I just installed a shureflo pump and faucet... Works great.. I have the go westy foot pedal to actuate the pump as a result i leave the switch on all the time ;) 

Thank you,
Jay Lefstein.
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On Jul 15, 2010, at 7:50 PM, Edward Maglott <emaglott3@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

> I love the shurflo faucet I installed in my Westy sink, but I'm
> starting to have some problems getting it primed.  This shows up when
> I first fill the tank with water, and the problem seems to be getting
> worse.  I'm also getting an occasional squeal from the pump, so I
> suppose it will die soon.  I got that replacement pump, mm, maybe 8
> years ago.  Is that about right for pump life span?
> 
> Back to the priming...  Theoretically, I can see where this faucet
> would cause a problem because it has a valve in it, and the original
> one does not, iirc.  So with the original there would be nothing to
> keep water from going into the pump as the tank is filled.  But the
> shurflo's valve being closed would sort of airlock the line all the
> way down into the pump preventing water from entering.  Then you turn
> it on which opens the valve, but the pump is already spinning full of
> air.  Non-theoretical, why did it work when I first installed it and
> for several trips after that?  I like the valve in the shurflo
> because I can conserve water, using only a trickle when that's all I
> need.  But the pump is going full speed and working against that
> mostly closed valve.  Maybe the shurflo damaged my pump?  I doubt
> this, and can't remember reading anything to that effect.
> 
> I was going to wait a few hours and make this a Friday post "subject:
> do you suck your shurflo?"  Yes, when my faucet doesn't work, I suck
> it.  I turn it on and suck it a little and then I hear the pump slow
> down and it starts pumping fine.  On my latest trip, the worsening
> symptom was that this occurred a couple times as the tank got low.  I
> was on mountain roads so there was a lot of sharp curves, which could
> have sloshed all the water away from the pump.
> 
> Let me hear your experiences and ideas please.
> Edward