Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Pond Foggers for Halloween!!

Fountain and Pond Foggers for Halloween!!




Add an eerie touch to your Halloween scene with the "Mister Foggers." Choose from the original mister/fogger, mister/fogger with LED lights, the mister/fogger and halogen light combo, or the larger 3-head and 5-head foggers. Simply place in fountain, plug it in, and instantly the free flowing fog creates an atmosphere of mystery and intrigue. Adding a few drops of essence oil produces a beautiful aroma to immediate surroundings, enhancing the mood. Ultrasonic technology eliminated the need for any chemicals. Dry-ice effect without the dry ice. Completely safe. One year limited guarantee. Our Pond Foggers or mist makers are like no other. Emitting a magical, dry ice-like fog in seconds, our "Super Power" pond foggers come with and without LED lights. We also offer the all New "Mini Pond Foggers." These pond foggers will dazzle everyone that sees them in action! Using ultra-sonic sound waves - no chemicals - FISH SAFE - With multiple openings, it delivers three or five times more fog than our single head foggers. All pond foggers INCLUDE an outdoor transformer. Completely safe. One year limited guarantee. Long lasting, low wattage mister/foggers for fountains and ponds.

New Heavy Duty Grinder Pump

New Re-Designed Grinder Pump



Submersible grinder pump is able to pump soft organic solids in suspension, by shredding to slurry. This Grinder pump is ideal for: Grey water pumping; Sump emptying; Septic effluent & sewage disposal.

Key Features:
  • 1.5 HP
  • Class 30 cast iron construction
  • 2” Side discharge
  • Dual mechanical, 300 series Stainless Steel Parts
  • Oil-filled motor with automatic reset overload provides safe operation
  • Ball bearing construction for
GRINDER SEWAGE PUMP SPECIFICATIONS:
DISCHARGE .................
2” NPT, Vertical
LIQUID TEMPERATURE 120ºF(40ºC) Continuous
140ºF(40ºC) Intermittent
VOLUTE ....................... Cast Iron ASTM A-48,Class 30
MOTOR HOUSING ....... Cast Iron ASTM A-48,Class 30
SEAL PLATE .................. Cast Iron ASTM A-48,Class 30
IMPELLER .................... Cast Iron ASTM A-48,Class 30,12 Vane,
Vortex with Pump-out Vanes,
Dynamically Balanced, ISO G6.3
SHAFT ......................... 420 Stainless Steel
O RING ........................ Buna-N
SEAL: Design ............ Single Mechanical in Oil-Filled
Material ......... Rotating Face - Silicon Carbide
Stationary Face - Silicon Carbide
Elastomer - Buna -N
Hardware - 300 Series Stainless
CABLE ENTRY .............. 30 Ft (9.1m) Cord .
Compression Grommet-Outer Jacket Seal
Epoxy Potted – Inner Conductor Seal
Butt Connector – Inner Wire Strand
Wicking Blockage
UPPER BEARING ........ Single Row, Ball, Oil lubricated
LOWER BEARING ....... Single Row, Ball, Oil Lubricated
MOTOR ..................... Single Phase, 1.5 HP, 3450 RPM, 60 Hz
Dual voltage, 200 / 230 volts
Includes Overload Protection in the Motor
Oil Filled,Class F
Capacitor Start / Capacitor Run
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Monday, August 26, 2013

Mistical Pond Foggers


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Our Pond Foggers are like no other. These large Pond Foggers emit a magical, dry ice-like fog in seconds. Our "Super Power" pond foggers come with or without LED lights. These pond foggers will dazzle everyone that sees them in action!! Using ultra-sonic sound waves, no chemicals, FISH SAFE, with multiple openings, it delivers three to five times more fog than our single head foggers. All pond foggers include the floating ring and an outdoor transformer.

