The 2009 Import and Export Market for Concrete Pumps in Oceana
Published September 16, 2011 | 
The 2009 Import and Export Market for Concrete Pumps in Oceana
On the demand side, exporters and strategic planners approaching the market in Oceana face a number of questions. Which countries are supplying concrete pumps to Oceana? What is the dollar value of these imports? How much do the imports of concrete pumps vary from one country to another in Oceana? Do exporters serving the market in Oceana have similar market shares across the importing countries? On the supply side, Oceana also sells to the international market of concrete pumps. Which countries in Oceana supply the most exports of concrete pumps? Which countries are buying their exports? What is the value of these exports and which countries are the largest buyers?This report was created for strategic planners, international marketing executives and import/export managers who are concerned with the market for concrete pumps in Oceana. With the globalization of this market, managers can no longer be contented with a local view. Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics that appear several years after the fact. I have developed a methodology, based on macroeconomic and trade models, to estimate the market for concrete pumps for those countries serving Oceana via exports or supplying from Oceana via imports. We do so for the current year based on a variety of key historical indicators and econometric models.
How to Rotate Your Car’s Tires
Published September 15, 2011 | 
Rotating your vehicle’s tires is one of the easiest and most important things to do to your vehicle. It increases yours and your family’s safety and makes your tires last longer and wear better. Luckily for us, it is one of the few items of car maintenance that even the novice can do.
Items needed to rotate your tires:
2 Jacks
4 Jackstands
Tire Iron or Star Wrench
Air Gun and Compressor(opt)
Lugnut Lube(opt)
Flathead Screwdriver
WD-40
Wheel Chocks or blocks
6 Pieces of thick Plywood(opt)
Rotating tires can be a little messy, so wear older clothes that you don’t mind getting dirty. If you want to, you can use a carpet remnant to kneel on while working on the car. This will keep you a little cleaner and protect you from the rough ground.
Set your vehicle up on a level surface and set the parking brake. Make sure the vehicle won’t move by placing rocks or wheel chocks under the wheels. A concrete or asphalt driveway is fine as long as it is fairly even. Do not attempt this on a hill, that will make it unsafe.
Scissor jacks are not really that safe to use but if that’s all you have go ahead and use it, but be very careful. It is always safer and better to get a mechanical floor jack. These are only about twenty bucks and are available at auto repair stores. Pump the jack up until it just lifts the vehicle but hasn’t lifted the tires off the ground.
Place a jack on one side of your car. Looking at the vehicle, estimate the halfway point between the back and front. If on asphalt or another soft surface you may want put a board under each of the jacks and the jackstand so that it is steady and doesn’t damage the asphalt. Set the jack right under the middle point of the vehicle under the hard, steel frame. Make sure it is sitting right under the car’s frame and start pumping the jack up. Move to the other side of the vehicle and do the same thing with the other jack.
If you have hubcaps pry them off with the flathead screwdriver and then set them aside.
Now using your tire iron, star wrench, or pneumatic air gun, loosen the lugnuts on all four wheels. On some vehicles the lugnuts will loosen when turned to the right, on other vehicles, only when turned to the left.
Obviously, most people don’t have air compressors but that really makes taking off the tires a lot easier. A star wrench is second choice because it gives you a lot more power to take off the lugnuts. A tire iron doesn’t give you a lot of leverage so to improve it you might want to slip a piece of metal pipe over the end for more pulling power.
If you can’t get the lugnuts loosened spray WD-40 on them and let them sit a few minutes, then try again. If you have a star wrench you might need to attach it to the stuck lugnut and then very carefully stand on one arm of the wrench and bounce. This should make the lug finally turn. It is nice to find out your lug nuts are stuck at home when you have more tools and also the ability to drive the vehicle to a tire place with an air compressor if you have to, instead of stuck on the side of the road with a flat tire you can’t remove.
After loosening all the lug nuts, pump up the jacks and lift the vehicle in the air. Raise it slightly higher than the height of the jackstands. Set a jackstand under the frame of the car between one of the jacks and a wheel. Try to get it fairly close to the wheel. Make sure when the car is let down the frame will sit evenly on the jackstand top. Put another jackstand near the other wheel on that side and center it under the frame too. Do the same thing on the other side so that each of the four wheels has a jackstand under the frame right next to it.
