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Thread: No filtration
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10-12-2018, 10:21 PM #21
I will try to explain as simple as possible but befor that i need to tell you something so you can better understand me .
I live in a country that is not developed,and is not a member of the EU. In most cases nobody wants to send pond equipment to us, so its difficult to buy anything from the other countries.
Here where i live there is not a single supplier of pond equipment .When i get something it costs me three times more then its price.So a heater is very expensive for me and in order to save equipment, during the winter ,we simply shut down the filtration . We change water and in this way we try to reduce harmful compunds in water , ammonia etc..
When you dont have a heater ice start to form very quickly Honestly i would like to have filtration during the winter but the risk of losing pumps and other equipment is too big and it can cost me a lot .
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10-12-2018, 11:03 PM #22
No filtration
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10-12-2018, 11:08 PM #23
ive ran a bakki on its own for 7 years when i added the drum i kept the feed it and added anothe on the drum so im never withouta filter apart from a power cut and can run x3 filters independently
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11-12-2018, 09:39 AM #24
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anne Thanked / Liked this Post
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11-12-2018, 10:09 AM #25
Banks,what Andi suggested sounds very do-able,do a ring round the drum with a valve on it or turn the drum by hand till the mesh join is at the top undo the bracket holding the join together and gently peel back the mesh a bit then turn the drum till the join is at the bottom.
A lot of folk seem to be having problems with their pressure pump,it would be a lot simpler to connect straight to the water mains,mine is like that and works fine with loads of pressure,i have even turned the pressure down a bit to save water as i am soooo tight.John
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11-12-2018, 02:14 PM #26
Personally because I am on metered water, I want any fresh mains water I use to be part of a water change for the pond and not straight down the drain. That's why I prefer to use clean side water for the screen cleaning. The day will come when everyone will be on a meter I reckon and it might change their thinking.
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11-12-2018, 03:32 PM #27
100% agree Feline.
From unmetered house: £352 annually.
To metered house: £870 annually. And that's after discounts for non return to sewers.
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11-12-2018, 03:34 PM #28
37 to 73 which I still don't think is too bad
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11-12-2018, 11:15 PM #29
I’m up and running again, just need to give some thought to how I deal with this if it happened again.....
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12-12-2018, 12:45 AM #30
id sort a bypass for the drum,the one i mentioned with a couple of T joints and valves would be easy to do,andi
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12-12-2018, 08:17 AM #31John
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12-12-2018, 01:38 PM #32
Thanks Andi, i agree it sounds simple, but i am tight for space, any bypass would need to go around my bio box as well because they are side by side rather than in series.
I have attached a photo, this shows both exits going to the bio, now one goes to the shower. I am going to start another thread on how I can make my decking lid more water proof as well.
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12-12-2018, 03:13 PM #33
are they the outlets on bio chamber at front 2 of them,if so can you not just got T piece bd pipe with valve then piece of pipe to outlet pipe on bio chamber,or even easier as you dont want to send dirty water through bio box,then just have a T piece on bd pipe with a valve and put a pump onto this with a flexi pipe rolled up when not in use,when in use throw into pond,andi
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