Pond Pumps for Garden Water Features
It can be a daunting and confusing task choosing water feature pond pumps due to the variety of manufacturers, styles and sizes available. This article discusses the types of pond pumps available to buy and how one might use them.
Fountain pumps are the most common pumps available. These pumps are primarily designed to run a fountain in the centre of your pond or water feature. Fountain pumps come complete with variety of jet and fountain jet extensions.
Fountain Pump Hint: Do not use a fountain pump to power a filter system as this will lead to water clarity issues in the future.
Waterfall pumps can pump free floating debris from the pool and then pass it to a filter system (solids handling). This keeps the pond clear and free of debris. Small particles of blanket weed, fish waste, pebbles and plant matter can go through most of these pumps.
Their solids handling capability means they do not block up very often, therefore maintenance can be reduced to a minimum.
Filter Pump Hint: Add a fountain pump AND filter pump to your pond if you want a fountain and filter system. The fountain pump shouldn’t block up because the filter pump will remove all the free floating debris.
Patio water features can be all kinds of shapes, sizes and designs including custom made sculptures to a simple converted watering can. The ideal pumps to power these feature are Feature Pumps. These are generally compact in their design and have a high pumping pressure. These are hardy pond pumps and can be positioned dry or in shallow waters.
Water Feature Pump Hint: The pipe size you run the water through to the top of your water feature will have a deciding factor on which size pump to use. Narrow tubing causes massive restiction on pumps flow rates, therefore a larger pump than normal will be required, thus costing more money.
