Evening Terry, I hope you are well and Mrs Wrighty is also doing well. The RDF is looking really good and I want one but chances are I never will. It looks so smart and well made I'm sure it will function brilliantly.
Good evening Chris, were both well mate thank you. The RDF is coming on well, there easier to build than you think mate, and I do show how to do everything on video in the plans. I'm hoping to have it up and running in the next couple of days. So fingers crossed lol. Take care mate, Terry.
Hi Ben, I thought my ears were burning lol. Thanks mate, I very well thank you. Not much more to do and it will be up and running 👍👍👍😊 Thanks mate, Terry.
Hi mate, I do have the motor on slow speed. 12 seconds gives me just over 1 turn. I must admit it does look quick on the video. Thanks for the tip though mate, Terry.
I'm told people do the strangest things when they have been under the knife 🔪 and Terry I'm no exception I've just had a parotidectomy and I'm watching your video, thanks for helping a fellow pond lover get well by making videos and I'm glad you are up and about again mate 👍. If nothing makes sense it's because of the morphine 🤣
Hi Thomas, I'm well thank you. I'm sorry to here your not too well mate. I hope you can soon get sorted and back to the pond 😉. I ended up on morphine with my gallstones until the op. Glad you enjoyed the video. You take things easy and get well. Will be thinking of you. Take care mate, all the best, Terry
Very enjoyable video my friend! The RDF is really looking great 👍 Can’t wait to see it in action! Hope you and The Misses are doing okay! Have a great day my friend! Eric
Hi Eric, were both well mate thank you. Hope all's well with you and yours. I can't wait to get the RDF u and running now. Just the electrics to do. Thanks mate, Terry.
Wrighty thank you we’re hanging in there! You have done an outstanding job with the RDF project and I’m so excited for it to run! I’m glad that y’all are doing well! Eric
Thanks for the update nice to see the drum coming along I'm still playing with my new plastic welder i need a bit of time and practice to get as neat as yours on that drum cracking job chap
Hi mate, thank you, I'm going to try to make a video of what I know with the plastic welder and hope to give one or two some tips if there just starting. Mind you, I'm no professional. It's just what I've picked up as I've gone along. Keep practicing, you'll get there. Thanks mate, Terry.
Terry the plastic sheeting I have hear is from skip diving I'm going to build some trays for a river filter I think its Pc plastic or that's the rod that sticks to it. I have found I can cut welding rods from the sheet itself on a table saw 45/45 I just need to practice on a yard or two of weld
Hi James, thanks mate. I see you've been busy as well mate. Hang in there, we all get times like that mate. You'll get it sorted. Good to see Daisey is getting better. Well done mate. Terry.
Another great video Terry really enjoyed it as always, rdf looks very professional you're doing a really wonderful job there, one piece of advice mate before you fit the 3" ball valve is to slacken the resistance of the handle so the handle turns nice and freely as they can be stiff to turn, if you don't know, the handle has notches which fit the face of the ball valve to turn the resistance to make it smoother or stiffer, simply lift the handle off mate. Take care buddy, Kev
Hi Kev, thank you mate. I will have a look on the ball valve, that's a great bit of information mate, thank you. very much appreciated, take care mate, Terry.
I really need to give myself a kick up the backside lol you have built 2 rdf,s and I haven't even finished my first one yet hahaha . Really good to see you are well mate . Pond looking fantastic . Dont forget to adjust the ball valve before you fit it down the hole lol . Keep up the good work mate
Hi mate lol. You'll get there. I well now mate thank you. I couldn't believe the size of that ball valve, It's going to take 2 to put it down the hole lol. Thanks again mate, Terry.
Hi Alan, Thanks mate. Not long now and the RDF should be up and running. I did get a shock when I opened the box and saw the ball valve, I can only imagine what size a 4" is lol. Thanks mate, Terry.
The 4” ball valve is about 8” x12” with a massive blue handle is a bit of a beast it’s great seeing the progress you’ve been making mines all dug out now and 12” concrete base with three bottom drains in and piped out just got the block work to do it’s around 4x3x1.8 meters around 20,000ltr my last pond was 7,500ltr so a bit of a step up 😊
Yay he's back :D Very nice work on the new RDF looks really solid and shop made Terry, pity you can't get a few of these banged out and flogged, you'd be well in the money, if only you had 8 pairs of arms eh mate. Nice to see Aqua-man back hard at work in the pond, and yet still no slip ups or underwater action, damn it :D You gonna leave the sieve filter rework now then? you might as well, unless you can't get it off your mind and wan't to sort it before the beast from the east arrives, i say leave it until spring and you've rebuilt your health and body first ;) Take care mate, looking forward to the next one.
