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Making pumphouse
Hey, anybody have any tips on building a pumphouse? I found one on
aquaart.com that looks good but not big enough. I was thinking of making my own with some concrete. Has anybody else tried this? Thanks Mike |
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Michael Shaffer wrote: Hey, anybody have any tips on building a pumphouse? I found one on aquaart.com that looks good but not big enough. I was thinking of making my own with some concrete. Has anybody else tried this? Thanks Mike Depends on how big the pumps are, but you might have a look a irrigation boxes at Home Depot. jay Sat, May 24, 2003 -- Legend insists that as he finished his abject... Galileo muttered under his breath: "Nevertheless, it does move." |
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ok, cool.
Go Fig wrote: In article , Michael Shaffer wrote: Hey, anybody have any tips on building a pumphouse? I found one on aquaart.com that looks good but not big enough. I was thinking of making my own with some concrete. Has anybody else tried this? Thanks Mike Depends on how big the pumps are, but you might have a look a irrigation boxes at Home Depot. jay Sat, May 24, 2003 |
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I ran into the problem that with my pump and a priming pot it was way to big
for any of the irrigation boxes. I used a rubbermaid container. The lid snaps on and off easily and keeps the rain out (and we have some hard rain in Texas). I put the hoses right through the sides and it has worked very well. One retro fit I will make this year is to do bulkhead fittings (from the pool store) in the box sides and then glue my PVC lines into them. Right now I ran them through the sides and used plumbers putty, but due to the temp I have to put new putty on occasionally as it hardens and cracks. You can see it at: http://community.webshots.com/user/ldziedzic2001 "Michael Shaffer" wrote in message ... Hey, anybody have any tips on building a pumphouse? I found one on aquaart.com that looks good but not big enough. I was thinking of making my own with some concrete. Has anybody else tried this? Thanks Mike |
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Ted,
I checked out your website. Nice pond! I have a question regarding the rubbermaid container, though. Sequence recommends that the pump have adequate ventilation to prevent motor/pump overheating. Is that rubbermaid container totally sealed? And either way, have you found that the pump stays cool and gets proper air circulation in hot weather using the rubbermaid container? I just received my Sequence 1000 this week and need to build something for it. A suggestion... It seems to me you are using plumbers putty where the pipes enter/exit the housing. Have you tried silicone? I would imagine that would last quite a while. -- Eric Hanson http://www.pobox.com/~ehanson/aquaria_pond.html "Ted" wrote in message m... I ran into the problem that with my pump and a priming pot it was way to big for any of the irrigation boxes. I used a rubbermaid container. The lid snaps on and off easily and keeps the rain out (and we have some hard rain in Texas). I put the hoses right through the sides and it has worked very well. One retro fit I will make this year is to do bulkhead fittings (from the pool store) in the box sides and then glue my PVC lines into them. Right now I ran them through the sides and used plumbers putty, but due to the temp I have to put new putty on occasionally as it hardens and cracks. You can see it at: http://community.webshots.com/user/ldziedzic2001 |
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The pump feels warm to the touch but I have not had any problems with it.
