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Hi all, thanks to TicToc effort I managed to get a bit of 3" pipe and a few bits so I managed to do a bit of experimenting today. Here are my findings. Test gallons/hour litres/hour 2"@ 0.3m head ( 2400.0 10800.0 2"@ 1m head 1542.9 6942.9 3"@ 1m head 1963.6 8836.4 Almost 2,000 ga...

How about a nice solar pump to pump the water into your solar heat collecting system? This way your system will only be running when there is enough sun to power the pump and it would automatically drain down automatically at night and when there is no sun around. This should also prevent the meltin...

Hi David - Depending where you are in London I can probably get some 3" to you this week and svae a bit of your time. How much do you need? A metre? Will also check with the pumbing shop for 3" to 2" reducer. Whats the first three digits of your postcode? Hi TicToc, I am in E17. With...

It is not the sun that is the problem! I have lights in my shed, the wonders of technology! :D I usually get home pretty late (8:30ish) which but that is not problem in this case, I don't have any 3" pipework to do any testing nor do I have a 3" to 2" reducer to fit it on my current s...

OK pump is here, will give it a run tonight but can't do any proper testing until the weekend!

Hi Scott, I think John was asking what's the wattage these pumps draw and that the pumps with over 4m head will be quite heavy on the amount of electricity they use. I am guessing that the amount of electricity used by each pump is avaialbe on the website that you have provided earlier on in the thr...

morning all, €110 including P&P, (shame about the exchange rate!) definitely worth a play with. Will let you guys know when i get my hands on the pump and see how it preforms. The only problem I have is that I don't have any 3" pipe, but I need a reducer to fit onto my 2" pipe anyway s...

With a bit of luck I will be able to tell you how the 20,000 compares with an Aquaxmax 12,000 in real life application with it pumping water just over the wall via a 2 inch outlet with a venturi and 6 inches below water level. Not too sure how that compares with a 1m head though! If it doesn't do we...

Hi Jane, That is the one I am interested in, to do the job exactly as you describe. I currently have an Aquamax 12000 doing to job. Plus I have a Wave II pumping to the return to the other side of the pond. With this one pump I will probaly be able to replace the two! Now where do I find a UK stocki...

Looking good Jane! Very impressive.

It would be quicker and more accurate to phone them up and ask!

Hi Dave, From memory an Aquamax 15000 uses 250W or there about, 2 x250W = 500W = a farily powerful pump, so you may not be saving as much as you think. The 1.5 inch pipework is a big problem too, so is the underwater return. If you can change the pipe work so that it is shorter and to 2" pipe a...

my advice would be to change your pipe run and filter set up! :roll: Most pumps apart from a few high pressure pumps (high wattage, high running cost) will really struggle with a bead filter, a 30' pipe run(2" pipe I hope), and a under water return . I would be really surprise if you are gettin...

better safe than sorry.

BTW is the wood oozing oil (the stinky smell) when you cut it?

Hi Scotty,

Looking forward to seeing the finished product.

BTW why don't you encase the post in concrete when in the ground with sloping sides, instead of a flat top to drain off any water. It should last a good few years that way.

David.