Anyone build their own leaf traps?

I have an external pump that I'm going to use for my pond; I need to
install a leaf trap on the intake side. I have looked at the
commercially available ones and they look like pretty simple devices.
Has anyone here built their own?

Sure they are easy to build.....only hrting thats good to buy is the
actual basket itself, alll other parts canbe made out of PVC pipe of 6
or 8" diam. Having a lathe is a nice help but still not necessary.
Unless you can buy the pvc etc cheap it may still be cheaper to buy
one already made as they are only about$60. A basket is about 9 or 10
bucks, and 6" or larger PVC is not exactly cheap, but its possible to
scrounge lots of this stuff up free of charge.

On 11 May 2006 11:42:52 -0700, "TNutZz" wrote:
I have an external pump that I'm going to use for my pond; I need to
install a leaf trap on the intake side. I have looked at the
commercially available ones and they look like pretty simple devices.
Has anyone here built their own?


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I wonder how one of these would work? http://www.pondfilters.net/

yrea right another Bristish design.hecll they still can;t get the
electrical portion of vehicles done right yet.........and they still
do not know what side of the road to drive on. Yea, Go Great
Britain....whose junk is worse than Chinas crap could possibly think
of being.
On Fri, 12 May 2006 12:10:20 -0700, "Pat"
wrote:
I wonder how one of these would work? http://www.pondfilters.net/



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Put some color in your cheeks...garden naked!
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given freely, take em or leave em, I am entitled to
my opinion none the less. My opinion and $1 is still
only worth $1.....but I am entitled to "MY" opinion...
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