I have a flotec shallow well pump i can not get it to pump the water it stays at 20 pounds did i hook it up wromg

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Hi jandh40...

You have an air leak somewhere in your piping, housing of the pump or maybe the mechanical seal and that is causing your pump not to pump.
Try to disconnect the piping and hook a water hose up to the pump and turn the pressure on, it should show you where the air leak is by spraying water out of the leak area.
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Hi,
Those pumps will reach 50# when brand new, but soon the parts wear and then they will not make that pressure anymore...
Instead of replaceing the pump, just back the pressure down a tick or two to get it to shut off and not waste your electric....

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heatman101

Check the voltage at the pump while its running. If the electric feed line is too long for the guage wire,
voltage drop will cause the motor to overheat and switch off.

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To be very effective 60 meters horizontal and 20 meters
vertical distance from a water source free from pipeline leaks.

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

Remove end casing of Flotec motor housing they have a 115v/220v switch, turn to 220v, see website flowtec water. Flotec parts 1-800-365-6832