Is this pump self priming?
618901
Don't believe so, I only use ours to fill a water tank time to time. It needs to have enough water in it to prime. There is a water fill hole in the top of it and simple to add. I only need to add water after we disconnect out of season. Hope this helps.
1515377
It comes with 2 screw on caps over the input and output (in and out) sides of the pump. That is the white round thing on the black pump in the pictures. I am not sure it really needs to be primed but I did it. I took off one cap, turned it on it's side and squirted a few drops of oil in the pump. It took a tiny teaspoon sized amount or less. Then attach the tubes on each side of the pump and turn it on. It worked fine. It takes a while depending how warm or cold the oil is you are pumping.
1150864
Yes. Switch operates on pressure build up in tank. Doesn't care what type pump. The contacts are separate to control the two hot wires. When you restart circuit, you may need to hold the priming lever down until pressure builds up the first time. Be sure to remove power from circuit before you work with it, each wire usually is 120 volts and 240 between the two.
1717805
Same here, after about 3 trys I made sure the tank was full and seated down good, turned it on, then I heard sucking noises and the pump started to prime itself. This happens in 5 seconds, don't leave the pump running, shut it off and try again. Good Luck
1152465
The pump is self priming. The pump will than hold it prime if when finished using it you push the handle all the way back until you feel it click.
307510
It's been awhile, but I believe it's a screw cap. I have a pump from an older order.Check with Amway or buy a pump container. It's worth it.
1112163
It produces 2.5 to 4 psi. Should work for boat motor but should be located at or below fuel. It is not supposed to be self priming but if it is below fuel level it should work fine.
689709
Yes, as far as I can tell. I've owned for about 8 months and haven't noticed any corrosion in the pump parts. It's still creating soap foam just like the day it arrived.
882498
It looks like it was. 5-7 pumps should be fine if you need to add some grease at a later date.
1938544
It is kind of tricky to get primed. Hose may look full but just a little air at first will cause pump to loose prime. I usually turn it on and when it sucks air I turn it off and loosen the strainer basket top to let the air out, I usually have to do this about 2-3 times then it takes off. It's kind of hard to hold the whole hose under water to get the air completely out of it. Hope this helps.
2023117
Yes. The clear plastic top in the photo. It is a pump as well, so nothing comes out unless you prime the pump.
681320
Once it's primed properly, water will start flowing immediately. If there's any air at all in the top of the filter assembly where the pump is, it will not pump, or there will be tons of air bubbles. It helps to rock the filter from side to side a little to help get the air out also. Hope this helps. Any more questions, feel free to ask.
105460
Yes, you prime it initially to start the suction and then continue to pump in order to remove the water. The water comes out fast and strong once primed.
327282
mine doesn't have a primer but a has two barbs one for gas inlet and one for pressure relief.also a fixed gas valve in the carb gas reservoir . some have variable.
1815721
Ron, If it's not primed, it will burn out the pump pretty fast. You might look for a pump that does not have to be pre-primed.They cost quite a bit more, but they do make them. Instructions on this pump say, the pump gas to be level or below the hose that leads out of holding tank.
1352870
I would first start by double checking the condition of the Pumping unit before attempting any use. 1. Disassemble the Pump assembly where the magnetic fins spin. You should be able to remove the magnetic/plastic fanblade assembly. There is either a metal/plastic stick with two rubber tips used to help dampen any vibrations. If the pump wasn't taken care of, or "ran dry" for too long, the magnetic fan assembly may have warped making disassembly more difficult. 2. if all goes well, and you can in fact pull the pump's magnetic fan assembly out, or can freely spin it within the pump housing assembly, then you can try priming the unit by filling the canister. (do this outside or where overflow water will be caught) 3. I have just over filled my unit, and while waiting for the pump to start sucking in water, I've closed the "Out" hose valve. applied generous pumping of the prime button, then reopened the Out hose valve. This creates suction thus if no water is coming into the "In" hose valve you may have a obstruction. Make sure the canister is full of water before starting it up, made a huge difference in how long I waited for the water to begin flowing. The top half of the pump assembly itself needs to have some water in it, because to me, it seems like it doesn't do jack squat unless there is water in it. I'm not a major fan of the Cascade series pumps, but when it comes to customer service the manufacture I contacted directly helped me out in a pinch. There is a science to the Priming aspect of getting the unit going. I've noticed leaving the "Out" valve at the half off position, while priming, this helps pressure build up as the "In" hose begins to fill with water. The sudden opening of the "Out" valve causes the built up pressure to pull enough of that collected water in the "In" hose to make it to the pump assembly, and voila. it freaking starts working. ..after 30 minutes of trying"
1183317
No everything is self contained, you can hook your wiring up to 110 or it comes prewired to 220v, bolt it to your pump housing and you are ready to go.