Sarge
03-18-2005, 09:12 PM
As many know I am messing around with my filtration (Not a complete redo - gotta wait till I visit SteveC or I get WHOOPED :eek: )
Anyhow, I switched out my bead filter and pulled up all the lines. I have had it off all winter - mainly due to the cost of running a 2spd - 2hp pump - just can't afford to pay that darn electric bill.
Well, after conferring with William Lim, I purchased a Wave II 3/4 horse pump along with my WLIM Presurrized Settlement Tank. I gotta tell you, I was not a believer at all :no: :no: I thought to myself - NO WAY IN HELL I was going to be able to pump through the settlement, bead, and UV and back up the eighty feet of 2" pipe on a 3.5' elevation....
I WAS WRONG!!:yes: :yes:
Not only does it pump - but the flow is much greater than I was getting from the 2spd 2HP on HIGH SPEED :eek:
Mind you, I did pull up all the piping and eliminated as much restriction as I possible could - went straight shot from the pond to the pump and from the filter to the pond, but ****! That pump is AS GOOD AS IT GETS :yes: :yes:
Kenny and I will be putting the Wave 1 1/8HP on the middle pond tomorrow - I look forward to the increased flow (and the lower electric bill)
Anyhow, I switched out my bead filter and pulled up all the lines. I have had it off all winter - mainly due to the cost of running a 2spd - 2hp pump - just can't afford to pay that darn electric bill.
Well, after conferring with William Lim, I purchased a Wave II 3/4 horse pump along with my WLIM Presurrized Settlement Tank. I gotta tell you, I was not a believer at all :no: :no: I thought to myself - NO WAY IN HELL I was going to be able to pump through the settlement, bead, and UV and back up the eighty feet of 2" pipe on a 3.5' elevation....
I WAS WRONG!!:yes: :yes:
Not only does it pump - but the flow is much greater than I was getting from the 2spd 2HP on HIGH SPEED :eek:
Mind you, I did pull up all the piping and eliminated as much restriction as I possible could - went straight shot from the pond to the pump and from the filter to the pond, but ****! That pump is AS GOOD AS IT GETS :yes: :yes:
Kenny and I will be putting the Wave 1 1/8HP on the middle pond tomorrow - I look forward to the increased flow (and the lower electric bill)