Pond vacuum

Did I read something about a wet-dry vacuum cleaner that would clean the
bottom of the pond without having to empty the cleaner? That is, that
debris and water just pass through the cleaner onto the ground.

Or was I dreaming?

Pixi

Joe,

I don't suppose you have any ideas for those of us who have the wet-vac
already, but don't want to have to empty the thing out? (My water garden is
really tiny, so the design you show would be way more than I need.)

Anne Lurie
Raleigh, NC




"joe" wrote in message
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pixi wrote:

Did I read something about a wet-dry vacuum cleaner that would clean the
bottom of the pond without having to empty the cleaner? That is, that
debris and water just pass through the cleaner onto the ground.

I think lots of people on the group use a wet/dry vacuum. I build this:

http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondpage4.html

Design courtesy of RichToyBox. It works great!


Joe



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Anne Lurie wrote:

I don't suppose you have any ideas for those of us who have the wet-vac
already, but don't want to have to empty the thing out? (My water garden is
really tiny, so the design you show would be way more than I need.)


Sorry Anne, but I know several on the list use the wet vac, maybe someone
will answer.


Joe



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Anne,

I recently bought a shopvac to clean the veggie filters, in addition to the
filter mentioned by Joe. I found only Shop-Vac brand, and only some of
those, have the pump out feature that empties the shop vac through a garden
hose while the vacuum is pulling water from the pond. The pump is not
capable of keeping up with the shop vac, so you have to vac an area and then
suck air for a while for it to empty some of the water, or it will fill the
reservoir and then shut off.
--
RichToyBox
http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html


"Anne Lurie" wrote in message
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Joe,

I don't suppose you have any ideas for those of us who have the wet-vac
already, but don't want to have to empty the thing out? (My water garden
is
really tiny, so the design you show would be way more than I need.)

Anne Lurie
Raleigh, NC




"joe" wrote in message
...
pixi wrote:

Did I read something about a wet-dry vacuum cleaner that would clean
the
bottom of the pond without having to empty the cleaner? That is, that
debris and water just pass through the cleaner onto the ground.

I think lots of people on the group use a wet/dry vacuum. I build this:

http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondpage4.html

Design courtesy of RichToyBox. It works great!


Joe



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RichToyBox wrote:
... I found only Shop-Vac brand, and only some of
those, have the pump out feature that empties the shop vac through a garden
hose while the vacuum is pulling water from the pond. The pump is not
capable of keeping up with the shop vac, so you have to vac an area and then
suck air for a while for it to empty some of the water, or it will fill the
reservoir and then shut off.

We bought a Craftsman 16 gallon wet/dry vacuum last fall (Model No.
338.17923). It has the built-in pump and sounds similar to RTB's
Shop-Vac (might even be the same machine as Craftsman often relabels
appliances made by other companies).

We just attach a garden hose to the pump output and pump the pond water
and muck to garden and flower beds. I made a mesh "bag" (actually the
mesh liner from old running pants with drawstring waist and ankles) and
attach it to the input inside the vacuum body; it keeps the water filter
attachment from clogging too quickly. It catches leaves, rocks, twigs,
dragonfly nymphs and other insects / larvae, then I dump that into a
mesh pond basket near the pond so that the insects can get back to the
pond. When I'm really adventurous and want to dig around in the muck, I
separate the nymphs / bugs, and small plant parts or rhizomes
(anacharis, iris, water lily), then dump the muck onto a garden bed.

Someone on the group attaches a wet/dry vac to a Tetra retrofit drain to
periodically clean the bottom of their pond. I'm thinking of giving this
a try later.
--
Zk
3500gal pond, 13 pond piggies
Oregon, USDA Zone 7

Hmm, there must be a gift-giving occasion coming up sometime in my future!
(I finally managed to steer my hubby toward giving me birthday presents like
a garden tiller, a self-propelled lawn mower, etc.)

Maybe it's time to have 2 shop vacs, one wet & one dry! Anybody else ever
vacuum up just a teeny bit of water, having forgotten that you had the "dry"
filter inside, not the "wet" one? If not, count yourself lucky, 'cause it's
a mess if you discover it several months later!

Anne Lurie
Raleigh, NC


"RichToyBox" wrote in message
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Anne,

I recently bought a shopvac to clean the veggie filters, in addition to
the
filter mentioned by Joe. I found only Shop-Vac brand, and only some of
those, have the pump out feature that empties the shop vac through a
garden
hose while the vacuum is pulling water from the pond. The pump is not
capable of keeping up with the shop vac, so you have to vac an area and
then
suck air for a while for it to empty some of the water, or it will fill
the
reservoir and then shut off.
--
RichToyBox
http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html

Well, Joe, I guess it depends on the woman! But, after 35 years of marriage,
my hubby got the hint when he found the flyer from Lowe's Home Center with
several items circled in red and marked in yellow highlighter, complete with
happy face!

Anne Lurie
Raleigh, NC





"joe" wrote in message
...
Aaaaaaack! Wait a minute. I've been told, in no uncertain terms, by every
woman I ever knew that such gifts were unacceptable, unromantic and not to
be given to any woman at anytime.

No wonder we men are such a confused lot.

Joe


Anne Lurie wrote:

Hmm, there must be a gift-giving occasion coming up sometime in my
future!
(I finally managed to steer my hubby toward giving me birthday presents
like
a garden tiller, a self-propelled lawn mower, etc.)



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Well, Joe, I guess it depends on the woman! But, after 35 years of marriage,
my hubby got the hint when he found the flyer from Lowe's Home Center with
several items circled in red and marked in yellow highlighter, complete with
happy face!

Anne Lurie
Raleigh, NC





"joe" wrote in message
...
Aaaaaaack! Wait a minute. I've been told, in no uncertain terms, by every
woman I ever knew that such gifts were unacceptable, unromantic and not to
be given to any woman at anytime.

No wonder we men are such a confused lot.

Joe


Anne Lurie wrote:

Hmm, there must be a gift-giving occasion coming up sometime in my
future!
(I finally managed to steer my hubby toward giving me birthday presents
like
a garden tiller, a self-propelled lawn mower, etc.)



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