Manual pump recommendations sought

[Amiga]

Greetings, all!


Does anyone here have good experience with a manual pump for moving at least most of the used water out of a shallow (10 inches) fiberglass lined pond? And if so, what kind of pump is it (or was it)?

 

[Mac in Wisco]

Bail it out with a bucket.

Can you siphon it out to a lower area?

 

[1lpoock]

I use a sewage pump in my small pond....the excess water runs right down a slope into our creek.

 

[1lpoock]

Ours looks kind of like this picture...

 

[Cindiloohoo]

I don't have a pond, but it seems the least expensive way is siphon with a hose. that's how we empty our above ground pool, and it's easy, just not as quick as a pump

 

[Amiga]

Thanks, everyone! I think I could siphon it out - my place is on the side of a hill, like stair steps. The pond (it is so small, pond is too big a word - it is an irregular 5 or 6 ft diameter liner that I will be half-burying with stones around it) is a higher elevation than most of my gardens, which would probably appreciate the nutrient-rich water.

 

[Mac in Wisco]

If you haven't placed it yet perhaps installing a drain might be a good idea. You could pull the plug and let it drain into some gravel underneath.

 

[Amiga]

mac,

what kind of equipment and skill and materials would I need to install a drain in a fiberglass liner without ruining it?

I have skills, and I have equipment, but they have nothing to do with refitting fiberglass.

 

[Burbs]

I used to use this type of pump all the time in my drift boat. Works really well for moving small amounts of water like your talking about.

http://www.amazon.com/Unified-Marine-50002323-Hand-Bilge/dp/B000FZ346W/ref=pd_sbs_sg_1

 

[Mac in Wisco]

Quote:
It's just a matter of cutting a hole in it and fitting a drain. The drain clamps to both sides of a rough cut hole. You can cut a hole with a hole saw or a drill and a saber saw. I looked around online and the drains seem to be common parts. It looks like you could even hook up an underground line to carry off the water wherever you'd want it to go:

http://www.koienterprise.com/Bottom-Drains-Pond-Plumbing-sc-92.html