My very old Bioforce 2200's UV on our little pond had failed, so I thought I would try one of the Hozelock EcoPower+ gravity filters and move a Bioforce 3000UV from our bigger pond up to the small one, and install the EcoPower on the large one (which had the recommended Titan 3000 pump already in situ).
However, The lid of the filter refuses to stay on, and today water was coming out of the top of the filter box with the venturi and sponge assembly floating. I had lost a good six inches of water, and if I hadn't seen it, the pond would be empty and my fish (all over five years old and well loved) would be dead.
The filter is located right on the pond's edge, and the return is directly from the filter output, so there should be no back flow.
I'm at a loss, and I'll probably have to keep going out every few hours all night to check it. So, if anyone is about tonight and has any ideas why this happening, or how I could fix it, please reply.
I REALLY wish I had stuck with a pressurised filter again now
However, The lid of the filter refuses to stay on, and today water was coming out of the top of the filter box with the venturi and sponge assembly floating. I had lost a good six inches of water, and if I hadn't seen it, the pond would be empty and my fish (all over five years old and well loved) would be dead.
The filter is located right on the pond's edge, and the return is directly from the filter output, so there should be no back flow.
I'm at a loss, and I'll probably have to keep going out every few hours all night to check it. So, if anyone is about tonight and has any ideas why this happening, or how I could fix it, please reply.
I REALLY wish I had stuck with a pressurised filter again now