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Originally Posted by sunspot
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Somebody kick me!
The real problem with the jet pump is that once it pumps dry it must be primed again. Even a timer cannot completely prevent this. It also doesn't prevent a dry pump from restarting over and over until it burns up.
Looking at the Franklin Electric website I finally realized that a submersible pump combined with the Franklin monitor (or home brew equivalent) completely eliminates this problem.
So now I need to look at submersibles.
EDIT: I still need at least one IBC for gardening and fire protection.