Pond questions

[keith_nuttle]

1) What is the standard practice with regard to level control. Are most
pond setup to maintain a fixed level of water to counter act leakage and
evaporation?

2) How are your pumps wired? Do the plug into a standard outlet or are
they wired directly into a circuit.

3) Are the pumps on circuit breakers, or fault detection devices.

and finally
4) Are pumps 120 volt or 220 volts

[Charles]

On Thu, 25 Aug 2005 02:16:09 GMT, keith_nuttle
> wrote:

>1) What is the standard practice with regard to level control. Are most
>pond setup to maintain a fixed level of water to counter act leakage and
>evaporation?
>

Mine isn't. I would guess that most smaller ponds are not. When mine
gets low I fill it with a hose.
>2) How are your pumps wired? Do the plug into a standard outlet or are
>they wired directly into a circuit.

I had a circuit run to the pond area, with a standard outlet on the
end of it so I can plug things into the circuit.
>
>3) Are the pumps on circuit breakers, or fault detection devices.

The circuit has a breaker with ground fault protection built in.
>
>and finally
>4) Are pumps 120 volt or 220 volts
Mine is 120.

[Phyllis and Jim Hurley]

keith_nuttle wrote:
> 1) What is the standard practice with regard to level control. Are most
> pond setup to maintain a fixed level of water to counter act leakage and
> evaporation?

We use a toilet valve to regulate the level. No hassle. You can see it
on our webiste.
>
> 2) How are your pumps wired? Do the plug into a standard outlet or are
> they wired directly into a circuit.
>
Our pump plugs in a normal 110 outlet. Has GFI.

> 3) Are the pumps on circuit breakers, or fault detection devices.
>
> and finally
> 4) Are pumps 120 volt or 220 volts
>
Jim

[Derek Broughton]

Phyllis and Jim Hurley wrote:

> keith_nuttle wrote:
>> 1) What is the standard practice with regard to level control. Are most
>> pond setup to maintain a fixed level of water to counter act leakage and
>> evaporation?
>
> We use a toilet valve to regulate the level. No hassle. You can see it
> on our webiste.

Probably _most_ ponders don't do that, though. I think it's a fine idea -
but I'm on a well. If you're on city water, and you have a genuine _leak_,
you could end up making the fish swim in chlorinated water.

>> 2) How are your pumps wired? Do the plug into a standard outlet or are
>> they wired directly into a circuit.
>>
> Our pump plugs in a normal 110 outlet. Has GFI.

I think hardwired pumps are not even legal in the US and Canada, but I could
be wrong.
>
>> 3) Are the pumps on circuit breakers, or fault detection devices.

Both. Always.

>> and finally
>> 4) Are pumps 120 volt or 220 volts

120.
--
derek

[Paul in Redland]

"keith_nuttle" > wrote in message
. ..
> 1) What is the standard practice with regard to level control. Are most
> pond setup to maintain a fixed level of water to counter act leakage and
> evaporation?
This varies alot, how big is your pond?
>
> 2) How are your pumps wired? Do the plug into a standard outlet or are
> they wired directly into a circuit.
Both
>
> 3) Are the pumps on circuit breakers, or fault detection devices.
Both, but GFCI always!
>
> and finally
> 4) Are pumps 120 volt or 220 volts
Both, depends on the size.