I know that you should stand the pump on something to (hopefully) keep it
out of the silt and the most common thing for this purpose seems to be
bricks. Well, I haven't got any bricks to hand but I have got a couple of
breezeblocks; are these safe to use? Are there any chemicals that could
leech out or any other reason why I shouldn't use them? Or should I just get
a couple of bricks?

Cheers,

Mogweed.
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"Mogweed" wrote:

Hello Mogweed

M I know that you should stand the pump on something to
M (hopefully) keep it out of the silt and the most common
M thing for this purpose seems to be bricks. Well, I haven't
M got any bricks to hand but I have got a couple
M of breezeblocks; are these safe to use? Are there any
M chemicals that could leech out or any other reason why I
M shouldn't use them? Or should I just get a couple of bricks?

It's fine, as long as it's not some fancy type of block with bonded
insulation. (You probably have concrete block, not breeze block - the
latter's much lighter and releases bubbles for half an hour after you
submerge it)

Anyway, it doesn't matter what you use as long as it keeps the pump
off the floor 2 or more inches and is fairly stable.

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"Mogweed" wrote:

Hello Mogweed

M I know that you should stand the pump on something to
M (hopefully) keep it out of the silt and the most common
M thing for this purpose seems to be bricks. Well, I haven't
M got any bricks to hand but I have got a couple
M of breezeblocks; are these safe to use? Are there any
M chemicals that could leech out or any other reason why I
M shouldn't use them? Or should I just get a couple of bricks?

It's fine, as long as it's not some fancy type of block with bonded
insulation. (You probably have concrete block, not breeze block - the
latter's much lighter and releases bubbles for half an hour after you
submerge it)

Anyway, it doesn't matter what you use as long as it keeps the pump
off the floor 2 or more inches and is fairly stable.

--
Simon Avery, Dartmoor, UK Ý http://www.digdilem.org/

Thanks very much for that Simon. I can now rest easy and chuck my blocks in
tomorrow.

Cheers,

Mogweed
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On Mon, 17 Nov 2003 11:53:12 +0000 (UTC), "Mogweed"
wrote:

I know that you should stand the pump on something to (hopefully) keep it
out of the silt and the most common thing for this purpose seems to be
bricks. Well, I haven't got any bricks to hand but I have got a couple of
breezeblocks; are these safe to use? Are there any chemicals that could
leech out or any other reason why I shouldn't use them? Or should I just get
a couple of bricks?

Cheers,

Mogweed.

I have my pump inside a black plastic bucket with porous landscaping
fabric wrapped over the top.

1. Bucket keeps pump out of the muck
2. If the plumbing outside the pond were to fail, the pond could only
empty out to the level of the top of the bucket, thus leaving the pond
at least 12" deep or so, no gasping fish.
3. The fabric keeps small fish from being sucked into the pump.

Works for me, so far.

Mike
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On Mon, 17 Nov 2003 11:53:12 +0000 (UTC), "Mogweed"
wrote:

I know that you should stand the pump on something to (hopefully) keep it
out of the silt and the most common thing for this purpose seems to be
bricks. Well, I haven't got any bricks to hand but I have got a couple of
breezeblocks; are these safe to use? Are there any chemicals that could
leech out or any other reason why I shouldn't use them? Or should I just
get
a couple of bricks?

Cheers,

Mogweed.

I have my pump inside a black plastic bucket with porous landscaping
fabric wrapped over the top.

1. Bucket keeps pump out of the muck
2. If the plumbing outside the pond were to fail, the pond could only
empty out to the level of the top of the bucket, thus leaving the pond
at least 12" deep or so, no gasping fish.
3. The fabric keeps small fish from being sucked into the pump.

Works for me, so far.

Mike
Mike Patterson
Please remove the spamtrap to email me.

The question isn't "are there weapons of mass destruction?",
the question is "who has them now?"

http://www.strategypage.com/iraqwar/...ny/default.asp
http://www.strategypage.com/iraqwar/iraqweaponsgap.asp

Cheers Mike. That sounds like a good idea, I might just do that myself.

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"Mogweed" wrote in message
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I know that you should stand the pump on something to (hopefully) keep it
out of the silt and the most common thing for this purpose seems to be
bricks. Well, I haven't got any bricks to hand but I have got a couple of
breezeblocks; are these safe to use? Are there any chemicals that could
leech out or any other reason why I shouldn't use them? Or should I just
get
a couple of bricks?

Cheers,

Mogweed.

Some people will say that it is ok to use them. I wouldn`t. I would have
more faith in a couple of bricks. Proberly 50 pence from a builders
merchants or a demolision site. Any body got a skip near you?
Protect the bit of the brick that touches the pond liner. Bricks can have
sharp edges. I had some bits of pond liner left over and I wrapped the
bricks in it!

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