Confirming Bad Water Pump
I think I have a bad water pump but wanted a second (or third) opinion before I start the job. Here are the symptons I encountered while dewinterizing and working to flush the lines: 1. Freshwate...
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It might just be a priming issue. Try this; turn on pump, open faucet at the kitchen sink, put your mouth over the faucet outlet and give it a good suck. If you are drawing air, not good and most likely the diaphragm in the pump is shot. If you can suck water but still won't pump, most likely the motor needs servicing.
Mine did like yours and I could restart it by priming the lines with a good suction when the faucet was open and the pump on. It would loose prime if left without operation after a day or so and I'd have to do again. Turned out my winterizing valve had cracked threaded fixtures. All three of them! I removed the winterizing valve and used a faucet hose from Home Depot to 'hard wire' it. In winter, I unscrew and hard wire it the other way.
Mine did like yours and I could restart it by priming the lines with a good suction when the faucet was open and the pump on. It would loose prime if left without operation after a day or so and I'd have to do again. Turned out my winterizing valve had cracked threaded fixtures. All three of them! I removed the winterizing valve and used a faucet hose from Home Depot to 'hard wire' it. In winter, I unscrew and hard wire it the other way.