Hi mate, I hope all's well with you and yours. I'm not sure I could make them full time. I'd much sooner take a small cut and help others to make them. I stopped walking the plank in case I fell in lol. Much safer standing in the pond. Not so far to fall lol. If we get some good weather I might do it this year, but it won't hurt if I leave it till next season. Like you say, I'll be a bit healthier. Thanks mate, Terry.
lol...your so funny...love your personality! hi to the wife & keep up the good work....oh & I wanted to ask, did your fish spawn this year & did you keep, sell,etc... if they did, not that I want any, I have plenty of my own! Until next time!
Hi Deb, hope your well. No they didn't spawn this year for some reason. Which may be a good thing as I have too many koi in my pond now lol. the wife say hi, thanks and take care, Terry.
Glad to see your well. Regarding the tank connectors, you say fit them either way. Is it not best to put the nut on the inside. Then you can completely disconnect the pipe work if you need to.
Hi mate, I'm ok now thanks. It is best to fit them with the nut on the inside like you say. I was just trying to make the point that, as long as you put the rubber washer on the tank connector first, you can put it whichever way you like and it won't leak. I probably should have mentioned that. Thanks mate, Terry.
Love these videos, but can I ask why you do not have the evo at the end of the cleaning cycle before it returns to the pond? Also I would love to build or buy a rdf any idea of how and where I can do this? Do not know where in england you are? I am in Somerset.
Hi, I have my UV before the filter because my filters are pump fed and it's after the pump. If my filter was gravity fed and pump return, I would have it after the pump in the return. I do sell plans for filter builds on my website diypondfilters.com the RDF plans on my website are for the original RDF I built and not the one I'm building and testing at the moment. Hope this helps. Terry.
Excellent progress on the RDF, Terry. Quite a professional looking build. Have you found the access door in the drum to be very much necessary, or could it be left out?
Hi mate, Thank you. The access door on the drum is needed mate, to allow the fitting, locating and tightening of the drum fixing bolts. I suppose it could be done from the open end of the drum, but would be very difficult. Thanks, Terry.
Hi Mike, and thank you. Your very welcome mate. I have to get what I want pretty much sorted out in my head first, which can take a while and some sleepless nights lol. But once I have it pretty much sorted in my mind, I then draw it up to make sure everything fits and work out the exact measurements. As I'd built an RDF before, this one did not take too long. 3 or 4 days of drawing and changing things until it all fits. The first one took a lot longer. I would say the worst part of it all is finding parts that work and that's in every day use that everyone can get hold of. This is where the trial and error part comes in and it can get expensive. Thanks, Terry.
What us your secret to keeping lilies with koi! Thanks for the upload! I hope the misses it better! As well as yourself Also have you had anyone from the US build your drum filter? I've purchased the plans a while back and I have a hard time finding the equivalent materials in the US market! Thanks
Hi mate, were both very well thank you. I don't have a secret with lilies. I do pick the hardy ones and I don't run salt in my pond, lilies don't like salt. I have had the RDF built in the states. You can see his RDF on my website diypondfilters.com/filter-hall-of-fame/ Ritchie B built it. If you drop me your email address to pondfilters@gmail.com I can give it to him so he can contact you if you like. Terry.
Hi Terry .my first year ponding I have a small to medium size pond with plants .My question to is do you remove your plants for winter or leave in any info would gratefully received
Hi Dave, Welcome to the pond world mate. I would normally leave them in the pond but I have pond covers now so I have to take them out as they would get squashed. I put them in my holding tank over winter. The problem with doing that was they kept growing and went all leggy, so I had to get some new ones anyway lol. You can see what I did in this video: th-cam.com/video/MA4jVcjPEBk/w-d-xo.html sorry I'm not much help mate. i did use to leave them in the pond on my old pond. Terry.
My pump is in the sieve. There's no pump in the RDF. I will be running another pump while I test the new RDF, but that's only for a short while. Terry.
I thought I could see one lurking around, looked like a beast of a fish. Lovely pond mate, did you make the drum you have running currently on your pond as well as the other one you are making?
Hi mate, thank you. Yes he's getting quite a big old boy now. Have had him a while. I did make the RDF I'm using at the minute which is made out of plywood. I wanted to see if I could make one out of plastic, which is what I'm on at the moment. Thanks mate, Terry.
