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Pond Overflow
I was wondering how many people consider having a overflow pipe for their
ponds??? Mine is 4 -inch pvc pipe and it goes underneath my waterfall where you can't see it. Even with hard rains the excess water flows away from the pond and it never overflows. I have known pond owners that don't have a over-flow drain, so when their pond overflows it causes a problem because the excess water flows over the edging then under the liner which causes the liner to raise up. Just a note. Thanks Mike |
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wrote in message ... I was wondering how many people consider having a overflow pipe for their ponds??? Mine is 4 -inch pvc pipe and it goes underneath my waterfall where you can't see it. Even with hard rains the excess water flows away from the pond and it never overflows. I have known pond owners that don't have a over-flow drain, so when their pond overflows it causes a problem because the excess water flows over the edging then under the liner which causes the liner to raise up. Just a note. Thanks Mike I don't have an overflow pipe. There is an area of my pond edge that is slightly lower then the rest of the pond, and it overflows here into a patch of creeping jenny, and then down into the yard. My liner extends out 18-24 inches horizontally. I have never had a liner issues. BV. |
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On Mon, 14 Jun 2004 14:48:27 -0500, wrote:
I was wondering how many people consider having a overflow pipe for their ponds??? Mine is 4 -inch pvc pipe and it goes underneath my waterfall where you can't see it. Even with hard rains the excess water flows away from the pond and it never overflows. I have known pond owners that don't have a over-flow drain, so when their pond overflows it causes a problem because the excess water flows over the edging then under the liner which causes the liner to raise up. Just a note. Thanks Mike Mine overflows a bit downhill from the main pond going through my "bog area". I have several large rocks in the main pond and pea gravel in the bottom of the bog area to keep the liner from floating up... so far, so good. It was a problem prior to adding the large rocks. Mike Patterson Please remove the spamtrap to email me. "I always wanted to be somebody. I should have been more specific..." |
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Pond Overflow
On Mon, 14 Jun 2004 14:48:27 -0500, wrote:
I was wondering how many people consider having a overflow pipe for their ponds??? Mine is 4 -inch pvc pipe and it goes underneath my waterfall where you can't see it. Even with hard rains the excess water flows away from the pond and it never overflows. I have known pond owners that don't have a over-flow drain, so when their pond overflows it causes a problem because the excess water flows over the edging then under the liner which causes the liner to raise up. Just a note. Thanks Mike I put one in my pond. It's only 3/4-inch, but has done the job the few times it has rained (or when I've not watched closely enough when topping off!) It's maybe easier to put one in an above-ground pond like mine than in some in-ground ponds. Steve J. Noll | Ventura California | Glass Block Pond http://www.kissingfrogs.tv |
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"Steve J. Noll" wrote in message ... On Mon, 14 Jun 2004 14:48:27 -0500, wrote: I was wondering how many people consider having a overflow pipe for their ponds??? Mine is 4 -inch pvc pipe and it goes underneath my waterfall where you can't see it. Even with hard rains the excess water flows away from the pond and it never overflows. I have known pond owners that don't have a over-flow drain, so when their pond overflows it causes a problem because the excess water flows over the edging then under the liner which causes the liner to raise up. Just a note. Thanks Mike I put one in my pond. It's only 3/4-inch, but has done the job the few times it has rained (or when I've not watched closely enough when topping off!) It's maybe easier to put one in an above-ground pond like mine than in some in-ground ponds. Steve J. Noll | Ventura California | Glass Block Pond http://www.kissingfrogs.tv Awesome. Oh, to have such spare change! |
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On Tue, 15 Jun 2004 01:05:06 GMT, Steve J. Noll wrote:
I put one in my pond. It's only 3/4-inch, but has done the job the few times it has rained (or when I've not watched closely enough when topping off!) It's maybe easier to put one in an above-ground pond like mine than in some in-ground ponds. We've got one as well in a raised pond but we had to repair the wall last year since it just dumps the overflow at the foot of the wall. It wasn't bad, just a few cracks in the mortar but it had allowed the foundations to move slightly over 14 years. If I do persuade the owner to put in the 3,000 gallon extension I'll pipe the overflow well away from the pond, or we could have a stream going down the garden :-) -- Regards - Rodney Pont The from address exists but is mostly dumped, please send any emails to the address below e-mail ngpsm4 (at) infohitsystems (dot) ltd (dot) uk |
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Pond Overflow
Hi,
An overflow standpipe is a great idea as rain 'floats' for a while and if left to mix with the pond water can use up KH (alkalinity). The pH most likely will be different from the pond. Having it drain far from the pond is a good idea also. Getting the auto-fill calibrated to the standpipe gives the pond 'tweaker' something to do. HTH, -_- how no NEWS is good for a reply wrote in message ... I was wondering how many people consider having a overflow pipe for their ponds??? Mine is 4 -inch pvc pipe and it goes underneath my waterfall where you can't see it. Even with hard rains the excess water flows away from the pond and it never overflows. I have known pond owners that don't have a over-flow drain, so when their pond overflows it causes a problem because the excess water flows over the edging then under the liner which causes the liner to raise up. Just a note. Thanks Mike |
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