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Pondless waterfall idea?
Hi All.
I have an idea for a pondless waterfall using an existing irrigation system and I'd like to hear your reactions to it. The planned waterfall will be run intermittently when we are outside enjoying the patio and sun, say 2-3 hours at a time 3-4 days a week. My plan is to run a 1" line from a nearby irrigation manifold to the top of the waterfall into a waterfall wier. I have a well and this way the well pump would be used to provide the water just as it does for the irrigation system. I would also use the irrigation control panel to control the waterfall. The well pump is powerful and would provide plenty of water. I will probably add a control valve to the line feeding the waterfall so I can limit the amount of water going into the waterfall At the bottom of the waterfall I would dig a pit, place a receptacle like a sumppump container, and then run a 4" exit line using drain tile. The drain tile would run downhill to either a fabric-lined pit filled with gravel or an existing pond. So, this system would not recirculate. The power would come from the existing well pump and the water would drain into a gravel pit or a pond. What do you think? Do you see any problems with this system? It seems so simple but I've search far and wide and haven't run across a similar system. I fear I'm missing something important. Any advise would be appreciated! Rick |
Pondless waterfall idea?
Hey dumbass if its a pondless water fall what the hell are you doing
posting it in the ponds group.You need to post it in the rec.pondless.jerkoffs group. On 29 Jun 2006 06:16:36 -0700, wrote: Hi All. I have an idea for a pondless waterfall using an existing irrigation system and I'd like to hear your reactions to it. The planned waterfall will be run intermittently when we are outside enjoying the patio and sun, say 2-3 hours at a time 3-4 days a week. My plan is to run a 1" line from a nearby irrigation manifold to the top of the waterfall into a waterfall wier. I have a well and this way the well pump would be used to provide the water just as it does for the irrigation system. I would also use the irrigation control panel to control the waterfall. The well pump is powerful and would provide plenty of water. I will probably add a control valve to the line feeding the waterfall so I can limit the amount of water going into the waterfall At the bottom of the waterfall I would dig a pit, place a receptacle like a sumppump container, and then run a 4" exit line using drain tile. The drain tile would run downhill to either a fabric-lined pit filled with gravel or an existing pond. So, this system would not recirculate. The power would come from the existing well pump and the water would drain into a gravel pit or a pond. What do you think? Do you see any problems with this system? It seems so simple but I've search far and wide and haven't run across a similar system. I fear I'm missing something important. Any advise would be appreciated! Rick -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
Pondless waterfall idea?
I'll even post iot under my own name.......
me thinks your a ****ing scatter brain that wrote a lot but did not say a dam thing. Go set down, have a couple of beers and then give it another go. First off no one really cares if it is used when yourr ousidet or not outside on a Monday or a Friday and how often its used.its irrevalent, same for its water source............get to the basics and the facts and don;t bore us with trival ****! On 29 Jun 2006 06:16:36 -0700, wrote: Hi All. I have an idea for a pondless waterfall using an existing irrigation system and I'd like to hear your reactions to it. The planned waterfall will be run intermittently when we are outside enjoying the patio and sun, say 2-3 hours at a time 3-4 days a week. My plan is to run a 1" line from a nearby irrigation manifold to the top of the waterfall into a waterfall wier. I have a well and this way the well pump would be used to provide the water just as it does for the irrigation system. I would also use the irrigation control panel to control the waterfall. The well pump is powerful and would provide plenty of water. I will probably add a control valve to the line feeding the waterfall so I can limit the amount of water going into the waterfall At the bottom of the waterfall I would dig a pit, place a receptacle like a sumppump container, and then run a 4" exit line using drain tile. The drain tile would run downhill to either a fabric-lined pit filled with gravel or an existing pond. So, this system would not recirculate. The power would come from the existing well pump and the water would drain into a gravel pit or a pond. What do you think? Do you see any problems with this system? It seems so simple but I've search far and wide and haven't run across a similar system. I fear I'm missing something important. Any advise would be appreciated! Rick -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
Pondless waterfall idea?
wrote in message oups.com... Hi All. I have an idea for a pondless waterfall using an existing irrigation system and I'd like to hear your reactions to it..... snip. This NG is rendered unusable by trolls. Posters are being impersonated and verbally abused. Headers are being forged in other people's names. There are forged messages with obscene content. You can be their next victim. You can join troll free groups at: A UK forum that welcomes people from all over: http://www.pond.t-hill.com/ Koiphen also discusses all aspects of pond and fishkeeping. http://koiphen.com For aquarium fish: http://groups.google.com/group/The-Freshwater-Aquarium or Puregold which also discusses koi, ponds, etc. http://groups.google.com/group/Puregold Check them out. |
Pondless waterfall idea?
Thanks Crawfish!
