Ponds require water movement to maintain a healthy, well-balanced pond or to create an impressive water feature. Moving water can offer benefits to any type of water feature in the form of recirculation, aeration, and ornamentation. The best way to move water in a pond is by installing a pump. Even if your pond is solely ornamental, a pump will be required to prevent stagnation, inhibit algae growth, inhibit insect pests, and to power a decorative water display. Stagnant water tends to have a distinctive, unpleasant scent, which is generally undesirable for an ornamental pond. Streams, waterfalls, fountains, and spitters all require a pump.

Pond pumps are designed to run continuously, have lower power consumption than pool or sump pumps, are compact and submersible.

Yes, pond pumps have been around for many years without problems or safety concerns and we would not be allowed to sell them if they weren't safe. As a safety precaution we always recommend a safety switch be installed on the house. Also that all water based electrical equipment should be unplugged before water gardeners immerse any part of their body in the water or clean a filter or UV Light.

No, not at all, they are a standard electrical product that needs to be plugged into a weatherproof switch if being used outdoors.

If the cord cannot be concealed using the natural materials around the pond such as rocks and garden beds, you can use products such as the Oase Tradux which is a cable transition that allows you to pass the cable through the wall of the pond with a water proof seal rather than over the edge. The Oase Tradux does this without the need to cut the plug off the pump.

This will depend on whether your pump has a thermal safety switch or not. Quality pumps such as Oase will have a thermal safety switch built in, this is a safety mechanism that will turn the pump off and protect it if it overheats. Pumps without a thermal safety switch will traditionally burn themselves out when they are run dry and overheat, once this occurs you will notice a warping of the pump at which point the pumps will no longer work, are irrepairable and would not be covered under warranty.

With price comes quality, the more expensive pumps such as Oase will have more features and benefits such as thermal safety switches, lower power consumption, silence, reliability and reduced maintenance through the use of cages rather than foam pre filters all backed by a longer warranty period. The cheaper pond pumps are traditionally very basic, have higher power consumption, are less reliable and have a shorter warranty. Generally speaking, European pumps such as Oase (Germany) and Eden (Italy) are made to higher quality standards than Asian pumps. “You get what you pay for”.

The application. - Running costs. - Submersible or External running. - Safety of a thermal safety switch. - Maintenance - Quiet/Silent - Reliability - Extended Warranty

Head height is the maximum height to which a pump can push water, at this height the pump will only produce a trickle.

Yes, the larger the hose you use the more flow you will allow the pump to produce, the smaller the hose the more friction loss or restriction you place on the pump and the less water you will produce.

No, pond pumps cannot be used in chlorine as the chlorine calcifies on the impellor which can cause damage to both the pump and impellor and will void any warranty claim. Pump friendly water treatments such as Clearpond Feature Clean will have the same effect as chlorine without damaging the pump.

Definitely not, a pump will actually help improve the health of your fish by turning over the water and improving the water quality in your pond.

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