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Preparing to Start the Pump – Shallow Well 12
Never run pump dry. Running pump with-
out water may cause pump to overheat, damaging seal
and possibly causing burns to persons handling pump.
Fill pump with water before starting.
Never run pump against closed discharge.
To do so can boil water inside pump, causing hazardous
pressure in unit, risk of explosion and possibly scalding
persons handling pump.
1. Open the control valve as far as possible (see Figure
18). Then remove the priming plug from the pump
and fill the pump, fill all piping between the pump
and the well, and make sure that all piping in the
well is full. If you have also installed a priming tee in
the suction piping, remove the plug from the tee and
fill the suction piping.
2. Replace all fill plugs. Leave the control valve open
(in a shallow well installation, the control valve
always stays open).
3. Power on! Start the pump. The pump should pump
water in two or three minutes.
4. If you don’t have water after 2 or 3 minutes, stop the
pump and remove the fill plugs. Refill the pump and
piping. You may have to repeat this two or three
times in order to get all the trapped air out of the pip-
ing. The control valve remains open throughout this
procedure.
5. After the pump has built up pressure in the system
and shut off, check the pressure switch operation by
opening a faucet or two and running enough water
out to bleed off pressure until the pump starts. The
pump should start when pressure drops to 30 PSI and
stop when pressure reaches 50 PSI. Run the pump
through one or two complete cycles to verify correct
operation. This will also help clean the system of dirt
and scale dislodged during installation.
Congratulations on a successful installation.
If you were unsuccessful, please refer to the
Troubleshooting section (Page 13) or call our customer
service technical staff.
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Open control valve
as far as possible
and fill pump and
piping through
priming port
or priming tee.
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For parts or assistance, call Simer Customer Service at 1-800-468-7867 / 1-800-546-7867
Figure 18: Open Control Valve