Crawfish wrote: wrote in message oups.com... Hi All. I have an idea for a pondless waterfall using an existing irrigation system and I'd like to hear your reactions to it..... snip. This NG is rendered unusable by trolls. Posters are being impersonated and verbally abused. Headers are being forged in other people's names. There are forged messages with obscene content. You can be their next victim. You can join troll free groups at: A UK forum that welcomes people from all over: http://www.pond.t-hill.com/ Koiphen also discusses all aspects of pond and fishkeeping. http://koiphen.com For aquarium fish: http://groups.google.com/group/The-Freshwater-Aquarium or Puregold which also discusses koi, ponds, etc. http://groups.google.com/group/Puregold Check them out. |
Pondless waterfall idea?
I have an idea for a pondless waterfall using an existing irrigation
system and I'd like to hear your reactions to it..... snip. Sounds like a good plan. You can join troll free groups at: For aquariums & PONDS, many old time rec.ponders are he http://groups.google.com/group/The-Freshwater-Aquarium ~ jan ----------------- Also ponding troll free at: http://groups.google.com/group/The-Freshwater-Aquarium |
Pondless waterfall idea?
Ah he would rather hang with those rotten toothed brits. That Poind forum needs all the help it can possible get even if its stupid assed ideas like pondlless dweeb. On Thu, 29 Jun 2006 11:34:19 -0700, ~ janj wrote: I have an idea for a pondless waterfall using an existing irrigation system and I'd like to hear your reactions to it..... snip. Sounds like a good plan. You can join troll free groups at: For aquariums & PONDS, many old time rec.ponders are he http://groups.google.com/group/The-Freshwater-Aquarium ~ jan ----------------- Also ponding troll free at: http://groups.google.com/group/The-Freshwater-Aquarium -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
Pondless waterfall idea?
Im allconfused with all these socks I was told to use.... i can't tell whats mine ... Every one pretty well knows the majority of the posts made in CArol s name are made by me Roy and not made by enimes of Carol so just how do you all figure this helps us out. My name is already trash just like the groups I trashed nym changing every 5 minutes. Some of my socks. Shastadaisey Wendalen Wëndălen© Roy HawgFish Ontario Ponder Ed-Roy-Lo Roy-Ed -ED Cuttysark Roy-Wendalen Shastadaisey-Roy You can reach -Ed Alston at On 29 Jun 2006 06:16:36 -0700, wrote: Hi All. I have an idea for a pondless waterfall using an existing irrigation system and I'd like to hear your reactions to it. The planned waterfall will be run intermittently when we are outside enjoying the patio and sun, say 2-3 hours at a time 3-4 days a week. My plan is to run a 1" line from a nearby irrigation manifold to the top of the waterfall into a waterfall wier. I have a well and this way the well pump would be used to provide the water just as it does for the irrigation system. I would also use the irrigation control panel to control the waterfall. The well pump is powerful and would provide plenty of water. I will probably add a control valve to the line feeding the waterfall so I can limit the amount of water going into the waterfall At the bottom of the waterfall I would dig a pit, place a receptacle like a sumppump container, and then run a 4" exit line using drain tile. The drain tile would run downhill to either a fabric-lined pit filled with gravel or an existing pond. So, this system would not recirculate. The power would come from the existing well pump and the water would drain into a gravel pit or a pond. What do you think? Do you see any problems with this system? It seems so simple but I've search far and wide and haven't run across a similar system. I fear I'm missing something important. Any advise would be appreciated! Rick -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
Pondless waterfall idea?
wrote in message oups.com... Hi All. I have an idea for a pondless waterfall using an existing irrigation system and I'd like to hear your reactions to it. The planned waterfall will be run intermittently when we are outside enjoying the patio and sun, say 2-3 hours at a time 3-4 days a week. My plan is to run a 1" line from a nearby irrigation manifold to the top of the waterfall into a waterfall wier. I have a well and this way the well pump would be used to provide the water just as it does for the irrigation system. I would also use the irrigation control panel to control the waterfall. The well pump is powerful and would provide plenty of water. I will probably add a control valve to the line feeding the waterfall so I can limit the amount of water going into the waterfall At the bottom of the waterfall I would dig a pit, place a receptacle like a sumppump container, and then run a 4" exit line using drain tile. The drain tile would run downhill to either a fabric-lined pit filled with gravel or an existing pond. So, this system would not recirculate. The power would come from the existing well pump and the water would drain into a gravel pit or a pond. What do you think? Do you see any problems with this system? It seems so simple but I've search far and wide and haven't run across a similar system. I fear I'm missing something important. Any advise would be appreciated! Rick Seems like it would work fine. However, I am not quite sure I fully understand. Your method runs the water through the waterfall and out a drain system basically. Will you get value from the water you run through the waterfall, i.e. irrigation or something else useful? If not, since you go to the trouble of building the waterfall and a sump, why not just add a pump and recirculate it? That way you could run it whenever you want but not waste water. 'Course if you do go to an existing pond this would be one way of a water exchange that is also enjoyable. Good luck with the project! JD http://www2.itexas.net/jdstone/ |
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