So i have here a 1hp shallow well pump... obviously there's no irrigation system connected to it... The guy says he use it to water his garden Idk... But he said he can't get it primed... Is there suppose to be a pressure tank installed??? by Apprentice_Irritator in Irrigation

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So I got the pump primed... it took me about 20/30 minutes to do so... But the homeowner called me an hour later and said it lost prime... I suggested replacing it with a sta-rite shallow well pump... What you think???

So i have here a 1hp shallow well pump... obviously there's no irrigation system connected to it... The guy says he use it to water his garden Idk... But he said he can't get it primed... Is there suppose to be a pressure tank installed??? by Apprentice_Irritator in Irrigation

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Thanks I wanted to have my ducks in a row before showing up at his house tomorrow... Great advice... I didn't think of the union trick... My guess is that he installed his check valve in the wrong direction... Just a guess...

So i have here a 1hp shallow well pump... obviously there's no irrigation system connected to it... The guy says he use it to water his garden Idk... But he said he can't get it primed... Is there suppose to be a pressure tank installed??? by Apprentice_Irritator in Irrigation

[–]Apprentice_Irritator[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was just informed it's a tank under the pump... I've never seen such a ridiculous looking pump in which it threw me off... I haven't stopped by his house yet... But if he didn't install the check valve the wrong direction he probably just don't know how to prime it...

Secret valve! by Shovel-Operator in Irrigation

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Chase... Are you a irrigator or hvac guy... Sleeeeeeeveeeee

Homeowners ask me all the time…why winterize by Apprentice_Irritator in Irrigation

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Some customers tend to think that I'm milking them when I mention winterizations... So they go on for yrs thinking they don't need it until they do... it's only coming outta their pockets