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Pond Liner
Hello,
OK I need some refresher information since by brain is frozen from this cold snowy winter. I forgot the material name of the liner used in extreme cold conditions. I also recall there was a formula for calculating the size of the liner depending on length, width and depth of your pond. I want to make my pond deeper so I am just going to cut the bottom of the existing liner so I can keep on digging and then just put the new liner on top of the remaining old one. If anybody has a better way of doing this then I would really appreciate the expert advice. Thank you ! |
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Pond Liner
I forgot the material name of the liner used in extreme cold conditions. I also recall there was a formula for calculating the size of the liner depending on length, width and depth of your pond. I want to make my pond deeper so I am just going to cut the bottom of the existing liner so I can keep on digging and then just put the new liner on top of the remaining old one. If anybody has a better way of doing this then I would really appreciate the expert advice. Well, I don't think of myself as an expert, but my answer to your questions are EPDM for liner up here in Canada. it is more flexible and won't crack in the cold we get - mine is ~15 yrs old and no problems yet - PVC is being replaced around here in under 5 yrs and haven't heard of anyone around here with Permalon - also not flexible, I've been told. We have to deal with frost in the ground and movement it causes and... Length (at the longest point) +1' for trimming plus twice the depth will give you the length of the liner you need and.. Width (at widest point) + 1' for trimming plus twice the depth(at deepest point) will give you the width of liner needed i.e. L + Dx2 + 1' = lenght in feet & W + Dx2 +1= width in feet The reason for the " X2 " is you have to go down one side and up the other Gale :~) |
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G Pearce wrote:
I forgot the material name of the liner used in extreme cold conditions. I also recall there was a formula for calculating the size of the liner depending on length, width and depth of your pond. I want to make my pond deeper so I am just going to cut the bottom of the existing liner so I can keep on digging and then just put the new liner on top of the remaining old one. If anybody has a better way of doing this then I would really appreciate the expert advice. Well, I don't think of myself as an expert, but my answer to your questions are EPDM for liner up here in Canada. it is more flexible and won't crack in the cold we get - mine is ~15 yrs old and no problems yet - PVC is being replaced around here in under 5 yrs and haven't heard of anyone around here with Permalon - also not flexible, I've been told. We have to deal with frost in the ground and movement it causes and... Length (at the longest point) +1' for trimming plus twice the depth will give you the length of the liner you need and.. Width (at widest point) + 1' for trimming plus twice the depth(at deepest point) will give you the width of liner needed i.e. L + Dx2 + 1' = lenght in feet & W + Dx2 +1= width in feet The reason for the " X2 " is you have to go down one side and up the other Gale :~) Thank you very much !!! This was my first pond and yes I made the mistake of buying one of those Beckett ponds kits that use PVC liners. Less than 5 years old and I believe there is a small hole somewhere near the top of the pond as I lose water up until that level , no matter how much I refill. |
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This was my first pond and yes I made the mistake of buying one of those Beckett ponds kits that use PVC liners. Less than 5 years old and I believe there is a small hole somewhere near the top of the pond as I lose water up until that level , no matter how much I refill. Hmmmm - I thought the Beckett kits contained EPDM, not PVC Gale :~) |
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G Pearce wrote:
This was my first pond and yes I made the mistake of buying one of those Beckett ponds kits that use PVC liners. Less than 5 years old and I believe there is a small hole somewhere near the top of the pond as I lose water up until that level , no matter how much I refill. Hmmmm - I thought the Beckett kits contained EPDM, not PVC Gale :~) I am not sure about the new kits but mine was PVC. |
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