Repeat the filling and running actions until water leaks.

How to prime a submersible well pump. Locate and open the release valves. Inspect the pump and connectors for damage or cracking. First flush out the garden hose for a few minutes by running water from the donor building.

Fill the water pump slowly. Take the plug out and run a water hose to the open hole where the plug was. Follow these four steps and learn how to prime a water well pump:

If there are no more air bubbles coming, plug the pipe completely. Turn off the power of the pump then close the drain valve located on the bottom of the pump. Insert the prime plug in.

This will prevent pressure buildup. Follow these tricks for lowering a submersible pump using a grinder to remove the sharp burr on the top edge of a steel well. All you need to do is unscrew it off and then you can proceed to get the priming water.

Step 5, run the household water. Turn on the water and let it pass through the water. Connect one end of the garden hose to the donor building water source.

Install a submersible pump lesson#4: A well pump needs to be primed in order to create the internal pressure necessary to draw water from your well or other water source and pump it to where you need it. Loosen the nut on the front of the pump.