How to Install Little Giant Pond Pumps
A pond or water garden is a pleasant addition to any landscape but requires some maintenance. You need to keep the water crystal clear and any plants or fish you've decided to stock it with healthy and happy. One of the easiest ways to keep your pond in shape is by adding a feature to help aerate the water, such as a fountain or waterfall. This water feature needs to be powered by a submersible pump. Little Giant has been making pond pumps for a number of years and has models to fit just about every size of waterscape. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Little Giant pond pump
- Pond
- Pencil and paper
- Calculator
- Tubing
- Electricity supply
Instructions
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How to Intall Little Giant Pond Pumps
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Determine the size of your pond, so that you can decide which type of pump you need.
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Look for the gallon information on the label if you purchased a pre-formed liner. Make a note of this measurement.
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Calculate the measurements for installed pond liners by measuring the inside width and depth of your pond feature with a tape measure. Multiply these numbers by a multiplier, depending on the shape of your pond, to calculate its gallon capacity. With a rectangular pond, multiply width by length by depth by a multiplier of 7.5. For a circular pond, multiply the diameter of the pond by diameter (twice) by depth by a multiplier of 5.9. For an oval garden pond, multiply width by length by depth by a multiplier of 6.7. If you have an odd-shaped pond, divide it up into parts according to which part matches one of the multipliers above.
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Purchase the appropriate Little Giant pond pump according to the gallon capacity of your pond.
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Place the pump on something that will keep it off the floor of the pond, where it could pick up pond muck and debris that could lead to mechanical failure. One trick is to fill a ceramic flower pot about halfway with gravel. Place the pump in this pot. Then cover with more gravel. This will keep the pump elevated, and the gravel serves as a pre-filter to keep the pump running free.
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Attach the outlet of the pump to the water feature (fountain) or water landscape (waterfall) that it will be supplying.
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Plug the pump into a power outlet.
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Tips & Warnings
A biological filter is a helpful add-on to install along with a pump to help keep the water clean and clear.
Always use GFCI outlets when working around water and electricity to help protect from accidental electrocution.
