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Can anyone tell me if the one's operated by mains water pressure are any
good. i.e. Do the job of clearing out the accumulation of muck and leaves. I am in the U.K. and these are on offer for £23.49 pp. I would be grateful for any views on these. Thank you. Mack |
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"mack" wrote in message
... Can anyone tell me if the one's operated by mains water pressure are any good. i.e. Do the job of clearing out the accumulation of muck and leaves. I am in the U.K. and these are on offer for £23.49 pp. I would be grateful for any views on these. Thank you. Mack IMHO, they are a waste of time. I have very high water pressure and found that they pick up the leaves OK but not the muck. And keep in mind that while you are using it, it's adding water to your pond. I use a wet-vac now instead. ~ Gary |
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"Cleo" wrote in message ... "mack" wrote in message ... Can anyone tell me if the one's operated by mains water pressure are any good. i.e. Do the job of clearing out the accumulation of muck and leaves. I am in the U.K. and these are on offer for £23.49 pp. I would be grateful for any views on these. Thank you. Mack IMHO, they are a waste of time. I have very high water pressure and found that they pick up the leaves OK but not the muck. And keep in mind that while you are using it, it's adding water to your pond. I use a wet-vac now instead. ~ Gary I have a very basic hand operated pond vac that works just fine. It does remove water at the same time but that goes onto the garden so nothing is wasted. A change of about a third of the pond water in the Spring if the pump has been idle over winter is a good thing anyway. Linnette |
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Don't bother with vacuums. They are expensive to buy, expensive to operate,
and waste a lot of water. The pond is balanced with some accumulation of debris on the bottom for aquatic life, and the koi, as true bottom feeders, like to root around in it. The debris is healthy. If you have a proper and sizable filter, it should keep the pond crystal clear with leaves and decaying grass on the bottom. I have a thirty-foot oval pond with a flat three-foot bottom covering 1/3 of the pond area. There is a two-foot flat level where I can walk and I walk it once a year in the fall with a heavy-duty wire mesh on a long pole and I clean out all the debris. Takes only a few hours and it is not necessary to get it spotless. The fish are out of sight in the muddy water for about two days and then dthe water clears up for the rest of the year. Good luck Linnette..... "Linnette Armes" wrote in message ... "Cleo" wrote in message ... "mack" wrote in message ... Can anyone tell me if the one's operated by mains water pressure are any good. i.e. Do the job of clearing out the accumulation of muck and leaves. I am in the U.K. and these are on offer for £23.49 pp. I would be grateful for any views on these. Thank you. Mack IMHO, they are a waste of time. I have very high water pressure and found that they pick up the leaves OK but not the muck. And keep in mind that while you are using it, it's adding water to your pond. I use a wet-vac now instead. ~ Gary I have a very basic hand operated pond vac that works just fine. It does remove water at the same time but that goes onto the garden so nothing is wasted. A change of about a third of the pond water in the Spring if the pump has been idle over winter is a good thing anyway. Linnette |
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