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- From: howardr@col.hp.com (Howard Rebel)
- Newsgroups: alt.aquaria
- Subject: Re: Are W/D trickle filters worth it?
- Date: 23 Dec 1992 18:20:42 GMT
- Organization: HP Colorado Springs Division
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- rickkr@microsoft.com (Rick Krause) writes:
- >..
- > I do have a prefilter. I wasn't talking about using it for the
- > mechanical filtration. I just want to know if I can use it to
- > drive the W/D if the current pump should die. Anyone have an
- > answer?
-
- Yes you can if the head (difference between water input and outlet)
- are not so great that the flow rate drops too much.
- My guess is that will work. You can check the flow rate by putting a
- bucket of water at the filter level and another at the tank outlet
- level and time how long it takes to pump a gallon of water.
- --
- Howard Rebel hpcsos.col.hp.com
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