Would it not start failing when it was installed? It has been working fine until two days ago?

There's also no strainer on the bulkhead - I wonder if something's been pulled into the pipe. Have you checked the line to see if it's clear?

Also, how hot does the pump run?

Same questions i asked. She tells me the pump is cool to the touch but it does have a little noise coming from it. My guess is something has been sucked into the pump and it need to be inspected. I think Frank is gonna take it apart when he gets home.

The pump is cold. I don't know what a strainer is? I am pretty sure there was never one there or Frank would have looked. Feeling like a girlie girl at the moment since I don't know.:smile:

In the back right corner of my tank is where my C/L intake is, the black thing coming out of the bulkhead is a strainer. Similar to a spagetti strainer. Keeps large debris from getting sucked in. I have modified it since this picture, but if gives you an idea.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...ank/lights.jpg

Hubby didn't take it apart like I thought he did... prob too early and he played around down there, so I would get off his back:wink:. I have a reason to suspect there may just be a Gorilla crab in the pump. I was going to take it apart myself and I thought of Tony's post in the lunge and just decided to leave it be... The strainer will be going back onto it tonight. We took it off since we have filter socks and I forgot about the crab that is living in the sump.