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Very nice pond with some nice koi. My pond is to small for my koi now it's a rebuild job. As I said nice pond and filter system
Thanks Ian, very much appreciated, good luck with the build mate, Terry.
Nice one Terry!
Thanks Shaun, very much appreciated mate, Terry.
Pond looks amazing hopefully my next build will be as Good great job
Hi mate, and thank you. Very much appreciated. Hope the new build goes well for you. Terry.
Your RDF prototypes look like professionally made, purchased products. Excellent work! Glad you are back.
Hi Daniel, thank you for your kind comments. very much appreciated. Terry.
Everything looking good Terry all the best Mick
Thanks Mick, very much appreciated. Terry.
Always look forward to seeing your videos I only thought yesterday you should be soon great video again thanks for sharing 👍
Thanks Matthew, always good to here from you mate. Thanks, Terry
Hi Terry good to see your back on top form your new RDF is looking really good following the build with great interest all the best 👍
Hi Kevin, thanks mate. The new RDF gets it's first run in the next video. I won't say how it went, don't want to spoil it for you. Thanks mate, Terry.
Great video terry that rdf looks Looks amazing A nice winter project look after yourself
Chris
Hi Chris, thank you. Just the wiring and mesh and it's done and ready to run. I can't wait lol. Thanks mate, Terry.
That rdf is coming along nicely. A very professional looking job.
Thank you, I've just the electrics to do now and it should be up and running. Thanks mate, Terry.
Evening Terry, I hope you are well and Mrs Wrighty is also doing well. The RDF is looking really good and I want one but chances are I never will. It looks so smart and well made I'm sure it will function brilliantly.
Good evening Chris, were both well mate thank you. The RDF is coming on well, there easier to build than you think mate, and I do show how to do everything on video in the plans. I'm hoping to have it up and running in the next couple of days. So fingers crossed lol. Take care mate, Terry.
Enjoy the video outstanding job your friend G-man
Thanks mate, always appreciated. Terry.
Nice update video.Garden and pond looking good.RDF looking very smart.Cheers Gary
Hi Gary, thanks mate. Hope to have the RDF up and running in the next day or so. Fingers crossed. Thanks mate, Terry.
Hi terry, I was just thinking of you today , I hope all is good , great video , looking forward to the new RDF run up .
Take care mate .
Hi Ben, I thought my ears were burning lol. Thanks mate, I very well thank you. Not much more to do and it will be up and running 👍👍👍😊 Thanks mate, Terry.
Terry wire up the wiper motor on the slow speed and you will get the drum to turn slower that will give you a better clean .10 sec one full turn.
Hi mate, I do have the motor on slow speed. 12 seconds gives me just over 1 turn. I must admit it does look quick on the video. Thanks for the tip though mate, Terry.
I'm told people do the strangest things when they have been under the knife 🔪 and Terry I'm no exception I've just had a parotidectomy and I'm watching your video, thanks for helping a fellow pond lover get well by making videos and I'm glad you are up and about again mate 👍.
If nothing makes sense it's because of the morphine 🤣
Hi Thomas, I'm well thank you. I'm sorry to here your not too well mate. I hope you can soon get sorted and back to the pond 😉. I ended up on morphine with my gallstones until the op. Glad you enjoyed the video. You take things easy and get well. Will be thinking of you. Take care mate, all the best, Terry
Very enjoyable video my friend! The RDF is really looking great 👍 Can’t wait to see it in action! Hope you and The Misses are doing okay! Have a great day my friend!
Eric
Hi Eric, were both well mate thank you. Hope all's well with you and yours. I can't wait to get the RDF u and running now. Just the electrics to do. Thanks mate, Terry.
Wrighty thank you we’re hanging in there! You have done an outstanding job with the RDF project and I’m so excited for it to run! I’m glad that y’all are doing well! Eric
Hi Eric and thank you. much appreciated mate. you take care, Terry.
Great to have you back Sir :)
Thank you, very much appreciated. Terry.
Thanks for the update nice to see the drum coming along I'm still playing with my new plastic welder i need a bit of time and practice to get as neat as yours on that drum cracking job chap
Hi mate, thank you, I'm going to try to make a video of what I know with the plastic welder and hope to give one or two some tips if there just starting. Mind you, I'm no professional. It's just what I've picked up as I've gone along. Keep practicing, you'll get there. Thanks mate, Terry.
