Hi Folks.
I have a 1/2 acre pond that has less than ideal catchment area so want to get a pump and hose setup so I can maintain levels from a local river during dry months.
I have 30ft uphill and 325ft total run to reach the pond.
My current 125gpm 2" high pressure pump and 2" poly pipe setup is very slow during refills. Suspect both from it being an HP pump and long run of hose. I'm probably only getting 75gpm out of it.
If I go with a 3 or 4" trash pump, would I want to use a bigger discharge hose diameter than the pump to account for the 30ft lift and 300+ run? I'd like to get the most of whatever pump I purchase so would like to ensure I get a low friction loss setup to get max gpm. Ideally 200-300gpm would be great.
Please let me know your thoughts on this.
Thank you!
