damaged commutator (the rotary component in the pump itself) or there is a leak in the line from your well to the pump. If it's a brand new pump, it's probably a leak in the well pipe. Disconnect the pump from the pipe, place your hand over the inlet, and BRIEFLY run the pump. If you feel suction, the pump is OK and your line is bad. OR your well could have run dry...
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Justin, Prime the system (fill the pump housing and pipe(s) with water). Once running, the pump is self-priming. Install the priming plug (and close the deep well pump pressure regulator). NEVER RUN THE PUMP DRY. Check the attached links,instruction and guides, Good luck
"I hope this helped you out, if so let me know by pressing the helpful button. Check out some of my other posts if you need more tips and info."
How to Install Well Water Jet Pump
A number of Flotec pump manuals are available here: http://www.flotecpump.com/ResidentialResourcePage_resourcepage_ownersmanuals.aspx . The site lists a FP4022-10 pump with the direct link to the manual here: http://www.flotecpump.com/resources/images/514.pdf .
For this type of pump, there should be a priming plug or priming tee. Remove the plug (or tee) and pour water into the pump. Keep adding water until the pump and all of the piping to the well is full of water. If a priming plug or tee was also added on the suction side of the pump, open that section and fill all of the piping on the suction side with water. Replace the plugs/tees then open a faucet in the house. Start the pump. After 2-3 minutes, turn off the pump if no water has come through the unit. Add more water through the priming plug or tee (or multiple plugs and tees). Then repeat closing the priming ports and start the pump after opening a faucet. Once the pump is actually pumping water, turn off the open faucet. Wait for the pump to shut off once it reaches full pressure. Open one or two faucets to check that the pump is properly sensing the pressure changes and maintaining system water pressure.
If the unit didn't pull water from the well, check the piping for air leaks. See the full trouble-shooting guide in the manual. Page 9 has the priming information and page 10 has the trouble-shooting guide.
I hope this helps.
Cindy Wells
It's a self-priming model. If it's not pumping when you turn it on, it either has a damaged commutator (the rotary component in the pump itself) or there is a leak in the line from your well to the pump. If it's a brand new pump, it's probably a leak in the well pipe. Disconnect the pump from the pipe, place your hand over the inlet, and BRIEFLY run the pump. If you feel suction, the pump is OK and your line is bad. OR your well could have run dry...