Not having a picture to go by, it would be hard to say for sure if the
plumbing would workout without any splicing, but if it flex pipe, and the
pond is shortened, I would think that the pipe would be long enough.
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RichToyBox
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"pixi" wrote in message
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Thanks again. I can see how it would be possible. As you say, the rocks
would have to be moved back out of the way, The skimmer could then be
moved up and forward. Would have to do a bit of backfilling I think
which
shouldn't be too difficult.
But then I would probably have to splice the pipe somehow, wouldn't I? By
pipe I mean the tubing that goes from the skimmer to the filter. Or would
the fact that the skimmer is 6" further into the pond make up the
difference
for it being 6" higher and the tube/pipe would be O.K. as is. The tubing
to the filter is flexible.
If I don't have to do any splicing I could maybe do the job myself. Most
of
the rocks are not too large except for the cap rocks that line the top.
These could probably be levered into place.
I guess if I offered him enough money he would get out here but this time
I
would follow you advice and only pay half until I see how things go.
Thanks to everyone for their help. I am in the process of landscaping
and
trying to make the mound containing the cascade (more a cascade than a
waterfall) look like it isn't a mound stuck in the middle of a
comparatively
flat place.
Figure if there are bushes on and around the mound it won't look so
artificial. Plan to use lots of ornamental grass too.
What I need most of all right now is about 10 years less.
Mary Szy
"RichToyBox" wrote in message
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The rocks would make it harder to do. They would need to be moved out
of
the way. As for the pond expert, I am a firm believer in partial
payments.
The memory of most contractors gets very short one they have the money.
As
for expert, that is two words. Ex is a has been. Spurt is a drip under
pressure.
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RichToyBox
http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html
"pixi" wrote in message
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Thank you Rich. How I wish you lived next door!!
This pond is lined with rocks. So would it still be possible to do
this?
I
wouldn't mind losing a few inches in length because the way it is now,
a
lot
of the shelf is out of the water. If the water was raised a mere six
inches
the shelves would be covered and the pond would look several feet
larger
both by width and length.
I think I am going to have to find another way of getting it (the
skimmer)
raised other than to rely on this socalled landscaper. He claims he
can't
remember agreeing to raise the skimmer and I haven't heard a word from
him
for a month although he said he would get back to me.
To top it off, he claimed that the first pump I purchased had too
small
an
outlet to do the job. It was probably about an inch and a half,
although
the literature claimed it would move 3500 gallons an hour.
So I agreed to buy one from him which he just happened to have in the
truck.
It wasn't box and there was no literature with it but he said he would
bring
the literature and warranty.
This pump, which really pushes the water and makes a beautiful
waterfall,
usually won't start until it's been plugged in for five or six
minutes.
Or
maybe the pump is working, but the waterfall doesn't show up for a
period
of time.
Last fall, when first put in, it worked right away. I have called
this
socalled landscaper but he has not bothered to return my calls. I
think
I've been taken to the cleaners.
I don't know if I have a legal recourse or not. The only proof I
have
of
anything is the check I paid him with.
Anyway, enough weeping and wailing. Do you think it would be possible
to
raise the liner? I guess if the rocks were cleared away from the end
where
the skimmer is located, it would be possible.
Thanks again.
"RichToyBox" wrote in message
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I raised my skimmer and the opening in the liner with it. It was
hard
work.
I had to push the skimmer about 6 inches into the pond to get 6
inches
of
elevation of the liner. With the pond half full of water, the force
required to lift liner and push skimmer was not for the weak of
back.
I
lost about 6 inches off the length of the pond, but gained many
gallons.
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RichToyBox
http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html
"pixi" wrote in message
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Ha!! Had a landscaper finish putting in the pond I had started.
The
skimmer is too low so that the shelves along the edges are mostly
out
of
the
water. He was so far behind in his work last fall that I told him
I
could
wait until April to get the skimmer raised. He has had a severe
attack
of
amnesia regarding the subject and has put me on his list.
In any case, I have been told by someone that once the liner is
cut
for
the
skimmer, it cannot be raised. Is this true? Can't a patch be
placed
over
the old hole and a new one cut??? Or am I being naive again.
Thanks a bunch. You great people have helped me a lot.