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psd99

psd99

psd99

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hi I had another thread where I asked about which armoured cable I need for my pond pump

I Started the project yesterday and connected the pond side
The bit in the garage is not finalised yet!

I am reading online that pond pumps need to be on24/7 is that true?

If not how long do u keep them on for?

I was wondering what timed electric solution I could now implement instead of a Fused connection unit?! (Connected to armoured cable)

Otherwise it is pretty much a manual process of turning the pump on and off!
 
24/7 usage is ideal. Some people use a timers in the winter months. Depends on what your pond is like.

Easy option is to have the end of your armoured power cable into a standard plug inside your garage which you plug into a standard RCD protected socket. You can then add in a timer switch if your decide to later on.

Getting a good low wattage pump is essential. My preferred make is Evolution Aqua, but they are a bit pricey.

Are you having a air pump in the set up?
 
Not sure what pump I got but could be 20 years old

13 amp plug was on it

Attaching armour cable to a plug sounds dodgy is that what u got setup?

I Had no idea running it 24/7 is best practice
I was hoping to turn it on at an adhoc basis
 
I mean would it be costing £4-5 a day? Roughly what do we think that cost would be

Not sure on my unit price but it has got me thinking about whether the armoured cable going into the fcu is the best option now

I think I would like some type of smart plug
Or timer plug that I can set times on
 
psd99 said:
Not sure what pump I got but could be 20 years old
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Bin it.

Old pumps are absolutely horrendous on electricity consumption.

Grab yourself a superfish pond eco plus E pump (every koi keeper I know currently uses these are they are cheap but insanely efficient pumps, and im running 3 of them on my 2 ponds, and these 3 pumps use less than the single older pump I havent got around to replacing yet).
 
psd99 said:
I mean would it be costing £4-5 a day? Roughly what do we think that cost would be
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Assuming you get yourself a SuperFish PondECO Plus-E5000, it will cost you about 10p a day... (give or take depending on your electricity tariff)
 
kindai said:
Bin it.

Old pumps are absolutely horrendous on electricity consumption.

Grab yourself a superfish pond eco plus E pump (every koi keeper I know currently uses these are they are cheap but insanely efficient pumps, and im running 3 of them on my 2 ponds, and these 3 pumps use less than the single older pump I havent got around to replacing yet).
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Thanks that is a good suggestion
Just seen the pump on a website
It is about £130

Is the black waterpipe going up to the filter that I already have a universal type of pipe?

Guess it is just a case of disconnecting the water pipe and electrical cable and putting it on to the new pipe
 
psd99 said:
Attaching armour cable to a plug sounds dodgy is that what u got setup?
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All the armour cable is for is to protect it from damage. What connections you have at each end are irrelevant as long as your not exceeding it's rated capacity.
A lot usages would have sockets at one or both ends.
I don't have a pond now having moved. :/ But my old pond had sockets at both ends IP66 in the filter housing which was covered. The pond was quite large approx 12,000 litres and had a very large filer system with UV attached.
The air pump was in the garage, with air pumped about 20 meters to the pond. :D
My current garden has a shed that has sockets on the output. :)
 
Sasahara said:
All the armour cable is for is to protect it from damage. What connections you have at each end are irrelevant as long as your not exceeding it's rated capacity.
A lot usages would have sockets at one or both ends.
:)
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But how would one terminate an armoured
Cable into a plug?
 
Sasahara said:
No Idea, but the qualified electrician who should be wiring it up (either way) should know. :)

Probably a junction box.
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Tried wiring armoured cable yesterday
One of the hardest cables I have worked with
The glands were tricky to work with it was difficult getting it right

I will look online if there is a way to put the armoured cable into a plug
 
I think I ought to disconnect the existing pump and see if I can workout which model it is and look it up online

As I have seen there are a lot of technical things about a pump like
Flow rate etc so I best get an idea of what is in there already so I can get
Something more economical

Do u all keep the pump on over winter time too?
 
I'm pretty sure my old pond one was into a junction box of some sort. But it was done 27 years ago by my dad who was a qualified electrician. :)

I know the cable used was well over spec as he did industrial work rather than residential so got a good price. :) Just bending the cable was hard work.

At the end of the day both ends of the cable should be going into a junction box of some sort.
 
psd99 said:
Do u all keep the pump on over winter time too?
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Yes I did.

Depending on your set up you may want to turn it off in freezing weather. It wasn't such a problem for a gravity feed system, but if the pump is in the pond it's probably a good idea to turn it off.

That superfish pond eco plus E pump is a good one if your pond is under 5000 litres.
 
Sasahara said:
Yes I did.

Depending on your set up you may want to turn it off in freezing weather. It wasn't such a problem for a gravity feed system, but if the pump is in the pond it's probably a good idea to turn it off.

That superfish pond eco plus E pump is a good one if your pond is under 5000 litres.
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How do I even begin to work out how many litres are in the pond?

Roughly 3x4 metres it is quite big
Depth of approx 1-1.5m


Got to to be more than 5000 litres that just not sure
 
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