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Thread Number: 46326
kitchenaid kd-17 hydrosweep pond pump changes for 2013 |
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| Post# 676328 4/29/2013 at 23:40 (4,014 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati) | ||
i did a post back in 2009 showing how i made a pond pump display out of a kitchenaid hydrosweep. i got the idea from an old ad i saw back around 1972 of a kitchenaid pump and hydrosweep floating in a pond shooting huge jets of water up into the sky! i decided to make my own.
this pic shows the original design in 2009. 
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| Post# 676330 , Reply# 1 4/29/2013 at 23:46 (4,014 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati) | ||
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the original design had a | ||
| Post# 676332 , Reply# 2 4/29/2013 at 23:51 (4,014 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati) | ||
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this floating platform had peices of 2x4 | ||
| Post# 676333 , Reply# 3 4/29/2013 at 23:53 (4,014 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati) | ||
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the pump was mounted underneath | ||
| Post# 676334 , Reply# 4 4/29/2013 at 23:55 (4,014 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati) | ||
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another original design | ||
| Post# 676336 , Reply# 5 4/29/2013 at 23:57 (4,014 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati) | ||
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another pic of the | ||
| Post# 676337 , Reply# 6 4/30/2013 at 00:00 (4,014 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati) | ||
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hydrosweep is on | ||
| Post# 676339 , Reply# 7 4/30/2013 at 00:02 (4,014 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati) | ||
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backing up a minute here it is | ||
| Post# 676340 , Reply# 8 4/30/2013 at 00:05 (4,014 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati) | ||
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here it is in action | ||
| Post# 676341 , Reply# 9 4/30/2013 at 00:06 (4,014 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati) | ||
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another pic of it back in | ||
| Post# 676342 , Reply# 10 4/30/2013 at 00:10 (4,014 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati) | ||
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that design worked well until | ||
| Post# 676346 , Reply# 11 4/30/2013 at 00:18 (4,014 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati) | ||
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so here it is back in action for 2013!!!
simple! take an inner tube and put a colorful (blue or green) laundry basket inside it! mount a hydrosweep upper spray arm support on that same toilet flange. reduce it down with bushings and connect it via 1 1/2 inch pvc pipe to a new submersible pond pump with a high output volume. this one is a 5500 g.p.h. pump.
float the inner tube in a pond and there you have it! 
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| Post# 676347 , Reply# 12 4/30/2013 at 00:20 (4,014 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati) | ||
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| Post# 676348 , Reply# 13 4/30/2013 at 00:25 (4,014 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati) | ||
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this is so much better! | ||
| Post# 676349 , Reply# 14 4/30/2013 at 00:28 (4,014 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati) | ||
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i actually finished it back in march and | ||
| Post# 676350 , Reply# 15 4/30/2013 at 00:31 (4,014 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati) | ||
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could not wait for that snow to be | ||
| Post# 676352 , Reply# 16 4/30/2013 at 00:36 (4,014 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati) | ||
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that hydrosweep spins really fast | ||
Post# 676380 , Reply# 17 4/30/2013 at 06:48 (4,014 days old) by turquoisedude  (.) |
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Looks great, Pete! Nice idea to replace the wooden platform with the inner tube and laundry basket - this should last a looooonnnnng time now. Now, let's just hope the snow is gone for the season... The pond and surroundings look so serene!
Hubby has also seen your pond in previous threads and has generously offered to dump my KA Electra portable in our creek and use it as a fountain pump. I can't repeat what my reply was.... LOL | ||
| Post# 676382 , Reply# 18 4/30/2013 at 07:30 (4,014 days old) by washerman (cape town) | ||
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I Want That is so cool. I wish I had a pond of my own so I could do something like that! | ||
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Post# 676388 , Reply# 19 4/30/2013 at 07:51 (4,014 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey) |
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EXACTLY.......I want a pond or even a koi pond(even a pool) to have a water feature like this.....and especially a dishwasher spray arm.....it doesn't get any better than this....LOVE IT!....
you beat me to the punch line of that platform, because I was thinking about that wood not lasting long.....and some thing for the future, find an old unused plastic patio table, remove the legs, and cut the umbrella hole larger.....would make a nice platform, and add a few underwater pool uplights, in colors, for dramatic night viewing....just a thought but nonetheless....this is freaking fantastic! | ||
| Post# 676401 , Reply# 20 4/30/2013 at 08:13 (4,014 days old) by A440 () | ||
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Great idea Pete! Didn't you do a video of your last pump set up? I bet it sounds great. | ||
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Post# 676404 , Reply# 21 4/30/2013 at 08:19 (4,014 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Post# 676422 , Reply# 22 4/30/2013 at 10:21 (4,013 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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| Post# 676486 , Reply# 23 4/30/2013 at 17:58 (4,013 days old) by Stevet (West Melbourne, FL) | ||
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Video to follow! This deserves to be immortalized on youtube. When can we expect to see it there? | ||
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Post# 676489 , Reply# 24 4/30/2013 at 18:16 (4,013 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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We all want to see........... | ||
| Post# 676579 , Reply# 26 4/30/2013 at 22:06 (4,013 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati) | ||
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thank you all for your kind words
i do have 2 videos of the old design on you tube, just search "kitchenaid hydrosweep pond pump' i think i did them in 2009 0r 2010.
i will take a video of this new design tomorrow with my digital camera but i have no idea how to upload a video to this site. i have tried doing it before attempting to upload the video the same as i do photos and it won't work. if you guys can explain how to do it (in simple terms please, i am not that computer savvy) i will be happy to put a video on here. i would really like to know how anyway for future reference with my washers and dishwashers. as for the pond i simply had a neighbor come over back in 2003 and dig me a hole 35 ft. in diam. and 8 feet deep. he used a back hoe or digger thing, not sure the name but he had it done in about 4 hours. i live in a very swampy part of cinti called milford/goshen area (east side) and it filled up on it's own in less than a week. some summers i have to add water, some i don't. i added a bunch of feeder goldfish that are now about a foot long and started adding koi 2 years ago. i have had turtles in it, even a snapper a neighbor threw in against my will, snakes ofcourse, and every cat in the neighborhood knows he can get a drink whenever he wants! even had some ducks land in it one day! i like the idea of the plastic lawn patio table, if i ever change it again i will try that! will add buoys of pvc pipe underneath. nice thing about the laundry basket (even tho it's not that professional looking) is that the pump is so accessable! i can simply lift it out for cleaning once i remove the straps that hold it vertical. again thanks everyone for the encouragement and paul, please don't put that electra portable in the creek! i love those portables! i don't think it would float! anxiously waiting instructions on video uoploading procedures! (digging pond in 2003. guy on right is neighbor who threw the snapper in the next year! i'm glad he moved out of the neighborhood). 
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| Post# 676580 , Reply# 27 4/30/2013 at 22:07 (4,013 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati) | ||
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another view | ||
| Post# 676582 , Reply# 28 4/30/2013 at 22:11 (4,013 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati) | ||
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