I have a 2.5 acre pond that was built around 1993 as part of a golf course. I bought a house which has a section of the pond, including the dam and drain on my property in 2005. We have had a lot of rain this year and after a recent heavy rain the siphon is barely flowing, even though the pone level is about 2 feet above normal.
I need to mention that it appears that the trash filter on the intake is either damaged or missing as I have had catfish sucked through the drain. That said I assumed the drain was clogged and used a 100' 5/8" electric snake to clear the line, but still no luck.
How do I get the siphon restarted?