Re: Pond questions

On Thu, 25 Aug 2005 02:16:09 GMT, keith_nuttle
<keith_nuttle@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>1) What is the standard practice with regard to level control. Are most
>pond setup to maintain a fixed level of water to counter act leakage and
>evaporation?
>

Mine isn't. I would guess that most smaller ponds are not. When mine
gets low I fill it with a hose.
>2) How are your pumps wired? Do the plug into a standard outlet or are
>they wired directly into a circuit.

I had a circuit run to the pond area, with a standard outlet on the
end of it so I can plug things into the circuit.
>
>3) Are the pumps on circuit breakers, or fault detection devices.

The circuit has a breaker with ground fault protection built in.
>
>and finally
>4) Are pumps 120 volt or 220 volts
Mine is 120.
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