Now slowly lower the jacks so that the vehicle is resting on the jackstands. Go slowly to make sure you have the jackstands evenly placed and that the car is balanced on top of them. After the car is sitting squarely on top of the jackstands make sure it is steady and move on to the next step.
Completely remove the lug nuts and then the tires from the car. As you take each of the tires off, place the lug nuts and the tire right next to the wheel well you took them off from.
Check out the inside of the wheel well. Make sure the brakes look okay and nothing looks broken or rusty. If it does you should take it in to an auto repair place and find out what’s wrong with it and whether it should get fixed.
Take one of the front tires and move it to the back on the same side of the car. Never, never, never ever switch a tire from one side of the car to the other. That used to be how tires were rotated, but all tires on non-commercial vehicles in the US are now radials and if you change the direction the tire rolls in, the belts inside it could separate and rip up the bottom of your car.
Move each of the front tires to the back of the car on the same side and then move the back tires to the front.
Put one of the tires on the car and then if using it, apply some lug nut lube and put one lug nut on. The lug nut lube allows the lug nuts to be easier to remove in the future. Some people choose to use it and others don’t. It is a matter of personal preference.
Place another lug nut on directly across the tire from the first and snug that on too. Working back and forth, replace all the lugnuts. Now tighten them all again. This will ensure they are evenly tightened and the tire is securely fastened.
Following the same procedure for all of them, remount all the tires.
Raise the vehicle up again and remove the jack stands.
Slowly lower the vehicle to the ground and remove the jacks.
Now that the entire vehicle’s weight is on the wheels tighten the lugnuts again. If you happen to have a torque wrench, tighten the lugnuts to the specs in your in your car manual or to about 80 psi. If you don’t have a torque wrench, tighten the lugnuts as tight as you can. When it is at the right tightness it should give off a squeaky sound. If you feel any doubts that you have them tight enough, or feel uncomfortable about how good of a job you’ve done on the rotation finish the tires and take it a tire store and ask them if they offer lugnut tightening for free. Many places off minor things like this. Don’t let them intimidate you for rotating your tires yourself. They make a lot of money off things like that and it is something just about anyone can do. If you can change a tire you can rotate them.
Replace the hubcaps. Before you do this you may want to write your name and phone number on the inside in case they ever fall off. Hubcaps can be expensive to replace and they fly off all the time so this at least gives you the chance to get yours back if you lose yours.
You may need to smack the hubcaps on with the palm of your hand or even gently tap them on with a cloth wrapped hammer. Work around the edge of the hubcap and make sure it has clipped on all the way around and then you’re done rotating your car’s tires.
Warnings
Large vehicles such as Suburbans or Tahoes or RVs are probably too difficult for beginners to do. Their weight requires stronger and better jacks and jackstands and if not lifted in the proper places can be unsteady. Play it safe and take these to a mechanic instead of doing it yourself.
Always be careful when having a vehicle raised up on a jack. Never allow anyone to sit inside while the vehicle is lifted and never allow children on or around the vehicle while it is in the air.
The 2009 Import and Export Market for Concrete Pumps in Latin America
Published September 14, 2011 | The 2009 Import and Export Market for Concrete Pumps in Latin America
On the demand side, exporters and strategic planners approaching the market in Latin America face a number of questions. Which countries are supplying concrete pumps to Latin America? What is the dollar value of these imports? How much do the imports of concrete pumps vary from one country to another in Latin America? Do exporters serving the market in Latin America have similar market shares across the importing countries? On the supply side, Latin America also sells to the international market of concrete pumps. Which countries in Latin America supply the most exports of concrete pumps? Which countries are buying their exports? What is the value of these exports and which countries are the largest buyers? This report was created for strategic planners, international marketing executives and import/export managers who are concerned with the market for concrete pumps in Latin America. With the globalization of this market, managers can no longer be contented with a local view. Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics that appear several years after the fact. I have developed a methodology, based on macroeconomic and trade models, to estimate the market for concrete pumps for those countries serving Latin America via exports or supplying from Latin America via imports. We do so for the current year based on a variety of key historical indicators and econometric models.
