I hAVE REPLACED MY 1/2 WATER PUMP FROM MADE FROM GE WITH A FLOTEC 3/4 JET PUMP AN DNOW i AM HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE MOTOR. PUMP DOES NOT START, SOUND A MUMMM SOUND. WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS PUMP?

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The tank is an air tank, it works like a cushon and accumulator.

Have you reconnceted the pump? If not fill the pipe that goes to the well with water. It should not drain down, there should be a foot valve that prevents the water from running back into the well. So if the foot valve is working it should not take a lot of water to do this.

Pour water into the suction side of the pump until the pump is as full as you can get it, reconnect the pump and start it up. Yes it does need to be primed

Good luck

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if the pump is working correctly, it can either be, need more water to prime it, or something in the well, such as low water, plugged filter, etc....sometimes when you have a system that is intermittently used, it can take 20 or 30 minutes of continuous priming to get it to pull, enough water to maintain the prime.

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Re prime the pump. Make sure the suction line is completly flooded so it will take a good suction from the well.

woobie dog

• 1273 Answers
• Posted on Aug 08, 2009

SOURCE: Pump stopped working while pumping

Yes, most motors are thermally protected. It is usually bi-metallic, and resets itself.
--W/D--

John Prohaska

• 1378 Answers
• Posted on Mar 28, 2010

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Thank you for posting your question here on Fixya.com.

No, only a thermal overload. If the unit was hot and has had a chance to cool off it should start. If you have voltage to the motor and it will not even hum or buzz, you need a new motor. The short must have blown the winding open.

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