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Old 06-19-18, 02:04 PM   #9
CrankyDoug
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Originally Posted by sunspot View Post
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.
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