dump valve question

[pumpdogs]

How often do you use the dump valve and do you leave the pump running?

 

[koiguy1969]

i open mine and let the pump run for 5 seconds or so just to help things stay lightly suspended. i do it every 7-10 days replace the water and thats my water change.

 

[DrDave]

During the warm months, I open mine for 45 seconds once a week and allow all the gunk it has collected to completly flush out. I never turn off my pump.

 

[pumpdogs]

i open mine and let the pump run for 5 seconds or so just to help things stay lightly suspended. i do it every 7-10 days replace the water and thats my water change.

This may sound like a stupid question but how do you add the water.I would think if you added it by hose then the chlorine would kill the bacteria in the filter.Do you turn off the pump then turn on the hose?

 

[koiguy1969]

you add to the pond not the filter..flush the filter close the valve. put your hose in the pond and turn it on til the filters flowing and your ponds water level is back... i run the hose in my pond every day for about 5 minutes or so instead of doing big water changes.

 

[jason081180]

Am I correct in believing that if you add less then 10% water you don't really have to worry about the chlorine?

 

[DrDave]

That is correct.