Pump loosing suction

[tenndoc]

Thanks mas985. I tried that using an expandable bladder. After pushing water from both ends of the line I was able to force some debris out of the line. Thats one of the major reasons I concluded that there must be something in there catching and holding stuff.

Thanks for doing a little head scratching for me on this. Any other thoughts please let me know.

BTW, you can get expandable bladders that screw on the end of a garden hose in different sizes. Works fairly well on some clogs around the house and is chem free! I got mine at Lowe's but most any hardware store will probably have them.

Thanks again

[mas985]

I have done it both ways but I find that a straight hose can get more force into the pipe so you might want to try it that way too.

[tenndoc]

That was the first way we tried and honestly there just wasn't enough 'push' to move things along. Thats what led to using the expandable bladder. It will hold water, thereby increasing pressure, until the bladder expands to fill the inside diameter of the pipe. Once reached, the water is forced out the bladder. It's a dedicated vacuum line that was added sometime after the original construction.

Thanks again for your input and for taking time to help us figure it out

doc