Terry the plastic sheeting I have hear is from skip diving I'm going to build some trays for a river filter I think its Pc plastic or that's the rod that sticks to it. I have found I can cut welding rods from the sheet itself on a table saw 45/45 I just need to practice on a yard or two of weld
That's ok mate, as long as it's the same plastic material you can do that. I've used cable ties before as welding rods. Terry.
Good to see you back mate 👍👌been waiting on a update on the rdf lol
Hi James, thanks mate. I see you've been busy as well mate. Hang in there, we all get times like that mate. You'll get it sorted. Good to see Daisey is getting better. Well done mate. Terry.
Wrighty thanks mate yea it’s been a hard fight mate thanks 4 your support means a lot mate and keep up the brill work yourself mate happy ponding
Another great video Terry really enjoyed it as always, rdf looks very professional you're doing a really wonderful job there, one piece of advice mate before you fit the 3" ball valve is to slacken the resistance of the handle so the handle turns nice and freely as they can be stiff to turn, if you don't know, the handle has notches which fit the face of the ball valve to turn the resistance to make it smoother or stiffer, simply lift the handle off mate. Take care buddy, Kev
Hi Kev, thank you mate. I will have a look on the ball valve, that's a great bit of information mate, thank you. very much appreciated, take care mate, Terry.
I really need to give myself a kick up the backside lol you have built 2 rdf,s and I haven't even finished my first one yet hahaha . Really good to see you are well mate . Pond looking fantastic . Dont forget to adjust the ball valve before you fit it down the hole lol . Keep up the good work mate
Hi mate lol. You'll get there. I well now mate thank you. I couldn't believe the size of that ball valve, It's going to take 2 to put it down the hole lol. Thanks again mate, Terry.
Looking fantastic mate cant wait till mine is sorted. Not far away now . Thanks again for the video
Great to see your back and ok rdf looking amazing looks very professional
That 3” ball valve is big but my 4” one is about three times the size 😊
Hi Alan, Thanks mate. Not long now and the RDF should be up and running. I did get a shock when I opened the box and saw the ball valve, I can only imagine what size a 4" is lol. Thanks mate, Terry.
The 4” ball valve is about 8” x12” with a massive blue handle is a bit of a beast it’s great seeing the progress you’ve been making mines all dug out now and 12” concrete base with three bottom drains in and piped out just got the block work to do it’s around 4x3x1.8 meters around 20,000ltr my last pond was 7,500ltr so a bit of a step up 😊
Hi Alan, My ball vale is only 3" so I can imagine lol. The new pond sounds nice mate. Good luck with the build, and hope all goes well for you. Terry.
Yay he's back :D Very nice work on the new RDF looks really solid and shop made Terry, pity you can't get a few of these banged out and flogged, you'd be well in the money, if only you had 8 pairs of arms eh mate.
Nice to see Aqua-man back hard at work in the pond, and yet still no slip ups or underwater action, damn it :D
You gonna leave the sieve filter rework now then? you might as well, unless you can't get it off your mind and wan't to sort it before the beast from the east arrives, i say leave it until spring and you've rebuilt your health and body first ;)
Take care mate, looking forward to the next one.
Hi mate, I hope all's well with you and yours. I'm not sure I could make them full time. I'd much sooner take a small cut and help others to make them.
I stopped walking the plank in case I fell in lol. Much safer standing in the pond. Not so far to fall lol.
If we get some good weather I might do it this year, but it won't hurt if I leave it till next season. Like you say, I'll be a bit healthier. Thanks mate, Terry.
lol...your so funny...love your personality! hi to the wife & keep up the good work....oh & I wanted to ask, did your fish spawn this year & did you keep, sell,etc... if they did, not that I want any, I have plenty of my own! Until next time!
Hi Deb, hope your well. No they didn't spawn this year for some reason. Which may be a good thing as I have too many koi in my pond now lol. the wife say hi, thanks and take care, Terry.
@@Wrighty tks for all your videos keep um coming!
Glad to see your well. Regarding the tank connectors, you say fit them either way. Is it not best to put the nut on the inside. Then you can completely disconnect the pipe work if you need to.
Hi mate, I'm ok now thanks. It is best to fit them with the nut on the inside like you say. I was just trying to make the point that, as long as you put the rubber washer on the tank connector first, you can put it whichever way you like and it won't leak. I probably should have mentioned that. Thanks mate, Terry.
Love these videos, but can I ask why you do not have the evo at the end of the cleaning cycle before it returns to the pond?
Also I would love to build or buy a rdf any idea of how and where I can do this?
