Pond vacs

[mack]

Can anyone tell me if the one's operated by mains water pressure are any
good. i.e. Do the job of clearing out the accululation of muck and leaves.
Thank you.
Mack

[Reel McKoi]

"mack" > wrote in message
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> Can anyone tell me if the one's operated by mains water pressure are any
> good. i.e. Do the job of clearing out the accululation of muck and leaves.
> Thank you.
> Mack
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Prepare for a HUGE water bill. :-) If there's a lot of muck and leaves
you'd be better off emptying the pond and refilling it. Just removing the
muck and rotten stuff from the bottom doesn't make the water "clean." It
will be full of dissolved organic matter, minerals etc.
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[Snooze]

"mack" > wrote in message
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> Can anyone tell me if the one's operated by mains water pressure are any
> good. i.e. Do the job of clearing out the accululation of muck and leaves.
> Thank you.
> Mack

Try getting a pool skimmer net with a fine mesh,. I've found those work
fairly well, you can just scoop the muck and leaves out, and dump it
somewhere in the garden.

-S

[~ jan JJsPond.us]

>"mack" > wrote in message
> Can anyone tell me if the one's operated by mains water pressure are any
> good. i.e. Do the job of clearing out the accululation of muck and leaves.
> Thank you.
> Mack

They clog up real fast (assuming you're talking a venturi type valve on a
hose?). Shop vacs work much better. If you have one, try it first. (Remove
paper filter.) ~ jan

~Power to the Porg, Flow On!~

[Derek Broughton]

mack wrote:

> Can anyone tell me if the one's operated by mains water pressure are any
> good. i.e. Do the job of clearing out the accululation of muck and leaves.

Some work, some don't, they _all_ waste a huge amount of water to do the
job. If you can combine the vacuuming with watering the vegetable garden,
it might be worthwhile.
--
derek