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Post by flowersfriend on May 16, 2008 18:23:21 GMT
Hi everyone..... just a a little question. Our pond pump (which we bought has broken after one year only ,  it was a 'neptun' (Oase) The shop man told us they were a good pump! We put it on 3 to 5 times a week for between 3 and 5 hours daily in the summer and occasionally in the winter, should have lasted longer than a year surely?  Anyway question is....can any one recommend a reliable make.... there are just so many on the market. The pump is going to be used to pump water up a statue about 4 ft high, it needs to be submersible. Many many thanks for your help. FF x ps  |
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Post by andy on May 17, 2008 4:23:52 GMT
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Post by flowersfriend on May 17, 2008 15:37:23 GMT
Many thanks Andy...... we did take the pump apart and checked the impeller, it was as clean as a whistle. We also checked the fuse, that was OK. So then asked my Dad who used to be electrician, he said symptoms i(e everytime we put it on, it blow the house electrics, then when we turned the pump down it worked ok for a while then blew the house again  ) anyway , he said it sounded like water was getting into the electrics and causing a short and it was ok when we turned it down as there was'nt enough electricity to cause spark at first??? something to do with earthing.  I did'nt understand it ........ On your advise we'll try again with Oase..... fingers crossed, maybe we just got a dud one? Thanks again Andy I'm missing the noise of the water already...... we'll get it sorted next week. FFX |
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Post by flowersfriend on Jun 6, 2008 18:18:47 GMT
Just to let everyone know......we have now got a new pump, its working perfectly. We bought an Oase as Andy suggested.
I am writing to tell you all what the man in the shop said: Apparently pond pumps are unlike other electrical gadgets, they need to be full on all the time!!! We had ours turned down and thats why it broke down. It seems the pumps run at the same speed all the time , it the resistance that is increased when you turn them down. This resistance over time causes the impeller to move in the casing , which may damage the casing and then water gets in.....
Just thought I'd let you know. Hopefully then nobody will fall into the same trap we did.
In other words buy the pump size for the job required and keep it turned up full.
FF x
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2008 15:00:46 GMT
Exact same thing has just happened to me after about 3 years. My pump is/was a Blagdon. Bloody annoying as pumps are not cheap  And on top of that a Heron has ate all my fish im not a happy camper |
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Post by flowersfriend on Jul 29, 2008 21:55:29 GMT
Oh dear!  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2009 0:00:46 GMT
just bought another new pump old one broke and it works but the water is not clearing
we have a waterfall and a medium sized pond any one got any ideas?
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Post by cjhomebird on Oct 15, 2009 9:13:17 GMT
Our pump runs a waterfall and the man who recommended it to us at Little Heath Garden Centre said to keep it running 24 - 7, 365 days a year just turn off for the occasional clean. it works fine all the time, never had a problem.
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Post by Chuckles on Oct 15, 2009 11:11:17 GMT
I've just realised when I moved the pond this year I didn't put the pump in. Everything seems fine without it though and I didn't get the usual muddy green water.
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Post by Dutchy on Oct 15, 2009 16:47:01 GMT
A healthy pond with few to no fish is perfectly happy without a pump.
Haven't had a pump in my non fish pond ever.
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it was a 'neptun' (Oase) The shop man told us they were a good pump! We put it on 3 to 5 times a week for between 3 and 5 hours daily in the summer and occasionally in the winter, should have lasted longer than a year surely? 
Anyway question is....can any one recommend a reliable make.... there are just so many on the market. 
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I did'nt understand it ........ On your advise we'll try
