Can I use it as an external pump for a pond with waterfall?
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It would likely depend on how high you needed the water to be "pushed" for the waterfall, but, it's a great pump. Our pool water return sits about 4 feet above the pump and no issues with that height.
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FamilyPoolFun would be able to answer that question correctly at 8009502210.
870358
You could, but you might be better off with a pump that stays out of the water to be pump.... that way you don't get your feet wet. E.g a Teel pump with an "in " hose (out of the pond) and an "out" hose (onto the lawn). teelpumpcatalog.com
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Yes it will also work as an external diy filter pump. I used it for that but the pump won't be very helpful if it's more than 3 feet below the tank as the flow rating is not very high
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i have this unit and yes you would . or you could add some wire to the wire coming off the pump the length of the wire is up to you. but you will more than likely will set this up in camp recirculating your water so no creek needed . i run mine into 5gal bucket then into a 25gal bin with the pump in it
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I don't think it would work to have pump in the skimmer? I installed my skimmer at the edge of the pond at water level. My pump is not an underwater pump. I have it set up just like a swimming pool and it works awesome!!
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Not without modification. You can run a fountain only, or a waterfall and fountain together, but not a waterfall by itself.
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I suppose you might be able to use it to create sink if you have a bucket or tank to pump from within a couple feet of where your sink is located. Keep in mind the pump has to be submerged in the water supply and has no on/off switch on the cord (you'd have to put one where it plugs into the power outlet (would be a shock hazard if turning it off with wet hands). If you're only pumping the water through 2-3 feet of hose, the water reaches the end of the hose quickly. With some ingenuity you might be able to make the pump work for your purpose, but I think a cheap transfer pump might be a better choice. Hope this helps.
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Not a use I would recommend for this pump. For watering a garden through a hose, and assuming the garden is more than 10-15 feet away from the rain barrel, you need a pump with greater capacity. Reminder, this is a battery operated pump for occasional use and for light duty.
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Tim, I use it as a reservoir for a rock wall waterfall. I think it would be fine for what you want to use it for, very durable.
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I use this pump for filtering a 500 gal kio pond. It also has a fountain and waterfall running. This pump supplies plenty of water for both. I don't know how big of a fountain you are using but this pump has worked for me. I would recommend getting this pump.
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Obviously you need a pump, electrical connections. this is not a gravity fed operation. You need to add power. I guess you could try gravity but all you will get is a trickle at the nosseles of no value
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A small one without a lot of gpm, yes. But you would need to figure out the waterfall attachment, you could probably purchase an off the shelf one to fit.
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No...unfortunately this pump has to be completely submerged to work. There are no fittings to convert this pump into an external in-line pump. Some Rio pumps come with an under gravel filter attachment for the intake...you might be able to modify that for a submerged in-line system.
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It can be used as a faucet,but it does have a switch which can turn on an external pump
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It not made for that. It's made for pumping out water. In flooded basements, small fish ponds, and over things holding water. They made electric pumps just for fountains. Most fish pond suppliers carry them.
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Yes you can,we have ours sitting on 2 clear plastic buckets and it raises the top of the waterfall to almost the lip of the top of the tank
699047
It has its own pump but I'm sure you could attach the hose to your pump instead. As long as it has enough pressure to push the water up the foot or so of bambo.