Can I use my old CH pump in a out door water feature ?
Might be a groovy recycling idea
Might be a groovy recycling idea
Unbelievable ...... But I'll ask anyways
- Thread starter John M
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I was just wondering if it may be a wee bit too powerful ?
Mind you I could have a Trevi fountain looky likey in my garden
Mind you I could have a Trevi fountain looky likey in my garden
B
breezer
some people do its a known fact in the koi keeping world.
how ever it needs to be protected from the elements, its not submersible and as the impellar is not plastic it may corrode quicker.
koi people take the impellar housing off and fit a purpose made plastic housing
how ever it needs to be protected from the elements, its not submersible and as the impellar is not plastic it may corrode quicker.
koi people take the impellar housing off and fit a purpose made plastic housing
Umm was thinking of putting it in a wall mounted enclosure wiv loads O fuzzy foam around it 
B
breezer
it wont do any harm to try it, what is it going to pump water through? (picture?) and where is the picture of you posted?
oh and dont forget it will have to be mounted lower than the feature, it wont be a sealed system, so it cant suck the water
oh and dont forget it will have to be mounted lower than the feature, it wont be a sealed system, so it cant suck the water
It may not be that well known in the heating trade but a central heating pump is not a pump 
and will not pump anything
They are circulators and reply on the speed of the PLASTIC (breezer) impellor to shift the water from one place to another
and will not pump anything They are circulators and reply on the speed of the PLASTIC (breezer) impellor to shift the water from one place to another
The picture of the fountain is in Germany Some place ..... I got the foto off of Google fer a laugh ....
I dunno what I want my feature to look like really ..... Its going to be one of those make it up as ya go along designs
Just wondered if it was feasible
I dunno what I want my feature to look like really ..... Its going to be one of those make it up as ya go along designs
Just wondered if it was feasible
Yes it is. Read this.
B
breezer
They are pumps but are called circulators becuse they circulate the water.
The reason they are almost "anywhere" on the system is becuse they are in a sealed system, so move the water one way (up) and by the laws of physics more water comes in to replace the water which is no longer there.
In a water feature (for example) it is not a sealed system, so for the pump to pump water to the top of the feature the pump relies on gravity to supply it with water.
so to make a water feature with a CH pump / circulator it must be lower than the highest point of the feture, preferably lower than the bottom of the fetaure's sump.
Since "pond pumps" are designed to sit in the water this fact is overlooked (the fact that most pumps can not suck the water)
Some pumps can suck the water these are called self priming but they are not cheap
simple water feature lay out is here
The reason they are almost "anywhere" on the system is becuse they are in a sealed system, so move the water one way (up) and by the laws of physics more water comes in to replace the water which is no longer there.
In a water feature (for example) it is not a sealed system, so for the pump to pump water to the top of the feature the pump relies on gravity to supply it with water.
so to make a water feature with a CH pump / circulator it must be lower than the highest point of the feture, preferably lower than the bottom of the fetaure's sump.
Since "pond pumps" are designed to sit in the water this fact is overlooked (the fact that most pumps can not suck the water)
Some pumps can suck the water these are called self priming but they are not cheap
simple water feature lay out is here
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