Waterfall Filter Protects Your Waterfall Pump & ReservoirOur waterfall kits feature an advanced waterfall filter which catches debris before it goes into the reservoir and pump chamber. This will keep your reservoir from clogging up and will also preserve the life of your waterfall pump. To clean the waterfall filter, lift out the filters through the top access port and use a standard garden hose to remove debris. |
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Other Waterfall Filters on the MarketOther waterfall systems on the market (including standard pondless systems) rely on a pit of rocks to act as both the waterfall filter and water reservoir. All the leaves and sediment from the flowing landscape waterfall collect in the spaces between the rocks. Finally, the pondless rock pit won't hold water because it is completely clogged up with debris. Even worse, the waterfall pump gets starved of water because the debris blocks water from flowing into the pump chamber. Our waterfall filter insures that with proper maintenance, your reservoir and waterfall pump will always be protected.
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False Claims Standard Pondless Waterfall Systems claim to filter the debris out through a bio-filter placed up at the start of the waterfall. What sense is it to filter debris after it has hit and potentially damaged your waterfall pump? Debris should be filtered before it has a chance to infiltrate the pump chamber - not after the damage has been done. Debris collects as the water flows down the stream channel and then it clogs up the rock pit filter. Be very careful of companies that promote biological filtration for pondless waterfall kits. Biological filtration does not work if a pondless waterfall is not running. A biological filter requires continuous water flow through the filter media to be effective. They are basically selling you a standard pond system that can't be turned off - and all of the maintenance problems that go along with it! Often this is because they are not providing you with enough water storage to collect the water in motion when the system is turned off - so they promote biological filtration and continuous operation. Some pondless systems have started to bury plastic containers in their rock pits to displace the amount of rock needed. This change in design still doesen't address the clogging and potential pump damage problem. These "rock pit" waterfall filters will still clog and fail over time. |
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| Is the Reservoir Clogging Really a Problem? Is The Reservoir Clogging up really a problem? Whether it's from leaves and needles of trees or dust and debris in the desert, pondless rock pits silting up is a real problem. Just search the Internet about drainage systems, drain fabric, drain pipe, septic systems, etc; and you will see how much time and effort the rest of the construction industry spends on keeping drain systems from silting up. |
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| Cleaning a Rock-Pit Waterfall Filter Re-excavating a pondless rock pit and separating the gravel into gradated sizes without damaging the rubber liner is a time consuming, messy and smelly operation. Then, after it is cleaned, it must be replaced. |
If I Have a Clogged Rock Pit Filter What Can I Do? If I have a clogged up rock pit what can I do? Call us up and we can explain how our waterfall filters can be retrofitted into a clogged up rock pit system. Otherwise, you have to dig out all that rock without damaging the liner at the bottom of the rock pit. Then you have to rinse it off. Some people even say you need to separate it out into three piles according to size. Then place it back in your rock pit. |
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