Water Pump won't prime, suggestions?
We own a 2007 Nash travel trailer we purchased last year. We have never used the pump (always used campground water) Well, I was testing the pump the other day and it doesn't prime. I can't get it to ...
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SoundGuy wrote:Chris Bryant wrote:
A quick fix is to use a wet dry vacuum on a faucet to "pull" a prime. once primed, the pump may be fine.
Connected to a trailer's water system that's leak free any of these potable water pumps should easily prime without having to "pull" a prime.
I agree they *should*, but even a very small bit of debris in the valve body can keep it from priming. You have a choice- pull the pump, tear it down, clean it, put it back together and install.
Or you can spend a minute with a vacuum.
That's why I said "quick fix"- plus it may be another problem entirely.
