Thanks very much for your reply. Now today, I cannot even get it sucking the water up at all even with priming. It only sucks the water I primed with. Yesterday I did get it running one time after pouring in buckets of water and closing the lid. The pump is running but it just doesn't seem to have enough strength. I will check to see if it is clogged with hair etc.
Haven't had any other issues with it in the last 4 years and this is all new to me.
Thanks again for your time,
Tom