Looking for a Water Feature Pump?
It can be a daunting and confusing task choosing water feature pumps due to the variety of manufacturers, styles and sizes available. This article discusses the types of pond pumps available to buy and how one might use them.
Fountain pumps are the most common pumps available. They are designed to give a fountain effect to the centre of your water feature, pond or pool. They come complete with a variety of fountain jets and fountain jet extensions.
Fountain Pump Tip: Avoid using a fountain pond pump to power a filtration system; this will lead to issues with water clarity.
Filter pond pumps have solids handling capabilities, this is so they can pump any free floating debris from the pool and pass it to a filter system, thus keeping your pond clear and free of debris. Most of these pumps will pump particles of up to 8mm in diameter including pebbles, fish waste and blanket weed.
The maintenance of these pumps can be reduced to a minimum due to this solids handling capability as they won’t block up often.
Filter Pump Hint: Add a fountain pump AND filter pump to your pond if you want a fountain and filter system. The fountain pump shouldn’t block up because the filter pump will remove all the free floating debris.
Garden water features can be all kinds of shapes, sizes and designs including custom made sculptures to a simple converted watering can. Feature pumps usually have a high pumping pressure while being small in design so are ideal pumps for water features. These robust pumps can be sited in shallow water or sometimes positioned dry.
Water Feature Pump Tip: The pipe size you run the water through to the top of your water feature will have a deciding factor on which size pump to use. A larger pump than normal will be required if narrow tubing is used because narrow tubes can cause huge restrictions on pump flow rates. So a wider pipe will save money in the long run.
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