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Leave a commentThe World Market for Concrete Pumps: A 2011 Global Trade Perspective
Published September 13, 2011 | The World Market for Concrete Pumps: A 2011 Global Trade Perspective
This report was created for strategic planners, international executives and import/export managers who are concerned with the market for concrete pumps. With the globalization of this market, managers can no longer be contented with a local view. Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics that appear several years after the fact. I have developed a methodology, based on macroeconomic and trade models, to estimate the market for concrete pumps for those countries serving the world market via exports or supplying from various countries via imports. I do so for the current year based on a variety of key historical indicators and econometric models. On the demand side, exporters and strategic planners approaching the world market face a number of questions. Which countries are supplying concrete pumps? What is the dollar value of these imports? How much do the imports of concrete pumps vary from one country to another? Do exporters serving the world market have similar market shares across the importing countries? Which countries supply the most exports of concrete pumps? Which countries are buying their exports? What is the value of these exports and which countries are the largest buyers?
The 2011 Import and Export Market for Concrete Pumps in Oceana
On the demand side, exporters and strategic planners approaching the market in Oceana face a number of questions. Which countries are supplying concrete pumps to Oceana? What is the dollar value of these imports? How much do the imports of concrete pumps vary from one country to another in Oceana? Do exporters serving the market in Oceana have similar market shares across the importing countries? On the supply side, Oceana also sells to the international market of concrete pumps. Which countries in Oceana supply the most exports of concrete pumps? Which countries are buying their exports? What is the value of these exports and which countries are the largest buyers? This report was created for strategic planners, international marketing executives and import/export managers who are concerned with the market for concrete pumps in Oceana. With the globalization of this market, managers can no longer be contented with a local view. Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics that appear several years after the fact. I have developed a methodology, based on macroeconomic and trade models, to estimate the market for concrete pumps for those countries serving Oceana via exports or supplying from Oceana via imports. We do so for the current year based on a variety of key historical indicators and econometric models.
In what follows, Chapter 2 begins by summarizing where Oceana fits into the world market for imported and exported concrete pumps. The total level of imports and exports on a worldwide basis, and those for Oceana in particular, is based on a model which aggregates across over 150 key country markets and projects these to the current year. From there, each country represents a percent of the world market. This market is served from a number of competitive countries of origin. Based on both demand- and supply-side dynamics, market shares by country of origin are then calculated across each country market
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Published September 11, 2011 | 
The first pondless waterfall was designed and built in Fallbrook, California in the early 1980′s, long before the advent of rubber or PVC pond liners. However, that particular design was referred to as a “childproof waterfall” with its descriptive name lending a better definition of its function and purpose.
This design was the result of solving the enormous liability issues related to small children drowning in bodies of standing water such as swimming pools and ponds. The client wanted a waterfall in his front yard; however, there was no possibility for a pond due to the topography and space restrictions. In addition, building codes restricted pond depths to 18 inches, unless all of the code requirements were satisfied, such as bordering the body of water with a 6 foot fence, a special gate requirement, and door alarms, to name just a few.
The client also stressed to me the importance of low maintenance. A pond, regardless of its depth, becomes a catch basin for blowing leaves and debris. Other maintenance factors included algae growth from the water’s exposure to sunlight, and evaporation resulting from larger surface area of the water.
By capturing the waterfall water in a subterranean cistern, all of the previously mentioned code requirements and maintenance issues are resolved by eliminating the cause: a pond.
The pleasant results are the beneficial sound and sight of a waterfall minus the liabilities or high cost of maintenance. Since the water will spill through rock placed on top of galvanized steel grating that covers the collection basin (cistern), the collected water stays cooler. And in the absence of sunlight, there is no algae problem. By placing a fine galvanized hardware cloth between the covering of loose rocks and the galvanized grating, leaves and small debris are prevented from ending up in the collection basin and can be removed easily by hand.
