On Sat, 06 Mar 2004 15:09:57 GMT, "gribbee"
wrote:

Is my plan screwed? If I set it up as I planned, sucking water through
about 50' of 2" pvc and up about 4', am I going to have problems? Would it
make a significant difference if I had the pump in the middle, 25' from the
pond, but before the slope? FWIW, the pump is rated for a little less than
3000 gph at 4' height.

The idea of pushing water must mean to place the pump below the water
line so it doesn't have to prime itself. Once the flow is started I
don't see how the pump operation could be any different, because the
pump action is the same whether it is above or below the water level.
I'm not familiar with this kind of pump, but you might benefit from a
priming pot.

http://www.azponds.com/leaf%20traps.htm

Regards,

Hal