To me it feels like about what a motor usually puts off it heat. We live in the Houston area so it gets pretty hot here in the summer. Where the power cord enters the side of the box under the lip where the lid attaches there is a hole I did not fill as it seems to not get water in it. I had considered adding some more holes for ventilation as the lid lip keeps them out of them rain. The other holes I am going to redo and put in bulkhead fittings so they will seal, these are at ground level or slightly below. Lisa "Eric Hanson" wrote in message m... Ted, I checked out your website. Nice pond! I have a question regarding the rubbermaid container, though. Sequence recommends that the pump have adequate ventilation to prevent motor/pump overheating. Is that rubbermaid container totally sealed? And either way, have you found that the pump stays cool and gets proper air circulation in hot weather using the rubbermaid container? I just received my Sequence 1000 this week and need to build something for it. A suggestion... It seems to me you are using plumbers putty where the pipes enter/exit the housing. Have you tried silicone? I would imagine that would last quite a while. -- Eric Hanson http://www.pobox.com/~ehanson/aquaria_pond.html "Ted" wrote in message m... I ran into the problem that with my pump and a priming pot it was way to big for any of the irrigation boxes. I used a rubbermaid container. The lid snaps on and off easily and keeps the rain out (and we have some hard rain in Texas). I put the hoses right through the sides and it has worked very well. One retro fit I will make this year is to do bulkhead fittings (from the pool store) in the box sides and then glue my PVC lines into them. Right now I ran them through the sides and used plumbers putty, but due to the temp I have to put new putty on occasionally as it hardens and cracks. You can see it at: http://community.webshots.com/user/ldziedzic2001 |
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The box you're using looks big enough that it would dissipate the heat
before it got really hot inside.. Just my guess though. Ted wrote: The pump feels warm to the touch but I have not had any problems with it. To me it feels like about what a motor usually puts off it heat. We live in the Houston area so it gets pretty hot here in the summer. Where the power cord enters the side of the box under the lip where the lid attaches there is a hole I did not fill as it seems to not get water in it. I had considered adding some more holes for ventilation as the lid lip keeps them out of them rain. The other holes I am going to redo and put in bulkhead fittings so they will seal, these are at ground level or slightly below. Lisa "Eric Hanson" wrote in message m... Ted, I checked out your website. Nice pond! I have a question regarding the rubbermaid container, though. Sequence recommends that the pump have adequate ventilation to prevent motor/pump overheating. Is that rubbermaid container totally sealed? And either way, have you found that the pump stays cool and gets proper air circulation in hot weather using the rubbermaid container? I just received my Sequence 1000 this week and need to build something for it. A suggestion... It seems to me you are using plumbers putty where the pipes enter/exit the housing. Have you tried silicone? I would imagine that would last quite a while. -- Eric Hanson http://www.pobox.com/~ehanson/aquaria_pond.html "Ted" wrote in message m... I ran into the problem that with my pump and a priming pot it was way to big for any of the irrigation boxes. I used a rubbermaid container. The lid snaps on and off easily and keeps the rain out (and we have some hard rain in Texas). I put the hoses right through the sides and it has worked very well. One retro fit I will make this year is to do bulkhead fittings (from the pool store) in the box sides and then glue my PVC lines into them. Right now I ran them through the sides and used plumbers putty, but due to the temp I have to put new putty on occasionally as it hardens and cracks. You can see it at: http://community.webshots.com/user/ldziedzic2001 |
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Your probably right, I didnt think about that. The pump and priming pot by
no means takes up much room in there! "Michael Shaffer" wrote in message ... The box you're using looks big enough that it would dissipate the heat before it got really hot inside.. Just my guess though. Ted wrote: The pump feels warm to the touch but I have not had any problems with it. To me it feels like about what a motor usually puts off it heat. We live in the Houston area so it gets pretty hot here in the summer. Where the power cord enters the side of the box under the lip where the lid attaches there is a hole I did not fill as it seems to not get water in it. I had considered adding some more holes for ventilation as the lid lip keeps them out of them rain. The other holes I am going to redo and put in bulkhead fittings so they will seal, these are at ground level or slightly below. Lisa "Eric Hanson" wrote in message m... Ted, I checked out your website. Nice pond! I have a question regarding the rubbermaid container, though. Sequence recommends that the pump have adequate ventilation to prevent motor/pump overheating. Is that rubbermaid container totally sealed? And either way, have you found that the pump stays cool and gets proper air circulation in hot weather using the rubbermaid container? I just received my Sequence 1000 this week and need to build something for it. A suggestion... It seems to me you are using plumbers putty where the pipes enter/exit the housing. Have you tried silicone? I would imagine that would last quite a while. -- Eric Hanson http://www.pobox.com/~ehanson/aquaria_pond.html "Ted" wrote in message m... I ran into the problem that with my pump and a priming pot it was way to big for any of the irrigation boxes. I used a rubbermaid container. The lid snaps on and off easily and keeps the rain out (and we have some hard rain in Texas). I put the hoses right through the sides and it has worked very well. One retro fit I will make this year is to do bulkhead fittings (from the pool store) in the box sides and then glue my PVC lines into them. Right now I ran them through the sides and used plumbers putty, but due to the temp I have to put new putty on occasionally as it hardens and cracks. You can see it at: http://community.webshots.com/user/ldziedzic2001 |
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