This “child-proof” or pondless waterfall was constructed of 3500 psi concrete (with stealth fiber added) and reinforced with #3 rebar placed 8 inches on center. This type of construction will survive earthquakes and last for decades. Reinforced concrete shells that are properly sealed with a concrete sealer such as Thoroseal will not only permanently waterproof the concrete, it will prevent alkali and phosphorous from leaching into the water, making it permanently safe for aquatic life.
Most modern-day pondless waterfalls are constructed with rubber or PVC liner. Pond liner advocates tout the assets of liners as being faster and cheaper to build; they even claim that liners last longer than concrete. Liner ponds and waterfalls may be faster to build, but they are not necessarily cheaper or stronger. Case in point:
In August, 2007 a previous client of mine in Rancho Santa Fe, California informed me that they were buying a 15,000 square foot home on three acres. They asked me to check out an existing waterfall and pond on the property. The previous owners informed them that they had paid a pond liner company 6,000 to construct it, only to have it leak within a few months. The loss of water was so great that they had to shut it down. The liner guy came out to inspect it, pointing out a rodent burrow mound among the surrounding rocks and boulders. He stated that it was gophers, ground squirrels or rats, or possibly all three, that had chewed a hole in the liner. He quickly added that the liner was warranted against factory defects only, but not from acts of God, man, beast, or any creeping thing.
As if that was not bad enough, a second liner company was called out and paid ,000 to repair the leaks, which they attempted to do by plastering around the base of every rock in the waterfall. UGLY does not properly describe it. Talk about a tropical paradise turning into a tropical nightmare! Within two months it was leaking worse than before.
I was commissioned to crane out all of the two- to five-ton boulders and remove all the remaining smaller boulders and rock with a Bobcat, then rip out all of the liner and replace it with 3500 psi reinforced Shotcrete.
The waterfall’s width was doubled and 40 feet was added to its height, doubling the width of the pond. The original 2-hp pump was replaced with five 3-hp high-efficiency pumps; the original 12 lights were replaced with 65 accent lights. All of this was completed for ,000 less than the original cost of the pond and waterfall. (Note: The total amount paid for their waterfall in original construction costs and replacement costs was 6,000. Over a half a million dollars! So is a liner really cheaper than reinforced concrete?) It took the original liner guy twelve days to complete the project; it took us just five weeks.
So much for cheaper and longer-lasting… What about liability or asset? Every rock and boulder in the entire waterfall and pond was secured in place with mortar, unlike the liner waterfalls where rocks and boulders were placed on the liner loosely and could easily shift, move or topple over when walked on, creating an extreme liability.
In light of the prior facts, comparing liner construction with reinforced concrete, liner ponds and waterfalls can end up costing twice as much when considering replacement costs and repairs. Most “pondless waterfall” advocates stress three major selling points on the use of pond liners for pondless waterfalls and koi ponds:
1. They are cheaper to build.
2. They last longer than concrete.
3. They require less maintenance. The truth… there is more profit to be made by the pond liner guys. They are in and out in one to two days! Will they come back and fix the problems that will surely arise, is the big question.
Liner ponds and pondless waterfalls — are they an asset or liability? Before you invest your hard-earned money, be sure you know the answer.
Douglas C. Hoover, CEO of Aquamedia Corp, Master Waterfall Builder, architect, engineer, freelance writer, author, designer & builder of over 2,000 waterfall and ponds in CA (30 years). Author of “Waterfall and Pond Construction Manual,” was .00 in bookstores, but for a limited time only .95 available as a downloadable e-book. Also “The Ultimate Training Course” has been reduced from 9 to only .95. Invented the AquaFill electronic water level control system for ponds, pools, fountains & spas. Waterfall and Pond Construction Manual
Pondless Waterfall – No Filter Needed
Published September 10, 2011 | 
No filter is needed in a pondless waterfall? That is correct – a properly designed pondless waterfall needs no filter. It also does not need a centipede module, snorkel vault, or pump housing. The liner industry added all of these unnecessary contraptions to their kits to drive up their profit margins.
I have built hundreds of pondless waterfalls over the years, starting with my first one in 1984 in Fallbrook, California. So, regarding this subject, “A man with experience is not at the mercy of a man with an argument.”
