"~ jan" <Seewebsite@jjspond.us> wrote in message news:qk7sd39bsuui4ifbgisdrsjlvgbo3kilel@4ax.com... > On Mon, 3 Sep 2007 20:49:16 CST, "Reel McKoi" > <silver_icon@nerdshack.com> > wrote: > >>Are you using them externally - outside the pond? > > To my knowledge Beckett only makes sump pumps, so they're in water, in > the > last barrel of the gravity fed filter. > >>I'll switch to Danners/Pondmasters as someone suggested. > > I think this is a good idea, they save power. They aren't as powerful as > a > Beckett, in that they lose gph fast due to head. As in, on my pond, the > Danner 1800 will only give 1300-1400 gph, while my 1600 Becket will give > me > 1500 gph. ~ jan > ------------ > Zone 7a, SE Washington State > Ponds: www.jjspond.us Hmm, live hard, die young. That must be Becket's motto. George

In article <fbn5fc$k2g$1@news.albasani.net>, "Reel McKoi" <pozer@hotpop.net> wrote: > "~ jan" <Seewebsite@jjspond.us> wrote in message > news:qk7sd39bsuui4ifbgisdrsjlvgbo3kilel@4ax.com... > > I think this is a good idea, they save power. They aren't as powerful as a > > Beckett, in that they lose gph fast due to head. As in, on my pond, the > > Danner 1800 will only give 1300-1400 gph, while my 1600 Becket will give > > me > > 1500 gph. ~ jan > ======================= > That's quite a difference. The old Beckett served us faithfully for years. > But as someone suggested, the quality may be slipping. I'll avoid Beckett > for awhile. I have a smaller Beckette (traded for koi) that's holding down > the fort until the new Pondmaster gets here. At the Pet Industry trade shows, you don't see Beckett. You will always see Pondmaster. -- To reply by email, remove the word "space"

"Reel McKoi" <pozer@hotpop.net> wrote in message news:fbpv9f$qdp$1@news.albasani.net... > > "Kurt" <labolide@spacegmail.com> wrote in message > news:labolide-DB7A58.17341105092007@news.giganews.com... >> At the Pet Industry trade shows, you don't see Beckett. You will always >> see Pondmaster. > =================== > That doesn't surprise me a bit. I don't mind the S&H charges for > Pondmasters if they last awhile. I got mine from azponds.com and if I remember right, shipping was free. -- Gareee (Gary Tabar Jr.)

In article <fbpv9f$qdp$1@news.albasani.net>, "Reel McKoi" <pozer@hotpop.net> wrote: > "Kurt" <labolide@spacegmail.com> wrote in message > news:labolide-DB7A58.17341105092007@news.giganews.com... > > At the Pet Industry trade shows, you don't see Beckett. You will always > > see Pondmaster. > =================== > That doesn't surprise me a bit. I don't mind the S&H charges for > Pondmasters if they last awhile. I'd rather have something I know will work. One lousy afternoon at a really inopportune time rushing to change a dead pump will generally cure you. :-) -- To reply by email, remove the word "space"