chris wrote: > id like to just throw the hose that fed into the stock tank, into a > smaller portable water tank I have handy, but the pump doesn't seem to > be able to pull the water up from it.
It should be able to do that. > If I place water almost level with the pump and dang near submerge the > thing, then I can get it to pump, but its not easy.
The pump, of course, must be submerged in order to pump water. > How did the old system work, is it (in part) gravity fed?
Nope, just a submersible pump. > Aka, do I need to somehow attach the hose to the bottom of whatever tank > I use and allow gravity to force the water into the pump before it will > start to take over on its own?
Shouldn't be necessary. I have noticed (small sample size here) that the pump is more likely to fail if it has sat around dry for a long time. Mine would sieze up and I would have to pull it and work it a bit if it sat for several months in a dry tank. Now I leave some water in the tank and only drain & clean when I will soon be refilling it. Is your pump running... or just humming? Quite a different sound with the latter possibly indicating a seized impeller. Geo H
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