"John Laird" wrote in message
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John Laird wrote:

A challenge for the lateral thinkers of uk.d-i-y then - how to get
the
pump started properly ?

[I've had a thought. Sometimes you have to write a problem down and
stare at it for long enough for possible solutions to spring to mind
!
Anyway, all ideas welcomed.]

--
"The Lab called,..... Your brain is ready!"


When I had this problem two houses ago, I dug a sump and lined it with
bricks laid with a honeycomb gap pattern to let the water in, and made
sure that the sump was deep enough to overcome the starting problem.
Worked a treat for years.

AWEM