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turn off or not for winter
I seen conflicting info regarding what to do with your pump/filter in the
winter.... What is the general concenus here?? Sky As Derek mentioned, it is a case by case, or pond by pond, zone by zone that is a determinant. As far as stratification temperatures, only works in deep ponds 5 or more feet. I'm in Zone 7 and one ponder ran checks on his 4' deep pond last winter and found only a .03 degree difference. My set up works where I put a small pump behind the bio-media of one bio-chamber and set the outlet hose right at the surface, pulling water into the filter from the skimmer. My ponds & filter are all in-ground. (See *My Filter* www.jjspond.us) I've run this circulation for many winters, but last winter was the first I continued to pump thru the bio-media, before I used just the pre-filter. I saw a quicker start-up of the filter this spring running with the bio-media engaged year round. ~ jan See my ponds and filter design: http://users.owt.com/jjspond/ ~Keep 'em Wet!~ Tri-Cities WA Zone 7a To e-mail see website |
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