What kind of pressure is needed to make this work? I have a high flow but low pressure pump for my stream, would I need to buy something else?
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I've used the FishMate 2000 P-UV pressurized filter with the FishMate 1000 (1,000 gal per hr/max head height 7'2") in an 8 ft. diameter, 22 inch deep fish pond that supports 20-30 goldfish (6 to 8" long), 15 to 20 trapdoor snails, 2 hardy and 3 tropical water lily tubs and a horsetail plant for several years with excellent results. In spring & fall we backflush once a week, in July & August 2 to 3 times a week, and I add an ounce or two of liquid peat barley every couple of weeks in summer to keep the algea at a minimum.
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I had no need to do that. But, u might want to consider an adapter size to fit? Half an inch diameter seems to me would be sufficient with the water pressure I have. Hope this helps.
1926447
Make sure u take out the plug in the head that regulates the water pressure. Then it's wonderful!! It works like a charm...u will love it!
1236685
I used 1 1/4" tube with the included pump and it has large flow. The filter doesn't hinder flow much if kept level with water. Extreme elevation will slow the flow. (Over 10 feet) check for blocks. Check the pump by itself
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any type of air pump will work but depending on what size skimmer you are getting you will need to deal with the water pressure, so i would recommend a decently strong air pump, some people suggest using 2 air pumps but i only have a Tetra whisper for 40 gal and it works fine.
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Hmmmm. You do need reasonable pressure to make it work. I'm concerned about your application, though. This is primarily a thing that allows you to "dump at home" where you don't have typical sewer hookups. You run the hose in the house and stick it into a convenient sewer drain. (I use a clean out.) Not sure why you would choose this if you had standard hook ups available. Does that help? It is a dandy gadget that allows me to clean and dump easily at my convenience at home on my Rv pad, Vs holding up a line at a gas station...
1600672
You have the wrong size unit. You need the 1.5" unit and it will work just fine else you will need to split the flow.
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Hello- this pump should work fine as long as your pipe runs and elevation changes are minimal , please be sure it is completely submerged.
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You didn't mention anything about your setup, but I would advise choosing a smaller pump. You can certainly restrict the flow in any number of ways. The restriction will cause the internal pump pressure to rise thus in all probability decreasing the life of the pump. Of course this depends how much you are reducing the flow. Again, I would suggest that you size the pump for your project. All that said...it's only 20 bucks. Best of luck.
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I'm not sure this would work any better than any other one. There is a screw which deflects the stream. I think you're going to have the same problem with any kind I'm aware of.
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I was going to up grade to a 2hp and the shop said no way! So I stayed with a 1hp pump. I have about the same size pool! Running a waterfall and skimmer 1.5" PVC wide open and does a perfect job. Did your old pump do the job? You would probably be ok, but remember more pressure gives the chance for ur canister to fail! Catch 22! Hope that helps.
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You must purchase a flow meter to attach to this regulator, that way you can see just exactly how low a pressure that you want, even very low amounts of nitrogen, this would let you adjust the LPM from 0 to 150 LPM.Hope this will help, and you can expect to pay around close to 50.00 for the meter, which I just saw one on Amazon that is now listed.
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The bottom line is going to be water pressure. I use it with a booster pump
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I agree with Marlowe. The pump can't be regulated, however I put an inline regulator in my system. Pretty simple fix to regulate max pressure.
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It should. We have two of these pumps, one running about eight feet with an immediate rise about four feet. The second pump is pushing water though a 1.5" hose going 30-40ft with a 6 ft rise and their is no lose of power -- seems to operate with the same pressure as the shorter run -- based on our experience, I think you should be fine.
920708
Have low pressure, so i needed a boster pump. Installed about 3 months ago. Works flawlessly.
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Yes, buy the i spring with the pump and you won't have a problem. I bought this and installed it in my camper. Not much water pressure there but this one does the trick!