Pond Pumps Vs Pool Pumps

Article by: Danielle Dickinson

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Often people install pool pumps , Arborvitae - Plants for The SoleburyPa. Area to run their water , Gardening's Most Valuable Advice feature
because of the initial cost savings of purchasing such a
pump. This is ill-advised for a variety of reasons; most
importantly, the use of a pool pump , Sky Pencil Hollies Are Used in Hatboro Pa. can lead to massive
increases in your electricity , Amazing Artemisias bill.

Also, many unscrupulous landscapers and some retailers
provide quotations that include the supply of a pool pump , Three Steps to an Environmentally Responsible Home
rather than a pond , Arborvitae - Plants for The Quakertown Pa. Area pump in order to reduce the final cost of
the quotation in an effort to win the work. They do not
inform the recipient of the quotation of the running costs
of a pool pump. , Safe Operation Of Garden Tractors

Simple arithmetic proves that the initial cost savings of
purchasing a pool pump , Get Your Small Plants Ready Before Planting to run your water , Eight new ways to decorate for the holidays feature can cause a
blow out of staggering proportions in your annual , Taking Care of Futon Frames, Furniture, and Mattresses budget.
This is especially true when keeping fish , Making Love to my Garden or plants, , Gardening: It may just be the best thing you can do for yourself. which
requires that your pump , Deciding on a clock for your kitchen is running 24 hours a day to
oxygenate the water. , Finding The Right Replacement Windows

Running Costs

To calculate your operating costs per year multiply watts
your pump , Get More Heat from Your Same Ol' Fireplace with Simple Techn uses per hour, by the number of hours you run it
per year (if you run it 24/7 then use 8,760 hours per year),
then divide by 1,000 to convert it to kilowatts, then
multiply by your cost per kWh (kilowatt-hour) ($0.1447 in
QLD : see www.energexinstitute.com).

watts x 8,760 / 1,000 x $kWh = $ operating costs per year

Example 1:

A Blagdon Amphibious P8000 Fountain Pump , Grandpa's Knife (169 watt)

169 (watt) x 8760 (hours per year) / 1000 x $0.1447 =
$214.22 per year

Example 2:

An Average 1.0 HP Pool Pump , Gardening's Most Valuable Advice (750 watt)

750 (watt) x 8760 (hours per year) / 1000 x $0.1447 =
$950.68 per year

Total Cost Savings = $736.46 per year ($184.12 every
quarter!)

Below we have compared the smallest pool pump , Some Ideas on Getting Started with Garden Landscaping generally
available against the largest pond , Starting a Shade Garden pump generally
available:

Example 3:

An Aquashift 15000 Pump , Making Love to my Garden (210 watt)

210 (watt) x 8760 (hours per year) / 1000 x $0.1447 =
$266.19 per year

Example 4:

A 0.75 HP Pool Pump , Paving Stones (550 watt)

550 (watt) x 8760 (hours per year) / 1000 x $0.1447 =
$697.16 per year

Total cost savings = $430.97 per year ($107.74 per
quarter!)

Above we have only considered operational costs; however
there are a number of other considerations when comparing a
pond pump , Finding The Right Replacement Windows to a pool pump:

Guarantee/Warranty

All Pond , How to Transplant Irises Pumps supplied by Water , 5 Pieces of Equipment Gardeners Can’t Live Without Features Online , Enhance Your Garden with Beautiful Edging are quality
pumps and are backed up by Continuously Rated Guarantees of
varying lengths (2-5 years). Continuously Rated means that
the pump , Grandpa's Knife is guaranteed to run 24 HOURS A DAY for the period
of the guarantee.
Conversely, while Pool Pumps , Energy Efficiency Will Save You Money On Light Bulbs may be of good quality, the
guarantees are NOT continuously rated and they are usually
guaranteed to run for approximately 6 hours a day (read the
fine print!) for the period of the guarantee. If a pool pump , Why a Pond Heater-Deicer Is Necessary
is run for 24 hours a day then this effectively reduces a 2
year guarantee to a 6 month guarantee.

Noise

This is a factor often overlooked. Pond , Thinking of Selling Your Home? Pumps are generally
submersible and therefore silent. Pool Pumps , Flower Delivery in Chicago are generally
dry mounted somewhere near the water , Paving Stones feature and can be very
noisy. This is counterproductive when introducing the sound
of water , Why a Pond Heater-Deicer Is Necessary into a garden. , 10 Ways to Keep Your Fitness Plan on Track During the Holida

Maintenance

Both Pool and Pond , Tips for choosing a landscaping firm Pumps require some basic maintenance,
they need to be kept clean and free of debris. However, Pond , Taking Care of Futon Frames, Furniture, and Mattresses
Pumps have fewer moving parts than Pool Pumps, , Thinking of Selling Your Home? therefore the
likelihood of breakdowns are greater in a Pool Pump. , Arborvitae - Plants for The SoleburyPa. Area Often
the seals on Pool Pumps , Energy Efficiency Will Save You Money On Light Bulbs degrade and need replacing regularly
whereas a Pond , Arborvitae - Plants for The Newtown Pa. Area Pump generally does not have a seal.

About the Author

Danielle Dickinson is an avid water , Handy Wood Size Chart feature enthusiast. She is a regular contributor to Gardening , Arborvitae - Plants for The SoleburyPa. Area Magazines. Visit her website http://www.waterfeaturesonline.com.au for more information , Dealing with Rose Diseases on building , vegetable gardening and maintaining any type of Water , Maintaining Oxygen Levels in Fish and KOI Ponds Feature as well as a huge range of water gardening , Planting Roses In Your Garden products.

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