1. Value: Pondless waterfalls constructed with a liner cannot be warranted against holes caused by mice, rats, ground squirrels, gophers, chipmunks, tree roots, sharp objects, etc. However, pondless waterfalls that are constructed with concrete and rebar can be warranted for life. Because of this fact, a professionally constructed waterfalls with no pond will actually add equity to a home. We have compared the cost of materials and labor (hiring a concrete contractor and rebar fabricator) of both methods of construction and discovered that concrete and rebar pondless waterfalls cost the same or less than liner kits cost, uninstalled still in the box)!
2. Filter: Advocates of pondless waterfalls require you to install a “bio-falls” at the top of the falls for a filter. This is a waste of the customer’s money because it is not needed. Note: this plastic molded box is cheap to produce and returns exorbitant profits, plus it tacks on additional maintenance costs to the client, requiring periodic cleaning.
3. Pump: For several years the promoters of these liners recommended placing a sump pump in the bottom of the collection basin, and then fill it with gravel. I talked to a woman recently who said, when she turned on the sump pump, before the pumped water would return to the basin, the pump was sucking air (the basin was empty). She did not know where the pump was and the installer would not return her calls. A friend of hers found the pump at the bottom of the basin buried in gravel. And, the pump was all plugged up with debris. There is no telling how many thousands of pondless waterfall customers have this very same problem.
4. Needless extras: The liner guys came up with the brilliant idea of producing a pump chamber with holes in the bottom, or a centipede or snorkel vault. These are all fancy terms for worthless devices for which they can charge more money. All these contraptions do is keep the gravel away from the pump.
5. Correcting two major design flaws: Our pondless waterfalls are designed with a catch basin. It not only does not contain any gravel at all, but it does not utilize an inefficient, high-maintenance, energy-sucking sump pump that only has a one or two-year warranty. Our pondless waterfall basins (constructed of concrete) contain two 8″ anti-vortex suction drains, which feed an above-ground, high-efficiency centrifugal pump which is warranted for three years. The pump uses up to 60 percent less energy, is easy to hide, silent and maintenance free. It utilizes a leaf basket with a “twist and lift” cover for removing debris.
The basin is covered with five or six galvanized grates that are covered with rocks to hide it. The grating holes only allow debris small enough to be drawn through openings in the suction drains where it can be collected in the pump basket for easy removal, thus keeping the basin free from collecting debris. There is no need to ever get into the basin. There is a fail-safe Aquafill water leveler to keep the basin full so you never need to worry about it running dry and burning up the pump. Not to mention that the total volume of the basin is available for water, unlike the liner pondless waterfall that wastes 80 percent of its capacity with gravel. Over several months the gravel plugs up with rotting debris, creating a putrid, slimy, filthy job for the pondless waterfall owner.
6. Last, but by no means least: The reason concrete pondless waterfalls do not need filters is because, unlike the water that slowly moves through the gravel in the basin of a liner pondless waterfall (where the water becomes stagnant from its inability to move freely), concrete pondless waterfalls have an open chamber in the basin, allowing the rapid and free flow of water. This rapid circulation assures that mosquito larvae cannot survive. Nor can algae survive since the basin is covered. This keeps out the sunlight, cools off the water and keeps it clear.
Since a pondless waterfall does not have a pond, you are not dealing with fish food, fish waste, and large quantities of decaying debris. Consequently, there is no need for a filter in a properly designed concrete pondless waterfall. Hundreds of pondless waterfalls since 1984 will attest to that fact.
