Pond Overflow

I was wondering how many people consider having a overflow pipe for their
ponds??? Mine is 4 -inch pvc pipe and it goes underneath my waterfall where
you can't see it. Even with hard rains the excess water flows away from
the pond and it never overflows. I have known pond owners that don't have a
over-flow drain, so when their pond overflows it causes a problem because
the excess water flows over the edging then under the liner which causes the
liner to raise up. Just a note. Thanks Mike

[Benign Vanilla]

> wrote in message ...
> I was wondering how many people consider having a overflow pipe for their
> ponds??? Mine is 4 -inch pvc pipe and it goes underneath my waterfall
where
> you can't see it. Even with hard rains the excess water flows away from
> the pond and it never overflows. I have known pond owners that don't have
a
> over-flow drain, so when their pond overflows it causes a problem because
> the excess water flows over the edging then under the liner which causes
the
> liner to raise up. Just a note. Thanks Mike

I don't have an overflow pipe. There is an area of my pond edge that is
slightly lower then the rest of the pond, and it overflows here into a patch
of creeping jenny, and then down into the yard. My liner extends out 18-24
inches horizontally. I have never had a liner issues.

BV.

[Mike Patterson]

On Mon, 14 Jun 2004 14:48:27 -0500, > wrote:

>I was wondering how many people consider having a overflow pipe for their
>ponds??? Mine is 4 -inch pvc pipe and it goes underneath my waterfall where
>you can't see it. Even with hard rains the excess water flows away from
>the pond and it never overflows. I have known pond owners that don't have a
>over-flow drain, so when their pond overflows it causes a problem because
>the excess water flows over the edging then under the liner which causes the
>liner to raise up. Just a note. Thanks Mike
>

Mine overflows a bit downhill from the main pond going through my "bog
area".

I have several large rocks in the main pond and pea gravel in the
bottom of the bog area to keep the liner from floating up... so far,
so good.

It was a problem prior to adding the large rocks.


Mike Patterson
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[Steve J. Noll]

On Mon, 14 Jun 2004 14:48:27 -0500, > wrote:

>I was wondering how many people consider having a overflow pipe for their
>ponds??? Mine is 4 -inch pvc pipe and it goes underneath my waterfall where
>you can't see it. Even with hard rains the excess water flows away from
>the pond and it never overflows. I have known pond owners that don't have a
>over-flow drain, so when their pond overflows it causes a problem because
>the excess water flows over the edging then under the liner which causes the
>liner to raise up. Just a note. Thanks Mike
>
>

I put one in my pond. It's only 3/4-inch, but has done the job the
few times it has rained (or when I've not watched closely enough when
topping off!) It's maybe easier to put one in an above-ground pond
like mine than in some in-ground ponds.

Steve J. Noll | Ventura California
| Glass Block Pond http://www.kissingfrogs.tv

[George]

"Steve J. Noll" > wrote in message
...
> On Mon, 14 Jun 2004 14:48:27 -0500, > wrote:
>
>>I was wondering how many people consider having a overflow pipe for their
>>ponds??? Mine is 4 -inch pvc pipe and it goes underneath my waterfall where
>>you can't see it. Even with hard rains the excess water flows away from
>>the pond and it never overflows. I have known pond owners that don't have a
>>over-flow drain, so when their pond overflows it causes a problem because
>>the excess water flows over the edging then under the liner which causes the
>>liner to raise up. Just a note. Thanks Mike
>>
>>
>
> I put one in my pond. It's only 3/4-inch, but has done the job the
> few times it has rained (or when I've not watched closely enough when
> topping off!) It's maybe easier to put one in an above-ground pond
> like mine than in some in-ground ponds.
>
> Steve J. Noll | Ventura California
> | Glass Block Pond http://www.kissingfrogs.tv
>

Awesome. Oh, to have such spare change!

[Rodney Pont]

On Tue, 15 Jun 2004 01:05:06 GMT, Steve J. Noll wrote:

>I put one in my pond. It's only 3/4-inch, but has done the job the
>few times it has rained (or when I've not watched closely enough when
>topping off!) It's maybe easier to put one in an above-ground pond
>like mine than in some in-ground ponds.

We've got one as well in a raised pond but we had to repair the wall
last year since it just dumps the overflow at the foot of the wall. It
wasn't bad, just a few cracks in the mortar but it had allowed the
foundations to move slightly over 14 years. If I do persuade the owner
to put in the 3,000 gallon extension I'll pipe the overflow well away
from the pond, or we could have a stream going down the garden :-)



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[how]

Hi,
An overflow standpipe is a great idea as rain 'floats' for a while and if
left to mix with the pond water can use up KH (alkalinity). The pH most
likely will be different from the pond. Having it drain far from the pond is
a good idea also. Getting the auto-fill calibrated to the standpipe gives
the pond 'tweaker' something to do.
HTH, -_- how

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> wrote in message ...
> I was wondering how many people consider having a overflow pipe for their
> ponds??? Mine is 4 -inch pvc pipe and it goes underneath my waterfall
where
> you can't see it. Even with hard rains the excess water flows away from
> the pond and it never overflows. I have known pond owners that don't have
a
> over-flow drain, so when their pond overflows it causes a problem because
> the excess water flows over the edging then under the liner which causes
the
> liner to raise up. Just a note. Thanks Mike
>
>