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Bottom Drain
Thanks Mark
I'll have to stay on the outside of the liner. My pond has been in for 10 years. Too bad I didn't know about all the neat stuff that has come out in that time. Sounds like you have the ideal set-up. Nedra in Missouri Zone 6 http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836 http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118 "Mark Mendell" wrote in message news:t5Z4c.8358$wg.5252@okepread01... Nedra, It's a Tetra 3 inch, plumbed through the liner with a control valve at the skimmer. I put my pump (K6 Sequence) and filter (Fluid Art Bead) in my basement for ease of maintenance. I purchased it through Creative Waterscapes (along with my skimmer and bead filter). Although my set-up seems to work great, I built the whole pond without the information I've gleaned from this forum. I could have saved a lot of money, and a few headaches had I known about it! Mark "Nedra" wrote in message hlink.net... Hi Mark, What is the size of your drain? 2, 3, or 4 inch? and where did you buy it? Nedra http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836 http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118 "Mark Mendell" wrote in message news:wkO4c.7389$wg.3994@okepread01... If you use a skimmer box, you can plumb the drain right into the front of the box (underneath the skimmer opening) without needing to go "up and over." I have one bottem drain in a 15'x30'x4' and it works great. A lot will depend on the contour of the bottom of the pond. mmendell "RichToyBox" wrote in message news:%FN4c.2155$JL2.47891@attbi_s03... You can have the pipe go up and over, but you need to install a Tee and valve at the top to let air out. Put a backflow preventer between the top and the bottom drain location to prevent water running back to the pond. Force water in backwards from the pump or settling basin until all air is out of the top location, and then it will siphon. Periodically, you will need to do the forcing of the water, to evacuate the air, since some air is in the water and that is the location of the highest vacuum, and some air will separate from the water and accumulate in that location. -- RichToyBox http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html "Fernando Rivera" wrote in message ... I would like to know if anyone can help me out with a couple questions. I would like to add a bottom drain to my pond with having the plumbming on top of the liner, is this possible? It's to late to redo the pond and less cost effective. Is there any ideas or suggestions, any help would be appreciated. My pond is currently 12,000 gallons. And i would like an easier time of cleaning the bottom. |
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