Water pump/filter

[slackor]

I recently replaced my inline water filter. I am on a well system and the water is pretty dirty. I shut off the in and out valves around the filter before removing and replacing it. Since i have done this I have no water in my house at all. The valves are back on and the pump runs (non stop unless I shut it down) but no water is entering the system. The water pressure was fine before I did this and I have touched nothing else linked to the system.


Any help on this topic would be greatly appreciated!

[LazyPup]

You did not mention what type of pump you have but I would suspect it is a shallow well above ground mounted pump. You turned the valves off on both sides of the filter canister to change the filter, then you probably installed the new filter in the canister tightened it in place and opened the valves. If that is the case, I would suspect that the during the filter change you poured the water out of the canister before installing the new filter. This then left the canister full of air. When you opened the valves the air backflowed from the canister to the pump and the pump lost its prime.

When installing a filter cartridge you should begin by turning both valves off, then pull the canister and change the filter. You then re-install the canister but leave it a little bit loose. Turn on the valve on the house side of the canister, which will then allow water to backflow from the house to fill the canister. leaving the canister loose will allow the air in the canister to vent out. When the canister is full and water is running over the top quickly tighten the canister in place, then open the valve on the pump side of the canister. This will insure that no air goes back to the pump.

Check your owners manual, there should be a bleed port near your pump that can be opened to bleed the air out as the water in the house distribution system flows back.

If there is a check valve on the line you will need to do a complete manual prime. (there should be manual prime instructions for system startup in your owners manual.