Mark, what would you do different if you had to.
I want two bottom drains on my new pond ( digging next month) and don't have
a clue what to do.
I went to 3 book stores over the weekend in search of a good pond book.
There were plenty to be found but none had anything on bottom drains!!!!
I was hoping to find something on drains to show me how to set it up and so
fourth.
Priss


"Mark Mendell" wrote in message
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Nedra,

It's a Tetra 3 inch, plumbed through the liner with a control valve at the
skimmer. I put my pump (K6 Sequence) and filter (Fluid Art Bead) in my
basement for ease of maintenance. I purchased it through Creative
Waterscapes (along with my skimmer and bead filter). Although my set-up
seems to work great, I built the whole pond without the information I've
gleaned from this forum. I could have saved a lot of money, and a few
headaches had I known about it!

Mark

"Nedra" wrote in message
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Hi Mark,

What is the size of your drain? 2, 3, or 4 inch? and where did
you buy it?

Nedra
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836
http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118

"Mark Mendell" wrote in message
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If you use a skimmer box, you can plumb the drain right into the front
of
the box (underneath the skimmer opening) without needing to go "up and
over."

I have one bottem drain in a 15'x30'x4' and it works great. A lot
will
depend on the contour of the bottom of the pond.

mmendell
"RichToyBox" wrote in message
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You can have the pipe go up and over, but you need to install a Tee
and
valve at the top to let air out. Put a backflow preventer between
the
top
and the bottom drain location to prevent water running back to the
pond.
Force water in backwards from the pump or settling basin until all
air
is
out of the top location, and then it will siphon. Periodically, you
will
need to do the forcing of the water, to evacuate the air, since some
air
is
in the water and that is the location of the highest vacuum, and
some
air
will separate from the water and accumulate in that location.
--
RichToyBox
http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html


"Fernando Rivera" wrote in message
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I would like to know if anyone can help me out with a couple
questions.
I
would like to add a bottom drain to my pond with having the
plumbming
on
top
of the liner, is this possible? It's to late to redo the pond and
less
cost
effective. Is there any ideas or suggestions, any help would be
appreciated.
My pond is currently 12,000 gallons. And i would like an easier
time
of
cleaning the bottom.