Syphon Drainage System - Referral & Freezing ?s - 12/14/04 02:19 PM
Hi guys.
I just read the previous thread here and I also am very interested in this system for my half acre pond.
I live in the Northern Virginia area. I'd love to see one of these as installed, and I could probably make a trip anywhere Virginia north of Charlottsville, Maryland, northern West Virginia, and even south-central Pennsylvania ... if there is anyone here who has one and would like to show it off.
I also am concerned about the freeze issue. Sounds as if, should the vent pipe get clogged with ice, it could end up perpetuating the suction, and drain the pond pretty low. I saw the comment about a bubbler / aerator as a solution.
Our pond typically freezes over a maximum of 2/3 weeks each year. I have no idea how thick the ice is, tho.
Hearing from someone with a similar system in an area this cold ... or colder ... would go a long way toward resolving my doubts.
I just read the previous thread here and I also am very interested in this system for my half acre pond.
I live in the Northern Virginia area. I'd love to see one of these as installed, and I could probably make a trip anywhere Virginia north of Charlottsville, Maryland, northern West Virginia, and even south-central Pennsylvania ... if there is anyone here who has one and would like to show it off.
I also am concerned about the freeze issue. Sounds as if, should the vent pipe get clogged with ice, it could end up perpetuating the suction, and drain the pond pretty low. I saw the comment about a bubbler / aerator as a solution.
Our pond typically freezes over a maximum of 2/3 weeks each year. I have no idea how thick the ice is, tho.
Hearing from someone with a similar system in an area this cold ... or colder ... would go a long way toward resolving my doubts.