Preparing to Start the Pump – Shallow Well
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If you were unsuccessful, please refer to the Troubleshooting section or call
our customer service technical staff.
Burn hazard. Never run pump dry.
Running the pump without
water may cause the pump to overheat, damaging the seal and possibly
causing burns to persons handling the pump. Fill the pump with water
before starting.
Hazardous pressure. Risk of explosion.
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. Remove the fill plug and fill the pump (see Figure 17). 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 the fill plug.
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 of the trapped air out of the piping.
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 the pressure drops to 30 PSI and should stop when
pressure the reaches 50 PSI. Run the pump through one or two com-
plete cycles to verify correct operation. This will also help clean the sys-
tem of dirt and scale dislodged during installation.
Congratulations on a successful installation.
If you were unsuccessful, please refer to the Troubleshooting section or call
our customer service technical staff.
For parts or assistance, call Simer Customer Service at
1-800-468-7867 / 1-800-546-7867
2117 0497 SIM SW
Remove the
fill plug and
fill the pump
and piping.
Figure 17: Remove the Fill Plug and
Fill the Pump
