Hi Kevin, nice bit of filming and in depth detail of the Oase, out of interest how much filming is involved before the editing, it was nice to meet you in person and have a chat, as you saw it was like a building site lol, after heavy rain we've had it's sludge every where, I'm sure it will be worth it, stay safe. Rob.
@@AKoiEnthusiast it's not looking good for putting liner in this yr, first time I've ever forgot to turn outside tap off which shouldn't have been a problem anyway because hose was on it with hozelocks and spray nozzle, but somehow it pushed the hose out leaving it to flow freely with tap fully open, neighbour heard water running at midnight thought I was filling pond, I got up at 8 so it had at least 8hrs of continuous water running, it ended up flooding inside pond lifting them sheets of wood up which floating in at least 3" water sand is water logged and hardcore underneath has started to lift, it's like walking on a sponge, I had a few blocks left to fill with concrete then was going to order my liner, this happened a few days ago, but now I'm still not sure I want to finish it, nothing has gone right with this build which I started 17 months ago and most of my equipment will have run out of warranty before it's even been used, sorry bout the winge Kevin. Rob.
I’m amazed Oase haven’t produced a detailed video/s showing the assembly of their Compact series and the additional modules you can attached to it. It’s unhelpful for their customers and must be costing them sales of their additional modules. Thanks for taking the time to produce this video, at least potential buyers have half a clue as to what they can expect. 👍
Thanks for watching and thanks for commenting. Kind words mean a lot specially as we literally dig a hole and spend the rest of the time chucking money in to it. If we had the knowledge we can all save money and mistakes happening
Yep nice run through on that a very compact unit the Oase is I do like the panel mesh system on them. very nice set up filter system the editing get's better with every video there are so many tools in the programs to play with it takes along time to get your head round all the tricks and what you can do with the video on screen. thanks for filming
Your water looks good filming under water shows the fines and there is very very little i need a better camera for diving in the pond will sort that over winter. Just keep playing with editing I can just work my way round Sony Vegas now after 12 months so many bits and tricks in it but learn to use each one as you go in a program and it gets to look more like a pro job with everyone you learn. I will be sitting in on some lessons at the school when I can as you can pickup so much watching some one do it some of the kids turn out so amazing stuff
I was having same sort of problems switching between recording's from different cameras some times i can use 3 or 4 cameras to get one video there is a program called Any video converter its free find on google I now run all the tracks past that and convert them to the mp4 from that it fixed the problems i was having opening different camera tracks in the editor
Brilliant video and very informative. I’m looking at buying a drum filter to fit in before a bead filter and offer automated cleaning, but tight for space. This might be the one for me.
Good video editing. It is a skill that seems gets better the more we do (even if pc crashes regularly). I find that some functions work well for me and I stick to what I know but slowly try new things when I have the inclination. Nice run through of the oase drum.
Cheers - It is like Roller Skating (Not that I've done it) it takes a while to get on your feet and you stick to the basics but every now and then you try something new. Thanks again
Hi. I have exactly the same filter. How many cycles do you have the filter doing in? Also for how long? I believe oase recommend every 20mins with an 8second clean. This equates to 7/8 of the drum. Great video
Nice system thinking of buying similar size pond .my Q is returns how many and how did u intergrate the bakki as im adding a bakki also cheers for any input.
Cheers for watching and commenting. On my set up I have two mid level returns. One for the Bottom Drain and One for the Skimmer line. BUT on the Skimmer line I have a Tee and a Valve and I can change the return from the Mid level return to the above level return which goes through a Pressure Filter then up to the Bakki. There are a couple of Video's explaining the full set up if you check my Channel out.
Hi thanks for your informative video , looking at buying the compact drum too , my question is , the screens , can you swap them for 30 microns like you can the larger model ?
Hi sunny Chesterfield 🌞 I have a ezpond raised pond I also have the oase proficlear m I am now ready to add water to the pond a few questions for you (virgin to the hobby) 1st do I have the bottom drain valve open while fillings? 2nd do I have all the other valves open on fill up including uv valves 3rd in what order do I turn the pumps and uv on I have a pump connected to the oase a pump connected to the main in let out let and a pump to the defuser Any help much appreciated 🙏 thanks
Cheers for watching. 1. If you leave the valve close during filling it will flush any bits out of the bottom drain when opened. 2. Open all the other valves. 3. I would open the BD Valve after filling and let any bits go into the filter. Then turn on the Oase M and let the screens clean then switch on the pump and let it run for a bit and then the UV
I currently have a Nexus 220 on my airated BD but now need to fit a filter to my skimmer, skimmer is currently installed with the line blanket off, I’m limited on space so I’ve been looking at the compact drum that you have, my only concern is I don’t have a trickle in / trickle out and I’m mindful the drum auto cleans, would it be ok to top up the pond manually of an evening with an hosepipe as I do now whilst cleaning the Nexus or does the drum dump to much water to waste over the course of the day for that to be practical, I appreciate I can set the frequency of the cleans, but I’d need it to be cleaning often enough to reap the benefits and justify to initial cost, thanks in advance.
The cleaning cycle is default at every 20 minutes and will use 1.1Litre per clean so 3 litres per hour and 36 Litres per 12 hours. If the screen gets dirty or you have a Blanket Weed issue it may clean more often. Depending on the size of your Pond the water used in the cleaning cycle would not really be an issue or drain the pond too much. I never noticed the water level dropping before I made an auto top up set up.
