Has anyone used a Tornado Pondvac?

[Pond Skater]

Hi

I have bought a Tornado Pondvac - a "clever British invention" (so says
the blurb) which is supposed to leave my pond crystal clear in minutes.
Actually, what happens in minutes is that it picks up next to nothing,
but the pond overflows because of all the tap water pouring into it!!
Please can anyone tell me if I am doing something wrong?

Many thanks




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Pond Skater

[BoyPete]

Pond Skater wrote:
> Hi
>
> I have bought a Tornado Pondvac - a "clever British invention" (so
> says the blurb) which is supposed to leave my pond crystal clear in
> minutes. Actually, what happens in minutes is that it picks up next
> to nothing, but the pond overflows because of all the tap water
> pouring into it!! Please can anyone tell me if I am doing something
> wrong?
>
> Many thanks

Is this the device you fit a garden hose too?? Are there fish in your pond??
If so, you're pouring gallons of chlorinated water in.............not good!!
They are a complete waste of money. Sorry.
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ßôyþëtë

[Pond Skater]

Yes, BoyPete - that's the thing... you plug the hosepipe in and off you
go. Ha ha. I emailed a query to the company supplying them, and their
suggestion is that I partially empty the pond of its good seasoned water
so that I can fill it up with tap water whilst vacuuming it!

I have a small wildlife pond with an evasive colony of sticklebacks...
they seem to have survived most things so far so I'm sure they'll cope
with a bit a chlorine.

Well, we live and learn. At least it wasn't a major expense... anyone
interested in buying a second-hand one?!

BoyPete Wrote:
> Pond Skater wrote:-
> Hi
>
> I have bought a Tornado Pondvac - a "clever British invention" (so
> says the blurb) which is supposed to leave my pond crystal clear in
> minutes. Actually, what happens in minutes is that it picks up next
> to nothing, but the pond overflows because of all the tap water
> pouring into it!! Please can anyone tell me if I am doing something
> wrong?
>
> Many thanks-
>
> Is this the device you fit a garden hose too?? Are there fish in your
> pond??
> If so, you're pouring gallons of chlorinated water in.............not
> good!!
> They are a complete waste of money. Sorry.
> --
> ßôyþëtë




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Pond Skater

[Köi-Lö]

"BoyPete" > wrote in message
...
> Pond Skater wrote:
>> Hi
>>
>> I have bought a Tornado Pondvac - a "clever British invention" (so
>> says the blurb) which is supposed to leave my pond crystal clear in
>> minutes. Actually, what happens in minutes is that it picks up next
>> to nothing, but the pond overflows because of all the tap water
>> pouring into it!! Please can anyone tell me if I am doing something
>> wrong?
>>
>> Many thanks
>
> Is this the device you fit a garden hose too?? Are there fish in your
> pond?? If so, you're pouring gallons of chlorinated water
> in.............not good!! They are a complete waste of money. Sorry.


So is the $50 Cyprio hand-pump pond vac. It's was a total rip-off. Bypass
that one as well.
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[BoyPete]

Pond Skater wrote:
> Yes, BoyPete - that's the thing... you plug the hosepipe in and off
> you go. Ha ha. I emailed a query to the company supplying them, and
> their suggestion is that I partially empty the pond of its good
> seasoned water so that I can fill it up with tap water whilst
> vacuuming it!
>
> I have a small wildlife pond with an evasive colony of sticklebacks...
> they seem to have survived most things so far so I'm sure they'll cope
> with a bit a chlorine.
>
> Well, we live and learn. At least it wasn't a major expense...
> anyone interested in buying a second-hand one?!

Have a look on ebay at pond vacuums. £80 should get you the real
thing............I've got one..........worth every penny.
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ßôyþëtë

[~ janj]

>> Yes, BoyPete - that's the thing... you plug the hosepipe in and off
>> you go. Ha ha.

Anywhere one of those will work a shop/wet vac will work better, takes out
less water and doesn't add any in. ~ jan

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[Köi-Lö]

"~ janj" > wrote in message
...
>>> Yes, BoyPete - that's the thing... you plug the hosepipe in and off
>>> you go. Ha ha.
>
> Anywhere one of those will work a shop/wet vac will work better, takes out
> less water and doesn't add any in. ~ jan
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But the tanks only hold about 20 gallons of water. That's a lot of stopping
and emptying if the pond is large.
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KL....
Frugal ponding since 1995.
My Pond & Aquarium Pages:
http://tinyurl.com/9do58
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