garden hose attached vacuum?

[Charles]

On Thu, 28 Jul 2005 23:11:28 -0400, "kc" >
wrote:

>I've been leafing through my Drs Foste and Smith water gardens supply
>catalog, and I see a couple things like a pond leaf eater and pond mini vac
>that work by attaching to a garden hose...has anyone tried these and do they
>work? I've got about a 1,000 gallon pond and I need to get some leaves off
>the bottom...
>Kirsten
>


I have the Muck-Vac model of those. It plugs with leaves, is a
nuisance. It is good for just the muck that builds up on the bottom,
though.

Other brands may handle leaves better.


--
Charles

Does not play well with others.

[Reel McKoi]

"Charles" > wrote in message
...
> On Thu, 28 Jul 2005 23:11:28 -0400, "kc" >
> wrote:
>
> >I've been leafing through my Drs Foste and Smith water gardens supply
> >catalog, and I see a couple things like a pond leaf eater and pond mini
vac
> >that work by attaching to a garden hose...has anyone tried these and do
they
> >work? I've got about a 1,000 gallon pond and I need to get some leaves
off
> >the bottom...
> >Kirsten
> >
>
>
> I have the Muck-Vac model of those. It plugs with leaves, is a
> nuisance. It is good for just the muck that builds up on the bottom,
> though.
>
> Other brands may handle leaves better.
==========================
I bought the $50 pump pond vac and wasted my money. Everything clogged it.
It was useless.
--
McKoi.... the frugal ponder...
~~~ }<((((o> ~~~ }<{{{{o> ~~~ }<(((((o>

[~ jan JJsPond.us]

On Thu, 28 Jul 2005 23:11:28 -0400, "kc" > wrote:

>I've been leafing through my Drs Foste and Smith water gardens supply
>catalog, and I see a couple things like a pond leaf eater and pond mini vac
>that work by attaching to a garden hose...has anyone tried these and do they
>work? I've got about a 1,000 gallon pond and I need to get some leaves off
>the bottom...
>Kirsten
>
If you have a shop vac (wet/dry) pull the paper filter off and try that
first. You may be amazed. I was when I first tried it with mine. Now I
recommend that over anything else.

The garden hose thing, I've got one, as other said, it will clog
constantly..... assuming it sucks much off the bottom in the first place.
The things with outside netting to catch stuff, can stir up some pretty
toxic water. Shop vacs remove all. ~ jan


See my ponds and filter design:
http://users.owt.com/jjspond/

~Keep 'em Wet!~
Tri-Cities WA Zone 7a
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[San Diego Joe]

"kc" wrote:

> I've been leafing through my Drs Foste and Smith water gardens supply
> catalog, and I see a couple things like a pond leaf eater and pond mini vac
> that work by attaching to a garden hose...has anyone tried these and do they
> work? I've got about a 1,000 gallon pond and I need to get some leaves off
> the bottom...
> Kirsten
>
>

Hey KC,
Can you fix the date on your computer (I'm guessing this is the problem).
Your posts always seem to be at the top of the list. This subject for
example, is dated July 28.

Thank you,

San Diego Joe
4,000 - 5,000 Gallons.
Goldfish, a RES named Colombo and an Oscar.

"We need to make a sacrifice to the pond gods, find me a young virgin... oh,
and bring something to kill"

[kc]

Thanks, all, I will try the shop vac instead--Jan, what brand do you have?
Kirsten
"San Diego Joe" > wrote in message
news:1112206629.8636999f43293b8505e52bfbfc5b54d2@t eranews...
> "kc" wrote:
>
>> I've been leafing through my Drs Foste and Smith water gardens supply
>> catalog, and I see a couple things like a pond leaf eater and pond mini
>> vac
>> that work by attaching to a garden hose...has anyone tried these and do
>> they
>> work? I've got about a 1,000 gallon pond and I need to get some leaves
>> off
>> the bottom...
>> Kirsten
>>
>>
>
> Hey KC,
> Can you fix the date on your computer (I'm guessing this is the problem).
> Your posts always seem to be at the top of the list. This subject for
> example, is dated July 28.
>
> Thank you,
>
> San Diego Joe
> 4,000 - 5,000 Gallons.
> Goldfish, a RES named Colombo and an Oscar.
>
> "We need to make a sacrifice to the pond gods, find me a young virgin...
> oh,
> and bring something to kill"
>
>

[~ jan JJsPond.us]

>On Thu, 31 Mar 2005 02:17:14 -0500, "kc" > wrote:

>Thanks, all, I will try the shop vac instead--Jan, what brand do you have?
>Kirsten

Craftsman (I think) from Sears. Has a 12 gallon capacity drum.
~ jan

~Power to the Porg, Flow On!~

[Phyllis and Jim Hurley]

We have a hose item from Home Depot. It is on wheels, round, has a large
bag on top and jets that push leaves up into the bag. Works fine. Fine
muck goes right thru it. We use our pool leaf bag most of the time as the
wheels of the round thing stick on bits of gravel.
"kc" > wrote in message
...
> I've been leafing through my Drs Foste and Smith water gardens supply
> catalog, and I see a couple things like a pond leaf eater and pond mini
vac
> that work by attaching to a garden hose...has anyone tried these and do
they
> work? I've got about a 1,000 gallon pond and I need to get some leaves
off
> the bottom...
> Kirsten
>
>

[Yabbadoo]

The "vacs" that work with water pressure, either hose or pump, are a waste
of time and money. They're cumbersome, messy and the vacuuming takes
FOREVER.
When I can afford it, I may invest in an electric water vacuum cleaner.
Mean-time I use a large extending triangular fish net with fine mesh which
