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Do you know the strategic differences in a pond fountain designed for 24/7 operations versus operating it on a routine schedule? Many suppliers will claim that their pond fountains are designed and manufactured for continuous duty operation, in most cases this is true but what they do not tell you is continued operation of a pond fountain greatly shortens the lifespan of its pump. Most fountain suppliers use sump pumps in the construction of their fountains because they are inexpensive and maximize the manufacturers profits which is good for them but not for you. Sump pumps are designed to pump water from a flooded basement, which may take an hour or so, and then the pump turns off until the basement needs pumping out again. This operation on demand is typical of what a sump pump is designed for. When you put that same sump pump on a fountain in a dirty pond water application and ask it to run 12 to 14 hours per day or worse to run continuously 24/7 you can imagine the result. This is not what a pump is designed to do.

Running a pond fountain for 24 hours a day, 7 days a week is just like running your washing machine, dishwasher, dryer, lawnmower or car continuously. It is common knowledge that if you run any appliance 24/7, its lifespan will be much shorter than if it was operating on a timed schedule when needed. Even refrigerators are designed to cycle on and off with the thermostat for optimal performance and service life.

At Eagle Fountain Works, we cannot stress enough the importance of scheduling routine downtime for any mechanical device. Downtime allows your mechanical devise to come to rest, prolonging the units’ lifespan under normal use conditions. Our suggestion is to operate pond fountains for 12 to 14 hours per day in order to accomplish the necessary aeration of the water while greatly prolonging the life of the equipment.

If you have any questions regarding operating schedules for your pond fountain, please contact our offices at 1-800-351-8814 and we will be glad to answer your questions!