My pond is 20 inches deep. Will the fountain head rise above the water level? Is it tall enough for my pond?
596118
It should be fine. If not, them setting it on a brick should do it. I'm surprised by dogman's experience. Mine has run beautifully. I even had it running in my partially frozen pond all winter (as an aerator). However, I am superdiligent about cleaning it. I clean the filter media 3-4 times a week. In the summer it gets cleaned daily. I could easily see this unit clogging if it were cleaned infrequently.
596119
I would recommend against buying this product. After the third one failed I just ate it and stopped asking Amazon for replacements. The impeller lasts for about 2 to 3 weeks and then fails. We had to put it on some rocks to get it up high enough above the water but our pond is about 28 inches deep so I can't say for sure that it will rise above 20 inches.
596120
Just received mine yesterday and installed it today. It measures about 21" when assembled.
596121
I agree with Jason, if not, I used a few bricks under mine and I also took the head off...if you leave it on and get a good wind,, it can blow a lot of water right out of a small pond..had it happen a couple times. It's a nice little set up tho and easy to maintain and not too pricey
596122
it should or you can set filter housing on some rock to bring to leave you want. I run mine without the head and recirculates underwater. good if you do not want to hear the water
596123
Yes it is. Sounds about like my pond. For the price this is a good little unit. I agree with sellermom, you have to be diligent about cleaning it. I have purchased more filter pads to replace when needed as well.
2168892
I don't know exactly how high it will pump but mine goes up roughly 5 feet without any problems what-so-ever. If you do purchase it, make sure you install the check valve, otherwise the pump will be constantly underwater which will shorten the life of the pump considerably.
571990
Sorry David, I'm not sure I can be of any help. I use mine is a shallow fountain.
1882064
depends how small of a pond really. These are all rated at gallons/minute in water distribution.....so you can look at each pump from that perspective....I use this one in a fountain that needs to shoot water up the tube four feet high...it does it easily.....:-)
1070331
Yes, that is how mine is set up (pump is on the second floor though). As long as the water can circulate in a loop, you should not have any problem. I believe that "head", in this case, is referring more to resistance than actual height. This pump is just made to move water, not pressurize it, so it should work at any height as long as the water is "falling" back down to where it is drawn from without much resistance. At least that's how I understand it.
830416
Technically, that's 3 feet above its rated maximum head (which is 21 feet). That doesn't mean it won't work for that application. It would just be less efficient than a larger pump with higher head rating. It also depends on how often the pump will run. Forcing the pump to push a higher column of water than its rated would probably make it wear out sooner.
1689071
That is the hight that the pump can pump, but I'm not sure if it actually will because I didn't need mine to pump that high. Hope this was helpful.
186530
Yes, valve controls forward flow and therefore height. Close it and it will shoot high. It is usually too high for my pool so I leave it cracked open.
366418
NO, I don't think so. What volume is your pond? Also, with the moving water it keeps dispersing the heat throughout the pond. I think that you are good... Just make sure that the unit doesn't evaporate too much water and get hung-up fully exposed to the air (totally out of the water) cuz it can melt.
287568
It floats about 4 inches above the surface, it works under our protective winter cover! If you have that clearance..it will work
517848
This pump does have an automatic switch that works based on the water level. (I can't answer about the discharge head height.)
516844
It depends on the type of fountain head attachment you use. I estimate that my tiered head (pictured on the left) has a water spray height of about 4 feet high when it is completely open (you can adjust the head settings to be more open or closed for a larger or smaller fountain). The bell shaped fountain only goes as high as the fountain head. Only it's circumference size can be adjusted.
839953
I think it will, but the flow rate will not be full at that elevation. In all honesty I would go a little bigger.
438909
it will probably work for holding the water in the pond. I used it for my basement to keep the water out and it started to lift from the pressure.
1233326
Mine is almost going up 3 1/2 ft, Flow is the same as if it were lower. The only thing is priming it. You will need a bucket and some towels. Just bring the out-spout to the bucket on the floor, let it run for a few seconds as the water starts flowing and lift it up to the level of the tank with the bucket. This would be the only issue with such a high lift.
1924169
I can't say whether it will be too high, and I'd refer you to their specs to figure that out. I can tell you that it does have to touch the water because the motion of the water is the tripping mechanism.
186535
It depends on what you have pushing the pump. We use it occasionally on our polaris pump outlet. With the pump auxiliary pump off, it gets about 3 feet high; with it on, it shoots up about 15-20 feet high (too high).