Water feature pump

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  1. mazambo

    mazambo Forever Learning

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    Hi everyone, my neighbour has a water feature but hasn't had a pump in it for a while, I'm just wondering what LPH pump would be adequate? The bottom trough is about 6" deep.
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  2. Graham B

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    Are they looking for a little waterspout out of the hole at the top, or just a kind of trickle down the "cannonball"? Assuming it's the latter, really the most puny mains pump will do.

    I wouldn't get a solar pump. They're OK during the day, but you won't find any with a battery that'll keep it working when it gets dark. For me, a large part of the pleasure of a water feature is the sound of it tinkling away on a summer evening.
     
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      Places like ebay or amazon do the 12v pumps(with mains adapter) for under a tenner. The lift will be between 1-3 metres but the flow can be reduced
       
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      A little spout would be ideal, I don't really like solar to be honest, I've seen a jebao pump 450 lph with a flow regulator I'm thinking maybe that would be ok?
       
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