An ounce of prevention is worth a pond cure. DH
Douglas C. Hoover, CEO of Aquamedia Corp, Master Waterfall Builder, architect, engineer, freelance writer, author, designer & builder of over 2,000 waterfall and ponds in CA (30 years). Author of “Waterfall and Pond Construction Manual,” was .00 in bookstores, but for a limited time only .95 available as a downloadable e-book. Also “The Ultimate Training Course” has been reduced from 9 to only .95. Invented the AquaFill electronic water level control system for ponds, pools, fountains & spas. Waterfall and Pond Construction Manual
The 2011 Import and Export Market for Concrete Pumps in North America & the Caribbean
Published September 9, 2011 | The 2011 Import and Export Market for Concrete Pumps in North America & the Caribbean
On the demand side, exporters and strategic planners approaching the market in North America & the Caribbean face a number of questions. Which countries are supplying concrete pumps to North America & the Caribbean? What is the dollar value of these imports? How much do the imports of concrete pumps vary from one country to another in North America & the Caribbean? Do exporters serving the market in North America & the Caribbean have similar market shares across the importing countries? On the supply side, North America & the Caribbean also sells to the international market of concrete pumps. Which countries in North America & the Caribbean supply the most exports of concrete pumps? Which countries are buying their exports? What is the value of these exports and which countries are the largest buyers? This report was created for strategic planners, international marketing executives and import/export managers who are concerned with the market for concrete pumps in North America & the Caribbean. With the globalization of this market, managers can no longer be contented with a local view. Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics that appear several years after the fact. I have developed a methodology, based on macroeconomic and trade models, to estimate the market for concrete pumps for those countries serving North America & the Caribbean via exports or supplying from North America & the Caribbean via imports. We do so for the current year based on a variety of key historical indicators and econometric models.
In what follows, Chapter 2 begins by summarizing where North America & the Caribbean fits into the world market for imported and exported concrete pumps. The total level of imports and exports on a worldwide basis, and those for North America & the Caribbean in particular, is based on a model which aggregates across over 150 key country markets and projects
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The 2011 Import and Export Market for Concrete Pumps in Italy Reviews
Published September 6, 2011 | The 2011 Import and Export Market for Concrete Pumps in Italy
On the demand side, exporters and strategic planners focusing on concrete pumps in Italy face a number of questions. Which countries are supplying concrete pumps to Italy? How important is Italy compared to others in terms of the entire global and regional market? How much do the imports of concrete pumps vary from one country of origin to another in Italy? On the supply side, Italy also exports concrete pumps. Which countries receive the most exports from Italy? How are these exports concentrated across buyers? What is the value of these exports and which countries are the largest buyers? This report was created for strategic planners, international marketing executives and import/export managers who are concerned with the market for concrete pumps in Italy. With the globalization of this market, managers can no longer be contented with a local view. Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics which appear several years after the fact. I have developed a methodology, based on macroeconomic and trade models, to estimate the market for concrete pumps for those countries serving Italy via exports, or supplying from Italy via imports. It does so for the current year based on a variety of key historical indicators and econometric models.
In what follows, Chapter 2 begins by summarizing where Italy fits into the world market for imported and exported concrete pumps. The total level of imports and exports on a worldwide basis, and those for Italy in particular, is estimated using a model which aggregates across over 150 key country markets and projects these to the current year. From there, each country represents a percent of the world market. This market is served from a number of competitive countries of origin. Based on both demand- and supply-side dynamics, market shares by country of origin are then calculated across each country market destination. These shares lead to a volume of import and export values for
The 2009 Import and Export Market for Concrete Pumps in Africa
On the demand side, exporters and strategic planners approaching the market in Africa face a number of questions. Which countries are supplying concrete pumps to Africa? What is the dollar value of these imports? How much do the imports of concrete pumps vary from one country to another in Africa? Do exporters serving the market in Africa have similar market shares across the importing countries? On the supply side, Africa also sells to the international market of concrete pumps. Which countries in Africa supply the most exports of concrete pumps? Which countries are buying their exports? What is the value of these exports and which countries are the largest buyers? This report was created for strategic planners, international marketing executives and import/export managers who are concerned with the market for concrete pumps in Africa. With the globalization of this market, managers can no longer be contented with a local view. Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics that appear several years after the fact. I have developed a methodology, based on macroeconomic and trade models, to estimate the market for concrete pumps for those countries serving Africa via exports or supplying from Africa via imports. We do so for the current year based on a variety of key historical indicators and econometric models.
