How to Choose a Water Garden Pump
Choosing the right water pump for your needs. The pump is used in several ways when setting up your water garden. You can use it to power a waterfall, operate a fountain, or for water recirculation with no visible water movement. They vary in size. The size of the pump you need is determined by the function in which you need it.

Posted Tuesday, January 17, 2006

The pump is used in several ways when setting up your water garden. You can use it to power a waterfall, operate a fountain, or for water recirculation with no visible water movement. They vary in size. The size of the pump you need is determined by the function in which you need it.

To have visually effective and free water flow in a waterfall, 100 gallons of water per hour per inch of water fall width is needed. A waterfall eleven inches wide needs 1100 gallons of water flow per hour or more.

To determine the outlet height you measure the vertical lift from the pond surface to the height of the top spillway. One foot must be added for every ten feet of distance from the pump to the top spill way. You can then match the total outlet height to the chat for each pump to choose the correct flow rate for your spillways.

Try to seek specialist’s advice when choosing a pump for any of previously listed purposes in order to get the desired, professional result.