Pond questions

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

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.

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

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

"keith_nuttle" wrote in message
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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.