Thanks to everyone for their comments. I am making progress. Although I
have a bit of advice. DO NOT start making a pond by yourself when you are
crowding 80 years old. It aint smart!!

Started out to Harrisonburg to go to Home Depot yesterday. Harrisonburg is
about 80 miles from here but it's the closest Home Depot. We got 12 miles
when my husband started feeling ill so we had to turn back.

Hope we can go tomorrow and I will get the rest of the parts I need.

I have two elbows one at the filter, the other for the top of the pump
discharge.) and 25' of flexiblel PVC. Think I may need a check valve, a
union to disconnect the pump as Rich suggested, Another 10 feet of flexible
hose and something to join the two hose lengths. Will also need some ring
clamps or whatever they are called.

Mentions a 4" channel wrench (whatever that is) to attach the bulkhead to
the filter. Speaking of bulk heads, do I need one to attach to the wall of
the skimmer where the pipe goes through?

At this point, if I could find someone in my area to do it, I would hire the
rest of it done. Expense be darned. But I don't think there is a soul
within 80 miles to do that kind of work.

Thanks again.

Pixi


"pixi" wrote in message
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I feel like a sub-moron in this pond building business. I cannot find
anything as to precisely how to connect the pump to the piping or hose.

One end screws into the pump and has an adapter which turns into about of
2"
inch flexible (?) pipe about a foot long. Believe this is called the pump
discharge. I know I will need to attach a 90 degree elbow to the pump
discharge too get the water out of the side of the skimmer.but how so that
it can be easily detached.

But then something is said about a check valve. And also removing the
pump
in winter. So how can I attach the hose/pipe to the pump or pump
discharge
so that it is easily detachable.

I had no trouble at all building my first pond but I didn't have all these
gadgets like filters and skimmers. The filter was a little external
thing,
had never heard of a skimmer, and the pump simply sat on the bottom of the
pond with clear hose attached that connected pump to filter. Piece of
cake.