[Daox]

I should be getting the pump today. So, I'll be picking up the rest of the components on the way home from work tonight. One part I've had a hard time finding is the check valve to keep the pump primed. I want one with a really low opening threshold. I talked about this project with an engineer here at work and he suggested another solution the the pump priming issue. That is to stick the pump in a PVC pipe that is capped off on one end. Then, put the capped off end of the PVC pipe into the water to get the pump below the water level. Its a very simple solution and is probably cheaper than the check valve considering I have a pipe, so I just need to get a cap. It also doesn't rely on a mechanical device that moves and will eventually fail. The downside is that it will displace some water.