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Preformed Pond Liners
Hi All,
Paid big bucks for a liner for my 4'X 8'x 3' pond. Losing about 2 inches of water daily.....I doubt the waterfall can spray that much. I'm really frustrated and want to just pull out the liner and replace with a big rubber tub. Does anyone know of a tub this size? Rubbermaid's BIG tubs are round, and I don't have enough room for a circular tub. I would sure appreciate it if anyone knows of such a thing. I have looked and looked at farm supply places with no luck. |
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"Jerry G" wrote in message
om... Hi All, Paid big bucks for a liner for my 4'X 8'x 3' pond. Losing about 2 inches of water daily.....I doubt the waterfall can spray that much. snip Hi, Prove your theory about the waterfall by shutting it off and see what happens to the leak. Monitor it for a couple days. If you have fish it may be advisable to put an airstone and aerator during this test. HTH -_- how no NEWS is good |
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"how" wrote in message ...
"Jerry G" wrote in message om... Hi All, Paid big bucks for a liner for my 4'X 8'x 3' pond. Losing about 2 inches of water daily.....I doubt the waterfall can spray that much. snip Hi, Prove your theory about the waterfall by shutting it off and see what happens to the leak. Monitor it for a couple days. If you have fish it may be advisable to put an airstone and aerator during this test. HTH -_- how no NEWS is good I am aware of the way to test the waterfall, but thanks for the reminder. And I think the preformed liners are way cool. The real issue is my lack of patience. Can anyone direct me to a preformed that will fit my 4'X 8'x 3' pond...please be specific if you know of a manufacturer. |
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"how" wrote in message ...
"Jerry G" wrote in message om... Hi All, Paid big bucks for a liner for my 4'X 8'x 3' pond. Losing about 2 inches of water daily.....I doubt the waterfall can spray that much. snip Hi, Prove your theory about the waterfall by shutting it off and see what happens to the leak. Monitor it for a couple days. If you have fish it may be advisable to put an airstone and aerator during this test. HTH -_- how no NEWS is good I am aware of the way to test the waterfall, but thanks for the reminder. And I think the preformed liners are way cool. The real issue is my lack of patience. Can anyone direct me to a preformed that will fit my 4'X 8'x 3' pond...please be specific if you know of a manufacturer. |
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Losing about 2
inches of water daily.....I doubt the waterfall can spray that much. You would be amazed at how much water can come from a leak in a waterfall. If you haven't checked your hose to the waterfall do so, just a tiny little pinhole can cause a large leak. Most preformed ponds aren't that deep, unless it would be a fiberglass one. Do a search on preformed ponds, fiberglass mainly, and you might be able to come up with something that way. At any rate, good luck. Jan "Our Pond" Page http://hometown.aol.com/pinkpggy/index.html |
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On 24 Aug 2004 21:42:22 -0700, (Jerry G) wrote:
===Hi All, === ===Paid big bucks for a liner for my 4'X 8'x 3' pond. Losing about 2 ===inches of water daily.....I doubt the waterfall can spray that much. ===I'm really frustrated and want to just pull out the liner and replace ===with a big rubber tub. Does anyone know of a tub this size? ===Rubbermaid's BIG tubs are round, and I don't have enough room for a ===circular tub. === ===I would sure appreciate it if anyone knows of such a thing. I have ===looked and looked at farm supply places with no luck. Don;t underestimnate the quanity of water you can loose in a very small leak or at the waterfall. It can be surprising. Other than a custom made fiberglasss shell I don;t know of any other preformed containers. I would start troubleshooting, and start at the most obvious areas. A friend had a leak and was ready to pull out the liner and fill the hole back in and call it quits after a long time of looking an finding nothing. It turned out to be a small puncture in his liner. I would shut off the water fall to start, and see if water level continues to drop. If it does, I would keep an eye on it and see just how far it drops, but have water handy to replace it if it gets too low and you have fish etc n the pond or relocate the fish to a temporary container. If it continues to drop at the same rate and then stops check the liner at that water level. It is possible to have a pond with a leak that will leak more when its totally full than when its not as full as pressure from the water can affect how a leak is, so if you check at the final water level and find nothing, look a bit deeper......But waterfalls to ponds are probably a number one source of most pond leaks, short of a liner with a puncture. Visit my website: http://www.frugalmachinist.com Opinions expressed are those of my wife, I had no input whatsoever. Remove "nospam" from email addy. |
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"Jerry G" wrote in message
om... Hi All, Paid big bucks for a liner for my 4'X 8'x 3' pond. Losing about 2 inches of water daily.....I doubt the waterfall can spray that much. snip Hi, Prove your theory about the waterfall by shutting it off and see what happens to the leak. Monitor it for a couple days. If you have fish it may be advisable to put an airstone and aerator during this test. HTH -_- how no NEWS is good |
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Losing about 2
inches of water daily.....I doubt the waterfall can spray that much. You would be amazed at how much water can come from a leak in a waterfall. If you haven't checked your hose to the waterfall do so, just a tiny little pinhole can cause a large leak. Most preformed ponds aren't that deep, unless it would be a fiberglass one. Do a search on preformed ponds, fiberglass mainly, and you might be able to come up with something that way. At any rate, good luck. Jan "Our Pond" Page http://hometown.aol.com/pinkpggy/index.html |
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