does the job far more efficiently than the hose vac. However, it does cause
wear on the netting (scraping the bottom). Cost-effective PROVIDED you can
get one at the "right" price - Lidl (UK store similar to Walmart) had them a
while back at about £3 (versus £20 in the fish store) - and so far it's
lasted 2 years and counting.
The hose water vac cost me about £28 and is a total waste of dosh,
especially as the neoprene O rings perished after 18 months. They are also
expensive to replace (if you can source them).
My pond is similar to yours ...I've about 800 gallons (Imperial, not US
gallons).


"kc" > wrote in message
...
> I've been leafing through my Drs Foste and Smith water gardens supply
> catalog, and I see a couple things like a pond leaf eater and pond mini
> vac that work by attaching to a garden hose...has anyone tried these and
> do they work? I've got about a 1,000 gallon pond and I need to get some
> leaves off the bottom...
> Kirsten
>

[kc]

Thanks all for your advice, and sorry for the wrong date on my original
post--I was checking dates for a trip I'm taking this summer on my
computer's calendar and forget to change it back...if anyone knows if I can
fix this after the fact let me know.
Kirsten
"Yabbadoo" > wrote in message
...
> The "vacs" that work with water pressure, either hose or pump, are a waste
> of time and money. They're cumbersome, messy and the vacuuming takes
> FOREVER.
> When I can afford it, I may invest in an electric water vacuum cleaner.
> Mean-time I use a large extending triangular fish net with fine mesh which
> does the job far more efficiently than the hose vac. However, it does
> cause wear on the netting (scraping the bottom). Cost-effective PROVIDED
> you can get one at the "right" price - Lidl (UK store similar to Walmart)
> had them a while back at about £3 (versus £20 in the fish store) - and so
> far it's lasted 2 years and counting.
> The hose water vac cost me about £28 and is a total waste of dosh,
> especially as the neoprene O rings perished after 18 months. They are also
> expensive to replace (if you can source them).
> My pond is similar to yours ...I've about 800 gallons (Imperial, not US
> gallons).
>
>
> "kc" > wrote in message
> ...
>> I've been leafing through my Drs Foste and Smith water gardens supply
>> catalog, and I see a couple things like a pond leaf eater and pond mini
>> vac that work by attaching to a garden hose...has anyone tried these and
>> do they work? I've got about a 1,000 gallon pond and I need to get some
>> leaves off the bottom...
>> Kirsten
>>
>
>

[Yabbadoo]

Sorry, no, you can't change a posting date after posting - only the News
Server Administrator could possibly do that, and it's unlikely he would
bother with a trivial detail.
Come July 29th, it won't be a problem - till then this post thread will
remain "top of the list" (immortality of a sort). Do hope it doesn't set a
trend.
Len.
"kc" > wrote in message
...
> Thanks all for your advice, and sorry for the wrong date on my original
> post--I was checking dates for a trip I'm taking this summer on my
> computer's calendar and forget to change it back...if anyone knows if I
> can fix this after the fact let me know.
> Kirsten
> "Yabbadoo" > wrote in message
> ...
>> The "vacs" that work with water pressure, either hose or pump, are a
>> waste of time and money. They're cumbersome, messy and the vacuuming
>> takes FOREVER.
>> When I can afford it, I may invest in an electric water vacuum cleaner.
>> Mean-time I use a large extending triangular fish net with fine mesh
>> which does the job far more efficiently than the hose vac. However, it
>> does cause wear on the netting (scraping the bottom). Cost-effective
>> PROVIDED you can get one at the "right" price - Lidl (UK store similar to
>> Walmart) had them a while back at about £3 (versus £20 in the fish
>> store) - and so far it's lasted 2 years and counting.
>> The hose water vac cost me about £28 and is a total waste of dosh,
>> especially as the neoprene O rings perished after 18 months. They are
>> also expensive to replace (if you can source them).
>> My pond is similar to yours ...I've about 800 gallons (Imperial, not US
>> gallons).
>>
>>
>> "kc" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> I've been leafing through my Drs Foste and Smith water gardens supply
>>> catalog, and I see a couple things like a pond leaf eater and pond mini
>>> vac that work by attaching to a garden hose...has anyone tried these and
>>> do they work? I've got about a 1,000 gallon pond and I need to get
>>> some leaves off the bottom...
>>> Kirsten
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

[Derek Broughton]

Yabbadoo wrote:

> Sorry, no, you can't change a posting date after posting - only the News
> Server Administrator could possibly do that, and it's unlikely he would
> bother with a trivial detail.

The poster can usually cancel a post, but it's really not worth the trouble
(especially since many news hosts will refuse to honor cancels anyway).
--
derek

[kc]

I've been leafing through my Drs Foste and Smith water gardens supply
catalog, and I see a couple things like a pond leaf eater and pond mini vac
that work by attaching to a garden hose...has anyone tried these and do they
work? I've got about a 1,000 gallon pond and I need to get some leaves off
the bottom...
Kirsten