Sunday, August 25, 2013

Fountain Foggers

Add an Exotic look to any indoor or outdoor fountain with the large variety of "Foggers" that we offer. Simply place in your fountain, plug it in, and instantly the free flowing fog creates an atmosphere mystery and intrigue. Adding a few drops of essence oil to produce a beautiful aroma to immediate surroundings, will enhance the mood. Ultrasonic technology eliminates the need for any chemicals. The dry-ice effect without the dry ice! Completely Safe! Fountain Foggers are great for Halloween parties to give off a spooky feel. These foggers are available with halogen or LED lights, or without lights.

Tip for your fogger: Set the fogger in the fountain no more than 1" below the water level. That will produce the most fog!!

Sunday, June 23, 2013

Pond Filtration

Pond Filters


Pond filtration is one of the most important components in maintaining a healthy and balanced ecosystem. Quality filtration equipment is necessary to maintain optimum water quality. Discount Pumps offers a wide selection of quality pond filtration to suit any budget or water garden.


Submersible Pond Filters- These innovative pond filters are low profile and designed to be unobtrusive in the bottom of the pond. Their large filter area means less frequent cleaning. More than one filter can be connected to a pump using a tee fitting. These pond filters offer mechanical, chemical and biological filtration.

External Pressurized Pond Filters- The presence of a large population of uni-cellullar algae causes green water. This algae is a pondkeeper's nightmare. "Pea soup" conditions caused by algae are unattractive and threaten fish health by using up oxygen. Green water occurs in most ponds and can be very difficult to eliminate. When green water is pumped through the UV Clarifier, the algae are exposed to ultra-violet light. As they pass around the UV lamp, these particles are flocculated ( clumped together). Water circulation carries them to the filter, which removes them, leaving behind only clean water.

Not all Sewage Pumps are equal!

We have so many customers that us to order a sewage pump, they have all the specs figured out, and expect that they will have good pressure at their height. But not all pumps are created equal! All the specs might b figured correctly, but if you are working with a pressurized city main, you will need a high pressure sewage pump. You need a much high PSI when working with a pressurized city main, and a lot of sewage pumps don't have the necessary PSI.

When looking to purchase a new sewage pump that will be tapping into the city main, contact your cities public works to find out what PSI you need. That will save a lot of headaches.

If you are connecting to another septic or a gravity fed main, take a look at our wide selection of quality sewage pumps at great prices.

Floating Pond Aerator vs. Floating Pond Fountain

What is the difference between an Pond Aerator and a Pond Fountain?

Significant Difference between a floating pond fountain and a display aerator!


I get asked this question all the time....Most lake and pond fountains are designed with a pump, usually a high volume waterfall pump or an energy saving asynchronous pump. The pump forces the water through a decorative nozzle, and that is how you get the pretty display. A floating pond fountain will give you higher and more decorative displays. Will this type of fountain aerate, yes it will. Anytime you move the water you are interrupting stagnation, retarding the growth of algae and adding oxygen.


Unlike floating pond fountains, decorative display lake aerators need to move high volumes of water in order to do a few things:
      


• Effectively aerate the pond or lake by moving as much water as possible while refreshing stagnant water. (Destratification)
• Impress the landscape or waterscape not only with its visual appearance but also with the tranquil sound of a mountain stream nearby.
• Do all of this in a very efficient manner.



 In fact, Decorative Display Aerators use heavy duty all stainless steel motors that rotate a high quality propeller that is also made entirely of stainless steel. It works very similar to how a boat propeller works. Water never enters the motor and the propeller literally throws an extraordinarily high volume of the water into the air. Therefore there is no pump to clog nor is there any small pipe outlets to obstruct.

While most 1 hp fountains can only "pump" 8,000 gallons per hour, our 1 horsepower decorative display aerator can "THROW" an astounding 30,000 gallons per hour into the air. AND a 2 hp fountain can only "pump" a mere 15,000 gallons per hour, a 2 horse power decorative display lake  aerator can "THROW" an astounding 34,000 gallons per hour into the air.

WOW! That's a lot of water!


A few things to consider:

All ponds need aeration, however if your pond is fairly clean, and you prefer a fancier display, a floating pond fountain will be the best choice. If your pond has issues with algae and aquatic weeds, is stocked with fish, you would be better off with a non clogging decorative aerator. You will still have a lovely water display, but will have a greater aeration.