Do not know where in england you are? I am in Somerset.
Hi, I have my UV before the filter because my filters are pump fed and it's after the pump. If my filter was gravity fed and pump return, I would have it after the pump in the return. I do sell plans for filter builds on my website diypondfilters.com the RDF plans on my website are for the original RDF I built and not the one I'm building and testing at the moment. Hope this helps. Terry.
Excellent progress on the RDF, Terry. Quite a professional looking build. Have you found the access door in the drum to be very much necessary, or could it be left out?
Hi mate, Thank you. The access door on the drum is needed mate, to allow the fitting, locating and tightening of the drum fixing bolts. I suppose it could be done from the open end of the drum, but would be very difficult. Thanks, Terry.
Thanks for the update Terry, great craftsmanship, how long does it take you to design the RDF’s? Take care, Mike.
Hi Mike, and thank you. Your very welcome mate. I have to get what I want pretty much sorted out in my head first, which can take a while and some sleepless nights lol. But once I have it pretty much sorted in my mind, I then draw it up to make sure everything fits and work out the exact measurements. As I'd built an RDF before, this one did not take too long. 3 or 4 days of drawing and changing things until it all fits. The first one took a lot longer. I would say the worst part of it all is finding parts that work and that's in every day use that everyone can get hold of. This is where the trial and error part comes in and it can get expensive. Thanks, Terry.
Will you be making plans for this RDF unit?
Hi Chris, Yes mate, as soon as I'm sure all is ok with it. I'll get them drawn up. Thanks, Terry.
The RDF is looking the dogs nuts mate really great job, do you think the spray jets will be better than the original RDF?
Hi mate and thank you, I'm hoping so. I think it needs more pressure, so I'm looking at water pumps. Terry.
@@Wrighty Did you use the same water pump as the other RDF
Hi mate, I've gone for a 250w this time, to see if it makes much difference. Will let you know mate. Terry.
hi mate are you make new plans for the new rdf to sell as i got the old plans off you as going to try and build it next year out off pp
Hi Lee, I will be doing plans for it once I've tested it well to make sure everything's ok, Thanks mate, Terry.
What us your secret to keeping lilies with koi! Thanks for the upload! I hope the misses it better! As well as yourself
Also have you had anyone from the US build your drum filter? I've purchased the plans a while back and I have a hard time finding the equivalent materials in the US market! Thanks
Hi mate, were both very well thank you. I don't have a secret with lilies. I do pick the hardy ones and I don't run salt in my pond, lilies don't like salt. I have had the RDF built in the states. You can see his RDF on my website diypondfilters.com/filter-hall-of-fame/ Ritchie B built it. If you drop me your email address to pondfilters@gmail.com I can give it to him so he can contact you if you like. Terry.
@@Wrighty will do!
Great video, just out of interest where did you source the Materials for your rdf unit cheers mark 👌
Hi Mark, and thank you. I got the parts from lots of different company's. It depended what part I was buying. Terry.
Hi Terry .my first year ponding I have a small to medium size pond with plants .My question to is do you remove your plants for winter or leave in any info would gratefully received
Hi Dave, Welcome to the pond world mate. I would normally leave them in the pond but I have pond covers now so I have to take them out as they would get squashed. I put them in my holding tank over winter. The problem with doing that was they kept growing and went all leggy, so I had to get some new ones anyway lol. You can see what I did in this video: th-cam.com/video/MA4jVcjPEBk/w-d-xo.html sorry I'm not much help mate. i did use to leave them in the pond on my old pond. Terry.
@@Wrighty thanks very much look forward to next video....
2 rdf and a sieve. how much electricity are you running?
My pump is in the sieve. There's no pump in the RDF. I will be running another pump while I test the new RDF, but that's only for a short while. Terry.
Habis berapa duit buat sistem RDF ini broo?
Have you got golden orfe in there?
Hi mate, yes I do have one golden orfe in my pond. He's getting a bit big now though. Terry.
I thought I could see one lurking around, looked like a beast of a fish. Lovely pond mate, did you make the drum you have running currently on your pond as well as the other one you are making?
Hi mate, thank you. Yes he's getting quite a big old boy now. Have had him a while. I did make the RDF I'm using at the minute which is made out of plywood. I wanted to see if I could make one out of plastic, which is what I'm on at the moment. Thanks mate, Terry.
TERRY WHER U GET UR MESH for ur rdf
Hi Chris, I get the mesh from Inoxia Ltd. Terry.
@@Wrighty i thinking off buildin something