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OT - Duck Pond Recirc Pump

At a wildlife rehab society I volunteer for, we have two artificial duck/goose ponds (about 2,000 gal ea) and are using a submersible sump pump to recirculate the water and to pump out the ponds for cleaning. Trouble is, the ducks & geese eat grass which is later "ejected" into the water which then tends to plug the pump inlet screen and impeller. I have looked into submersible *sewage* pumps which appear to be less prone to plugging and in fact don't have an inlet screen as all the crud is supposedly passed through.

"Waterfall" pumps have also been recommended but I am afraid their inlet filter will also be a continual maintenance item. They are however rated for continuous duty which, I understand, the submersible pumps typically are not.

Was wondering if anyone had any comment or additional ideas regarding this application?

TIA for any help...

Laurie Forbes

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Laurie Forbes
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One of the accessories pond stores sometimes sell is a prefilter, or "pump filter bag" (google search on both terms for more info). Supposed to help with leaves, at least. --Glenn Lyford

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glyford

Rather than suck debris off the bottom of the pond, it helps to pipe the intake to about a foot below the water surface. The intake screen should be vertical or slanted toward the pond bottom so most of the debris will fall off when the pump is momentarily stopped. A simple timer can be used to automatically cycle the pump and clear the screen. This should greatly reduce the maintenance for you. Bugs

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Bugs

you want an electric trash pump. low pressure, runs big chunks through.

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Doug

Thanks everyone for your suggestions.

We decided to go with a sewage pump ("trash" pump?) capable of passing 2" lumps. The one we chose is at:

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if anyone is interested.

We wanted to keep away from an inlet screen if possible to avoid having to clean it and not having to remove it whenever the pump is used to empty the ponds for cleaning. Will be trying it out tomorrow.......

Laurie Forbes

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Laurie Forbes

Harbor Freight has a "Dirty Water" submersible pump on salt for $34.95 Go here.....

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Pat

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patlandy2

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