Please NOTE: I Messed Up: After recording and publishing this video I realized I said "GALLONS PER MINUTE" throughout the entire video. Sorry, I'm not sure where my head was. I mean GALLONS PER HOUR!
Hi Mike, I just wanted to let you know that I was able to get the pdf plans for the 14' Seneca Pacific Power Dory so you don't have to send yours if you had decided to. If you do wish a pdf of my 18' Carolinian Dory, message me and I will send them to you free of charge. Thanks again and happy new year to you and yours.
Man this is funny . I was having the same issue with my new pond setup and I thought to my self add a VFD variable frequency drive . To control the pump flow and a union slip ball valve . Well I’m looking some thing else up today and I see you have done the same thing . Great minds think alike I even have the same pump lol.
Great video ,very informative 😉,what brought me here, pond pump and air pump .like you bought a big one for 10k pond ,10k litres an hour, was looking at the smart dimmer plug and maybe i could control the flow of the air /pond pump down or up via an app ,but your way variable controller maybe the way to go ,brilliant a big thank you from Wales UK 👌
I like your idea of using a splitter with a valve to adjust the flow. That way it does not create back pressure in the pump unlike these models with an internal flow adjuster. That's because the sum of the water flow coming out of both pipes is always the same. It's much better than using the speed controller because that device changes the voltage and you don't know if the pump is rated to work within the voltage range you changed. Unless specified in the specs of the pump but most pumps are just rated for 120V, it says nothing about being rated for anything below 120V. So, you don't know if it could damage the pump.
Hey Mike great video exactly what I was looking for. I buld alot of random things out of other stuff and my best friend decided to get me hooked on a gold fever and we got a similar slice to yours but i made a tank for it to sit in out of two 55gal drums. I just cant get my flow or amount of water correct.
In my understanding, with the splitter and the valve, he is not reducing the output of the pump. Instead he is just splitting the water flow in 2 directions and with the valve he can adjust the ratio. So for instance if the pump is pushing 200 GPH, the output of the pump will remain 200 GPH regardless the adjustments. But he can adjust it to have 75% of these 200 GPH in one pipe and 25% in the other one.
Happy new year to you & your family Mike. I just wanted to let you know that I have secured pdf plans for the 14' Seneca Pacific Power Dory since last time I made a comment here. You no longer have to send your copy if you had decided to but if you are interested in having a copy of my pdf of the 18' Carolinian Dory, let me know and I will send it to you free of charge. Have a very happy and prosperous 2023 Sir.
Helpful video, thank you. I have a 10,000 gph pump for my pond and waterfall and need to control the flow/vary it. I can't find an adapter kit for my pump because the amps are too high. If you have any suggestions, I'd appreciate it.
@@mountainman5292 By adapter kit, do you mean a variable speed controller? If so, no, I don't know of one, but i never researched any further in that regard.
Please NOTE: I Messed Up: After recording and publishing this video I realized I said "GALLONS PER MINUTE" throughout the entire video. Sorry, I'm not sure where my head was. I mean GALLONS PER HOUR!
Hi Mike, I just wanted to let you know that I was able to get the pdf plans for the 14' Seneca Pacific Power Dory so you don't have to send yours if you had decided to. If you do wish a pdf of my 18' Carolinian Dory, message me and I will send them to you free of charge.
Thanks again and happy new year to you and yours.
When I heard GPM at the start I was like damn, no good for my application 😂 great video, thanks
Man this is funny . I was having the same issue with my new pond setup and I thought to my self add a VFD variable frequency drive . To control the pump flow and a union slip ball valve . Well I’m looking some thing else up today and I see you have done the same thing . Great minds think alike I even have the same pump lol.
@@Maatson_ Love it! Haha
Thanks for the video, great help for me in deciding how to choose flow rate
Glad to help.
Thanks, I bought this exact pump. This is helpful.
Glad it helps.
Thank you for this!
You're welcome. I hope it helps.
Great video ,very informative 😉,what brought me here, pond pump and air pump .like you bought a big one for 10k pond ,10k litres an hour, was looking at the smart dimmer plug and maybe i could control the flow of the air /pond pump down or up via an app ,but your way variable controller maybe the way to go ,brilliant a big thank you from Wales UK 👌
You're welcome. Thanks for the comment.
I like your idea of using a splitter with a valve to adjust the flow.
That way it does not create back pressure in the pump unlike these models with an internal flow adjuster.
That's because the sum of the water flow coming out of both pipes is always the same.
It's much better than using the speed controller because that device changes the voltage
and you don't know if the pump is rated to work within the voltage range you changed.
Unless specified in the specs of the pump but most pumps are just rated for 120V,
it says nothing about being rated for anything below 120V. So, you don't know if it could damage the pump.
@@_el.guapo_ Thank you. True about the voltage.
Hey Mike great video exactly what I was looking for. I buld alot of random things out of other stuff and my best friend decided to get me hooked on a gold fever and we got a similar slice to yours but i made a tank for it to sit in out of two 55gal drums. I just cant get my flow or amount of water correct.
Thank you, and best of luck with your project.
Thank you your video was quite helpful. Do you think reducing the output of the pump will damage it in any way.
In my understanding, with the splitter and the valve, he is not reducing the output of the pump.
Instead he is just splitting the water flow in 2 directions and with the valve he can adjust the ratio.
So for instance if the pump is pushing 200 GPH, the output of the pump will remain 200 GPH regardless the adjustments.
But he can adjust it to have 75% of these 200 GPH in one pipe and 25% in the other one.
How are you gonna keep the watwr out of it
Out of what? I don't understand your question.
Very good idea, thanks. Just commenting that a 1.5" pipe is NOT twice flow than 2x 3/4" pipes. The section and flow grows square with the diameter.
Thank you. Appreciate the correction.
Where did u get the controller?
I mention it in the video near the beginning. Half Off Ponds.
Happy new year to you & your family Mike. I just wanted to let you know that I have secured pdf plans for the 14' Seneca Pacific Power Dory since last time I made a comment here. You no longer have to send your copy if you had decided to but if you are interested in having a copy of my pdf of the 18' Carolinian Dory, let me know and I will send it to you free of charge. Have a very happy and prosperous 2023 Sir.
Thank you. Sorry for the slow response. Glad you got the plans you wanted. Happy New Year, Mike.
Find any gold?
I know a guy that loves silver
I'm currently running my concentrates. We'll see, but expect a video either way.
@@BenNordiCHS3 That guy has style.
Helpful video, thank you.
I have a 10,000 gph pump for my pond and waterfall and need to control the flow/vary it. I can't find an adapter kit for my pump because the amps are too high. If you have any suggestions, I'd appreciate it.
@@mountainman5292 By adapter kit, do you mean a variable speed controller? If so, no, I don't know of one, but i never researched any further in that regard.
I was shocked when you kept repeating 3000 gallons/minute... but it is actually /hour :)... but even like that... that figure seems way too much
Perhaps. If wrong than I don't think any of the numbers on the boxes mean anything.
That variable speed is $90 more, a year later
That's insane. Geez.
Please stop saying gallons per minute, its gallons per hour. Just imagine a pump with 3,000 GPM - you could fly to the moon with all this power!!!
Yes, i mentioned it in my first comment. My big mistake while recording.