The invention discloses a self-priming pump which comprises a pump shell, an
impeller and a driving motor. The pump shell is provided with a cavity and a
suction flow channel located in the cavity, a driving cavity is formed in the outer wall face of the pump shell and faces the interior of the cavity in a concave mode, the cavity, the driving cavity and the
suction flow channel are sequentially communicated, the cavity and the
suction flow channel are each provided with a communication opening communicated with the outside, and the side, away from the cavity, of the driving cavity is open. The
impeller is rotationally arranged in the driving cavity around the axial direction of the
impeller and can drive fluid to sequentially flow through the suction flow channel, the driving cavity and the cavity during rotation; a shell of the driving motor covers the opening of the driving cavity, and a rotating shaft of the driving motor extends into the driving cavity from the interior of the shell, is connected to the impeller and is used for driving the impeller to rotate in the axial direction of the driving motor. According to the scheme, a coupler is not needed for transmission, vibration abnormal sound caused by misalignment of a shaft
system is avoided, meanwhile, the overall structure of the self-priming pump is more compact, the size and weight of the self-priming pump are reduced, the space occupied by the overall structure is reduced, installation in narrow space areas such as a
marine engine room is facilitated, and practicability is improved.