Why you MUST have a Priming Pot

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A Priming Pot performs TWO functions

1. Pond Pumps are designed with "aggressive" pump blades to move a lot of water at a low pressure, but they also have rather "loose" blade tolerances, since they are designed to move water and not air. This means that a typical pond pump will not "self prime" by sucking the air out of the feed line to cause the water to "lift" out of the pond and into the pump. Which all means that you need to have a PRIMING POT to fill with water, so the pump has the "thicker" water medium to start the process, to then lift the water out of the pond and into the pump.
2. Ponds are subject to leaves and twigs falling into them, either from trees planted next to the pond or brought in by the wind. Leaves and twigs are the ENEMY of both your pump's blades and of your ULTIMA II bead filter. Leaves and twigs that are not trapped by the strainer basket in your priming pot may very well CLOG AND KILL any brand or model of bead filter. You should NEVER REMOVE the strainer basket in your priming pot.

A Note for Submersible Pump Users

The average submersible pump has a small screen on the intake, but that screen (in our experience) does not do a particularly good job of keeping leaves and twigs from passing through the pump and then on to whatever filter is used. If you have a submersible pump and wish to use a bead filter, you need to have some type of strainer basket which you may remove and clean, in the water line leading from the pump to the filter

Since this water line is under pressure, you need to be sure you select a priming pot that has a SECURELY LOCKING LID and which is made out of materials strong enough to withstand as much as 15-to-20 pounds of pressure. The priming pots we sell are designed with a screw-on lid and should work to keep leaves and twigs from reaching your bead filter

Be sure to clean the strainer basket often, so the strainer basket does not restrict the flow of water to the point that excess water pressure builds and then harms the priming pot

Filtration starts with a Priming Pot (for external pumps)
Why You MUST Have a Priming Pot

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