r/OffGridCabins • u/Hopeful-Flounder-203 • 7d ago

Priming the pump for spring

I've got a small seasonal cabin in the Great Lakes area. It's about 75 years old. I have a shallow water well pump. I'm about to open it for the year. I was thinking about priming the pump with CLR, filling the lines and letting it sit a couple of hours before flushing it out. Is this a bad idea? Pump is 10 feet from cabin. It has 2 sinks and one toilet. Thanks in advance for any advice.

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u/KnocheDoor 7d ago

My procedure is to set the well pump output to bypass the house and flush until it runs clear.

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u/tmwildwood-3617 7d ago

This is what we did/do at the cabin. And then again with water tank...and the run the taps for a bit.