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Published September 5, 2011 | 
If you bought a product from a salesman based on the information and “facts” he shared with you about that product, and that salesman did not share with you the dangers or the negative aspects of that product, did he lie to you in the process of holding back the truth? Here are some real-life examples of what has been taking place in the water garden industry:
1. Pond liner installers will tell you that their liners have a 20- or 30-year warranty, but they neglect to mention the truth – that this only covers factory defects. They hold back important facts about their industry, such as the fact that more than 37% of all liner waterfalls have serious structural damage within three years of completion. And they neglect to say that over half (57%) of liner pond owners say they are dissatisfied with the way their waterfall turned out.
Ask yourself if your pond liner salesman divulged that one in three waterfalls and ponds leak within only 9 months of completion, or that 63% of do-it-yourselfers that purchased pond liner kits say they wished they were told the truth from the beginning, or they would have had the job done professionally, with concrete and steel. These statistics come from the pond liner industry itself!
2. Pond liner advocates tell you that their liner construction is superior to concrete construction. They make statements all the time that they replace leaky concrete ponds. But they neglected to tell you that the concrete ponds they replaced were constructed of a thin layer of cement poured over chicken wire that was laid right on the dirt. Did they tell you it was not built with 3 ½ inches of 6000 psi concrete, using rebar 10 inches on center? No, they did not; you can count on it! Would you consider that dishonest? Is withholding the truth for the purpose of deceiving the same as lying?
3. Did the liner dude tell you that their warranty does not cover damage from animal claws or burrowing, gnawing animals like gophers, rats, mice, chipmunks, and ground squirrels, or tree roots, sharp rocks, or sharp objects purposely or unintentionally thrown into the pond? So is that dishonest and unprofessional? Is withholding the truth or covering up the truth actually a lie?
4. Did the liner guy tell you that unlike the liner pond, the rock around a concrete pond and in the waterfall is secured with mortar whereas the liner pond rock is loose creating a serious hazard for exploring children?
Did he worn you that the liner would eventually become exposed from the rocks shifting, and you would need to regularly rearrange the rocks to keep the liner covered?
5. Did the proclaimed professional liner pond designer tell you the sump pump they were installing uses 60% more energy than a centrifugal, high-efficiency pump does? Or that the warranty is 1/3 the duration of the centrifugal pump? Did they mention that it will have to be pulled out of the pond twice weekly to remove the debris from the intake screen?
6. Did the liner promoter tell you how much dirty, filthy labor is involved in maintaining and cleaning the poorly designed liner filter and skimmers? Or that bio-falls and filters are known in the industry to be inferior to pressured bead filters? More deceit?
7. Did the liner expert explain that they can only make the liner pond two to three feet deep because if it is any deeper, the sides could cave in?
8. Did the learned liner lecturer share the simple fact that pond liner kits are now so expensive that you can build a pondless waterfall with concrete and rebar, installing the best high-efficiency pump available, at a cheaper price than what a kit costs while still in the box? Read the article “Pondless Waterfalls: Concrete vs. Liner.”
9. Did the liner soothsayer tell you that you don’t want a concrete waterfall and pond because they leach alkali from the cement that can poison the fish? Is this is another twisting of the truth.
If the pond shell is coated with two coast of non-toxic Thoroseal upon completion, the concrete is made completely waterproof and no alkali can leach out. In addition, if all of the rocks in the waterfall are cemented into place using an “S-type” of mortar mixed with Thinset, the mortar cannot leach and the rocks are secure. So now there is no danger of an accident from moving loose, unstable, stacked rocks as is done in liner construction. The same goes for all the rocks around the pond.
So tell me, what can it cost you to have the truth withheld? Let me and dozens of my clients whose liner ponds I have replaced with concrete and steel answer that question for you – thousands of dollars!
In conclusion, reader, let me ask you: Is twisting the truth or withholding the true facts the same as lying, or is it not? You be the judge.
Douglas C. Hoover, CEO of Aquamedia Corp, Master Waterfall Builder, architect, engineer, freelance writer, author, designer & builder of over 2,000 waterfall and ponds in CA (30 years). Author of “Waterfall and Pond Construction Manual,” was .00 in bookstores, but for a limited time only .95 available as a downloadable e-book. Also “The Ultimate Training Course” has been reduced from 9 to only .95. Invented the AquaFill electronic water level control system for ponds, pools, fountains & spas. For more free information and photos go to http://www.aquafill.com.
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