Beckett 7061310 350gph Submersible Pump with 16' Cord Review

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(More customer reviews)I purchased to replace my 14 year old 350gph Beckett pump so the brand does last. Two design changes on new pump are not ideal: 1) pump no longer has discharge butterfly flow valve, only an intake partial control slide. It makes it impossible to reduce the flow to meet my fountain's needs - should have bought a smaller pump and 2) suction intake is now out to the side and .5-1.5 inches off bottom of pump versus old style suction that was right in the bottom of the pump - leaves get into suction easier and if water level drops a little the pump starts sucking air.

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Sunterra 337106 Prefilter Box for 500 Gallon Pond Capacity, Black Review

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(More customer reviews)This filter box is a pre-filter that draws water through two foam pads -- a coarse filter, then a fine one -- before it is drawn into the pump. My Sunterra pump includes another filter inside a snap-on housing, so the pond has three filters in all. The box filter is effective but clogs quickly. The top is held on by four screws. To clean the foam pads, you must disassemble it. Awkward. Some kind of snap-on top would be more convenient. Also, my Sunterra pump has a threaded outlet which is designed to be used with a Sunterra diverter valve . . . more than I needed or wanted! (I have a small pond.) A trip to a hardware store yielded a few plastic plumbing coupling that allow me to snap a hose onto the outlet with a quick-release coupler . . . very convenient.
I had drained the pond and refilled it before installing the Sunterra kit. It wasn't possible to drain it entirely because of the fish, however. The filter got clogged quickly even with new, clear water -- well, clearER than it was! Yesterday I drained the pond again, more thoroughly, and decided not to use the box prefilter but just the pump with its built-in filter. I can get it out by snapping off the pump housing. If it doesn't clog for a week or so, I'll try to add the prefilter again. If it does clog, I'll just go with the built-in filter.

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