How do you prime a Flotec water pump?

What causes a pump's prime to go?

Your pump can lose its prime if there are leaks in the intake line and around the shaft seal. Blockages in the intake line can lead to water boiling out of the pump casing and overheating the pump.

You should also know how to prime an atomizer coil. Priming an Atomizer Coil is easy. Just follow these steps:

1. Step 1: Attach the New Atomizer Coil. After the old coil is removed, attach the new one.
2. Step 2: Add water to the Wicking Material.
3. Step 3: Dry Hits
4. Step 4: Install the Coil

How can you remove water from a water pump?

1. Turn on the power and turn it off
2. Take out the bushing and place it on the opposite side of the casting.
3. Pump water until it comes out of the vent hole.
4. Install vent plug, fill gauge with water and reinstall gauge.
5. Turn on the power.
6. To remove air from the system, open faucet or hosebib at pump.

How does a self-priming pump work?

Self-priming pumps use a mixture of air and water to get their fully primed state. Although it is called a self- priming pumps, this pump actually works principle. It creates a pumping effect by using pressure differential in liquid. This sounds a lot more complicated than it really is.