How to fix leak????

Why is the rock above it so wet ?

I would cement in the corner slopping back to the pond, you could even
inlay some rocks into the cement... but despite you very good efforts
to show the problem, its still hard for me to get a feel for the area.

If the falls are off, it shouldn't be leaking then right ?

jay
Mon Aug 02, 2004





In article , GoldLexus
wrote:

Here is a link of pictures of our pond/waterfall leak
http://public.fotki.com/Nikkiekoala/our_garden/
We attempted to fix it at the beginning of the season. We used great stuff
to stop the waters path.
We didn't have a leak for around 6 weeks. The leak started out slowly. When
we saw the water
getting cloudy with dirt we thought is was due to the construction behind us
(I posted about that last week)
but now it appears to be leaching in from the side of the pond. Over the
last 5 days we started to see
that the ground in front of the pond was damp and has increasingly gotten
worse to where now it is puddling.
Obviously, the leak isn't fix, we just addressed it with a temp. band aid.
Does anyone have a suggestion on
how we can stop the leak?? The Greatstuff worked for a while. If we weren't
on the right track the leak would have
been as bad as it was at the end of the season last year, when we started
the falls this season. Right?
There are descriptions with each picture in the link above. Look at the
pictures with the 'new' star those are the
ones of the leak.
Thanks!!!!

Right, no leaking when the falls are off. Are you referring to the large
rock wall? If so it is wet due to waterfall splash.

"Go Fig" wrote in message
...

Why is the rock above it so wet ?

I would cement in the corner slopping back to the pond, you could even
inlay some rocks into the cement... but despite you very good efforts
to show the problem, its still hard for me to get a feel for the area.

If the falls are off, it shouldn't be leaking then right ?

jay
Mon Aug 02, 2004





In article , GoldLexus
wrote:

Here is a link of pictures of our pond/waterfall leak
http://public.fotki.com/Nikkiekoala/our_garden/
We attempted to fix it at the beginning of the season. We used great
stuff
to stop the waters path.
We didn't have a leak for around 6 weeks. The leak started out slowly.
When
we saw the water
getting cloudy with dirt we thought is was due to the construction
behind us
(I posted about that last week)
but now it appears to be leaching in from the side of the pond. Over the
last 5 days we started to see
that the ground in front of the pond was damp and has increasingly
gotten
worse to where now it is puddling.
Obviously, the leak isn't fix, we just addressed it with a temp. band
aid.
Does anyone have a suggestion on
how we can stop the leak?? The Greatstuff worked for a while. If we
weren't
on the right track the leak would have
been as bad as it was at the end of the season last year, when we
started
the falls this season. Right?
There are descriptions with each picture in the link above. Look at the
pictures with the 'new' star those are the
ones of the leak.
Thanks!!!!

"GoldLexus" wrote in message
...
Right, no leaking when the falls are off. Are you referring to the large
rock wall? If so it is wet due to waterfall splash.

"Go Fig" wrote in message
...

Why is the rock above it so wet ?

snips

Hi,
My guess is that the plumbing or perhaps a basin higher in the waterfall is
leaking. I think it could explain the wet rock that Go Fig mentions and also
the puddles. Start at the very top of the falls and eliminate all
possibilities on the way down. One thing you may try is to get another pump
and hose, shut the system down and pump to the top first and see what
happens. Working your way down may show something. You know about how plants
or detritus can divert water on waterfalls right?
HTH -_- how
no NEWS is good

The basin above the area in question could contribute a small amount to the
leak BUT it is not the main problem. That rock is always wet like that when
the falls are running. I can stand on the edge of that rock and the top of
my feet get wet from the splash. The drop at the top is about 1 1/2 feet,
the second drop is about 3 feet , the third drop is about 4 feet (rough
guesstimate) the water lands on a small ledge of cement behind the log
before going into the pond. The water comes down at a pretty good rate so
there is a lot of splash.
We ran the waterfall for a little over 6 weeks before we had serious
leaking. We are losing 5-6 inches of water in a 24 hr. period. If the basin
above was the culprit it would have started leaking when the waterfall was
turned on.

"how" wrote in message
...
"GoldLexus" wrote in message
...
Right, no leaking when the falls are off. Are you referring to the
large
rock wall? If so it is wet due to waterfall splash.

"Go Fig" wrote in message
...

Why is the rock above it so wet ?

snips

Hi,
My guess is that the plumbing or perhaps a basin higher in the waterfall
is
leaking. I think it could explain the wet rock that Go Fig mentions and
also
the puddles. Start at the very top of the falls and eliminate all
possibilities on the way down. One thing you may try is to get another
pump
and hose, shut the system down and pump to the top first and see what
happens. Working your way down may show something. You know about how
plants
or detritus can divert water on waterfalls right?
HTH -_- how
no NEWS is good