Hi,
I have struggled to find any forums/message boards that would discuss such topics so I hope this is the right place.
Basically, I have a stone (several hundred pound) 4 foot high fountain.
The pump goes inside the top part of the fountain (a piece that weighs 60lbs or so) so it is very hard to get running.
I am having to start from scratch here.. with a new pump, tubing etc.
The pump that was in it says it is rated at 80-300 GPH (Gallons per hour).
The biggest hassle with this fountain is getting the flow rate proper. Since you have to lift this heavy rock on the top that the tubing goes through to get to the pump.. you end up setting the pump at X rate -- and then putting it back together and the water flow will be too high (squirting too high) or too low..
I've looked around, but can't seem to find anything like this, but maybe you guys can help.
It would really be helpful to find a pump that had the flow adjuster NOT built onto the pump. Where it had a knob or some other device that was wired into the pump that I could feed out of the hole into the water or otherwise outside of the main piece where the pump resides. So I could adjust the pump flow rate when it is all together.
Do any such pumps exist with a flow adjuster that isn't built onto the pump (or is there someway to adjust the flow rate in the manner I'm speaking.. ) --
All the pumps I see have the typical turn dial adjuster on the pump which just doesn't work for this heavy fountain.
Thanks for any links, advice, tips, or help.
Sincerely,
Jared
I have struggled to find any forums/message boards that would discuss such topics so I hope this is the right place.
Basically, I have a stone (several hundred pound) 4 foot high fountain.
The pump goes inside the top part of the fountain (a piece that weighs 60lbs or so) so it is very hard to get running.
I am having to start from scratch here.. with a new pump, tubing etc.
The pump that was in it says it is rated at 80-300 GPH (Gallons per hour).
The biggest hassle with this fountain is getting the flow rate proper. Since you have to lift this heavy rock on the top that the tubing goes through to get to the pump.. you end up setting the pump at X rate -- and then putting it back together and the water flow will be too high (squirting too high) or too low..
I've looked around, but can't seem to find anything like this, but maybe you guys can help.
It would really be helpful to find a pump that had the flow adjuster NOT built onto the pump. Where it had a knob or some other device that was wired into the pump that I could feed out of the hole into the water or otherwise outside of the main piece where the pump resides. So I could adjust the pump flow rate when it is all together.
Do any such pumps exist with a flow adjuster that isn't built onto the pump (or is there someway to adjust the flow rate in the manner I'm speaking.. ) --
All the pumps I see have the typical turn dial adjuster on the pump which just doesn't work for this heavy fountain.
Thanks for any links, advice, tips, or help.
Sincerely,
Jared