spamersarevile wrote in message
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I need some help on priming a water pump at the cottage. The
pump
is located about 200 feet from the lake, maybe 6 feet higher in
elevation. Due to circumstances, it isn't possible to locate
the
pump at the lake - I've looked into this - I know pumps are
more
efficient at pushing water instead of pulling water - in this
case,
it's just c'est la vie. My father used to prime the pump by
pulling
the inlet end of the hose out of the lake, putting a ladder up
against
a tree and tieing the hose to the tree, maybe 10 feet up and
then
using a watering can to fill up the hose, and when it was full,
throwing the inlet back in the lake.

That tree is history this year.

Is it possible to fill up the hose at the pump end? There's a
(screw
valve?) there (a plug that screws in just before the water line
enters
the pump). Pore in the water through that valve into the hose
and
then reclose that valve.

A small vacume pump could be hooked to the pump plumbing to suck
the air out of the system. Or a sump pump could to used at the
lake, either using a battery or extension cord, to fill the hose
the old way with no ladder.

Would a shop vac suck hard enough to raise the water?

Bob