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Sieve`s-what do you think of them
Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2009 11:36 pm
by Andy H
I just ask as cleaned the static K1 saturday and had to do again tonight in the dark(mon)
Probably went a bit over on the food today as greedy looked at me everytime I walked past the pond and washed a bit of rubbish out the settlement chamber today but last year when I modded the CL2 to k1 it was lasting a week after the initial week where it caught everything!
It would have to be pump fed and gravity fed into first chamber of CL2 so quite high up?
It would have to be the cheapest sort and what is scary is the price of replacement sieve elements!!!!!! Stupid prices! Absolutely ridiculous!
Thats what annoys me with paying hobby prices for stuff, getting ripped off.....
Maybe better to put an expensive fine leg of a stocking/tights on the 4" to catch most of it
and let the k1 catch the rest.......
Re: Sieve`s-what do you think of them
Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2009 11:14 pm
by Andy H
No reply ...Boing to the top!
Re: Sieve`s-what do you think of them
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 12:24 pm
by Bob Hart
Andy,
So your CL2 is pump fed yes?
And what you're asking is could you put a sieve in front of it?
If so, perhaps one of the simple Seive's that are usually pump fed may do the job, forget what they are called. If you can pick one up reasonably cheap it's worth a try. Or even lend one of of a friend who has one kicking about doing nothing. If it works pay for it, if it doesnt return it.
Re: Sieve`s-what do you think of them
Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2009 12:20 am
by Andy H
Thanks Bob, yes CL2 is pump fed so sieve would have to be higher and gravity fed into it, could only see that it would work better. then the static on chamber one could also be fluidised the same as chamber 2. As far as I have read then sieves do a good job a the mechanical side of things so this would sort it.
Dont really want to "need" to clean every day......
Re: Sieve`s-what do you think of them
Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2009 11:13 pm
by Andy H
PM`ed reply
internet problems with stupid AOL at moment, after 15 yrs not using them again! intermittent online sending from friends modem.
Hope you got my phone number in PM
Andy
Re: Sieve`s-what do you think of them
Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2009 6:51 pm
by Bob Hart
Have replied Andy
Re: Sieve`s-what do you think of them
Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2009 5:24 pm
by Andy H
Great to meet you Bob and see the fish!
I will set up sieve in a few weeks when I have a shift around of things.....
Re: Sieve`s-what do you think of them
Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2009 6:38 pm
by Bob Hart
Nice also to have met you and your better half today.
Best of luck with the change around Andy, look forward to hearing of them
Re: Sieve`s-what do you think of them
Posted: Mon May 04, 2009 5:36 pm
by Andy H
Re: Sieve`s-what do you think of them
Posted: Mon May 04, 2009 5:37 pm
by Andy H
Re: Sieve`s-what do you think of them
Posted: Mon May 04, 2009 7:16 pm
by Bob Hart
That looks like it's working real well Andy, well done. Removing lots of rubbish from the water as well.
So will you be changing the rest of the filter about now, or waiting a while to see how it settles down
Re: Sieve`s-what do you think of them
Posted: Mon May 04, 2009 10:48 pm
by Andy H
Well since adding it the 1st chamber is running higher but didnt need to clean today which is a good start.
I will see how long it takes for me to have to clean static k1 then have a think.
The sieve is 250 microns and so I was wondering how fine the static catches when it is a bit dirty???
It may take out more than the sieve or just catch what escapes the sieve.
I will wait and see.....
Have added more japmat I collected at cuttlebrook so I will aerate that at some point when it`s not raining and I can do some air pump swapping and wiring.
Re: Sieve`s-what do you think of them
Posted: Mon May 04, 2009 10:56 pm
by Capt Nemo
Hi andy/Bob.
is it just me or the waste outlet plumbed in as well to the return exit flow ?
I don't see why you'd want this......
kind regards
Tony
Re: Sieve`s-what do you think of them
Posted: Tue May 05, 2009 7:09 am
by tomc
The top return is the overflow, Tony. The bottom the normal return. You need one on a pump fed otherwise if it blocks..... whoops....
Re: Sieve`s-what do you think of them
Posted: Tue May 05, 2009 7:51 pm
by Andy H
Correct...
The crap actually gets moved down the sieve as thre water splashes through the top part pushing the crap further down.
I thought some might go down the over flow but it just went past it.
Today I took the sieve bit out and it was a third full of half inch thick green!!! I just tapped it on the compost heap and was gone. I quick swirl in a bucket and bunged it back in.
static k1 was briming though so cleaned that today, will see how long it lasts now its been on a few days.
after turning pump back on there was a green line in the sieve in minutes!!! Probably because I put a ceramic air dis over my bottom drain and its sweping the pond floor like a hoover!!!
I keep lifting the lid to see how much crap is in it!
Probably fit a webcam in the lid
