I have it above the water level to find out that it's not self priming and needs a certain kind of check valve or foot valve to get started. Is there another way to get it running? And is that the specific check valve the only one that I can use?
It actually can be run with a check valve. I read the instructions lol. I put the check valve on and the primed it by pouring water in on the other side of the pump until the pump was full. Worked like a charm. I would have set it up inline but after I rebuilt the stand there was no room.