Solar pumps for ponds, 12 volt pumps for special applications
Solar pumps for fish ponds are generally NOT a good idea.
I am now referring to the low cost non-rechargeable solar pumps you
see in many aquatic shops. Almost every fish pond needs continuous flow
through the pond filter to keep water biologically clean and free from
toxic chemicals. Solar pumps are not continuous and should not be used.
Solar pumps for ponds and fountains
If all you need is a fountain pump that will run when the sun shines
and produce a small fountain head then solar pumps are possibly OK.
This means most of northern Europe is not the place to have solar
powered pond pumps running in a fish pond especially and probably not
even in a pond fountain arrangement.
I tried a solar pump from a leading supplier in the UK a couple of
years ago ( a Diamond pond pump) and used it in my own pond as an
experiment. It was taken out a week later and I live in a land of
sunshine - 8 hours per day average.
Some types of solar pumps come with a larger solar panel and battery
that charges to allow the pump to work if the sun is not shining - until
the battery power runs out. Wait a few years for solar pumps for ponds,
I suggest.
12 (sometimes 24) volt pumps ... also called Low Voltage or LV pond
pumps
These are low voltage pumps and are also often available in 24 or 12
volt pump format.
These are ideal where any risk of injury especially in public places
from electrical failure (people cutting cables, tripping over cables,
dogs biting through cables and so on). The 12 volt pumps are supplied
with a mains transformer used to reduce the voltage. Pond lights are
often low voltage and come with transformer for safety reasons.
The 12 volt pumps are normally low in capacity and often not suitable
for a waterfall for example.
Choose low cost reliable supplier on-line
I suggest you look a both suppliers and compare prices and shipping
costs ... take note that both suppliers offer specials at times and
these often appear in right hand border of this website.
These suppliers do sell other makes of pumps also of high quality and
performance which you might want to investigate and you can search the
websites for the model you want ...
Florida based
supplier specializing in very wide range of garden fish pond equipment
including pond pumps filters and UV lights ... just click the link
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