Consider the consequences of a priming system malfunction or failure during a drafting procedure at a working structure fire. A delay in delivering water, or no water delivery at all, is likely to ...

The recently developed Super U Series of self-priming pumps from Gorman-Rupp Co., Mansfield, Ohio (gormanrupp.com), are said to be the most-efficient (up to 75%) solids-handling pumps on the market.

Adding this simple shutoff valve to the supply is the key to easily priming a water pump. If you pump water seasonally from a river or lake for irrigation or household use, you’re faced with what ...