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Choosing a Pond Pump for your Water Features

Mar 27th, 2009 | By | Category: How to Buy Garden Equipment

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It can be a daunting and confusing task choosing pond pumps due to the variety of manufacturers, styles and sizes available. This is a breakdown of the various pumps available and how they are generally used.

Fountain pumps are the most common pumps available. These pumps are primarily designed to run a fountain in the centre of your pond or water feature. Fountain pumps come complete with variety of jet and fountain jet extensions.

Fountain Pump Hint: Avoid using a fountain pond pump to power a filtration system; this will lead to issues with water clarity.

Waterfall pond pumps can pump free floating debris from the pool and then pass it to a filter system (solids handling). This keeps the pond clear and free of debris. Most of these pumps will pump particles of up to 8mm in diameter including pebbles, fish waste and blanket weed.

Their solids handling capability means they do not block up very often, therefore maintenance can be reduced to a minimum.

Filter Pump Tip: If you want a fountain and filter system in your pond then add a fountain pump and a filter pump. The fountain pump shouldn’t block up because the filter pump will remove all the free floating debris.

Water features designs are wide and varied from shop bought sculptures to converted watering cans. Feature pumps usually have a high pumping pressure while being small in design so are ideal pumps for water features. These robust pumps can be sited in shallow water or sometimes positioned dry.

Water Feature Pump Tip: A deciding factor on which size pump you use for your water feature is the size of the pipe that the water runs through to the top. The wider the pipe the less restriction on the pumps flow rates. Narrow tubing will require a larger pump which will cost more.

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