Kevin Great videos pal. I’m just getting back into koi keeping after a 20 year absence ( kids , married etc..... ) What I would like to know is that I’m in the very early stages of my pond being crafted and wanted to know if the filter that you use has to be a the same level as the pond ???? Reason I ask is that I had a pump fed system last time, but this time it’s gravity system with a 4” bottom drain going into the filter .. Thx for any help 👍🏻
Cheers for the watch and question. Yes the system is similar to most Gravity fed systems where you set the Min/Max based on the Pond water working levels. If you set it up correct it will detect if the flow slows down which will mean a potential dirt build up on the screens and will then auto clean. Set these up right and it will leave you more time to enjoy your hobby as you will not have to clean the filter or back flush. I check my screens twice a year and do a bottom drain flush. Annually I might brush the screens or scrub them. I actually have a spare set so I swap them annually and then soak them in cement cleaner, washing up liquid and hose them off ready for the next year. When I had a Multy Bay and then the Eazypod I was having to physically clean them out weekly and more often in the Summer. With this unit I don't get my hands wet let alone dirty. It has never failed or had any issues in 3 years so the extra money was well worth it. Yes I could have got a Nexus cheaper but my filter house was not big enough to fit so the Oase small foot print and drum system makes it a Win, Win. Like they say the cheapest way to build a Pond is to build it once and build it right. If I had bought this first it would have saved me a fortune in £'s and effort
@@AKoiEnthusiast Thx for the quick response Kev. If I have any other issues with purchasing equipment and set -up i hope you don’t mind me periodically messaging you for advice . Once again many thx
Hi, how mch water does the Oase drum filter discharge on cleaning. I am thinking of getting one but i have a problem of getting rid of waste water in my back garedn. If you could give me a rough idea please. Thanks
Cheers for watching. This may be long winded but here goes. If the levels are set up correctly and the parameters are set up as default. The Unit will clean for 10 seconds each time. The Drum has two jets capable of 3.5 l/min. meaning in 10 seconds it will pump 1.1 litres of filtered water. The Default cycle is every 20 minutes so every 1 hour it will use 3.3 litres of water. Or every 6 hours it will use 7 Litres of water. That equates to 28 Litres per day. If you chuck in Blanket Weed Treatment you would expect extra cleaning cycles for a week to 10 days. Possibly as much as 50 Litres per day. Hope that helps. If not ask again
Cheers Graham, It is rendered and pebble dashed with coloured pebbles. I wanted a bit of a coloured render and thought coloured pebbles would be better and I don't need to paint it every year
Sorry I must have missed the Comment. I bought it from Fiveacre Pond Supplies in Chesterfield. All I will say is, after googling and checking every supplier out I got the best deal and it was cheaper than all the other Suppliers.
Thanks for watching and commenting. If I am honest the Eazypod itself is a good unit BUT it was working at its limit with my Pond and the feeding. Plus I was fed up of manually cleaning the unit more often and also in the rain. It felt like half my spare time was in cleaning the Filter (Plus I had another Eazypod on the second pond) When I swapped it was like heaven and I've not got my fingers wet let alone dirty since. It was nearly £1,950 but worth every penny as I am over stocked and over feed but the water clarity is perfect.
Hello there, looking for some help please. I've just been setting up my Oase drum filter and I believe I've done everything correctly but I cannot get rid of Er88 on the control panel. I've gone through the instructions several times and can't see what I'm doing wrong but the level detection device still keeps giving me error message Er88. The water level in the unit without anything running is bang on the maximum water level and when I turn the main pond pump on it drops to the minimum level marker. I've tried to set the device as high as it will go and as low as it will go but after a manual clean or after 10 mins of running the display on the control panel changes to Er88. Any ideas what I'm doing wrong.
Cheers for watching. I did have this a couple of times. First time, the two float indicators in the back left corner, the black plastic tube had got stuck with algae and the adjustable metal arm had been caught opening the lid and had bent down a little. The second time I was right at the beginning and I think my pump was running too fast, so I adjusted the level a little so when the pump was not running the pond level came right up to the top of the waste reservoir. In fact some times if I switch the pump off a little water flows down the waste. Then when the pump (20000) is running at 75% the lowest level is at the Min level on the Filter. If these still do not work I would speak with Oase Tech as they are very helpful too. Sometimes if I get the alert Er88 I just press and hold the On/Off for a few seconds and it clears itself with no issues.
@@AKoiEnthusiast thank you for coming back to me, much appreciated 👍. Have since spoken to Oase technical support (3 times) and their advice was to turn off the indicator as the differential between my water level without pump running and with pump running was not great enough to need the sensor. Apparently this is the case for 90% of installations so am happy with that as all has been running well since I turned it off. Cheers👍🐟🈲😊
Hello there, when the @@AKoiEnthusiast (@@AKoiEnthusiast) Oase suggest@@AKoiEnthusiast and to do this @@AKoiEnthusiast-@@AKoiEnthusiastthe @@AKoiEnthusiast(about 5 seconds) @@AKoiEnthusiast. When the setting is 0 the sensor is turned off but this will not affect the cleaning timing or the auto clean when the sensor detects a low water level.@@AKoiEnthusiastthe false @@AKoiEnthusiast👍🐟🈲😊
@@AKoiEnthusiast apologies, not sure what happened with my previous response, so here goes again….click the menus button on the control box until you se e7. This will be showing as 1 which is the sensor turned on. Press the menu button once more and setting will change to 0. This is the function of the sensor turned off which is what you want. Don’t touch the buttons for circa 5 seconds after you have changed the display to 0 and this will lock in the change. With this function now turned off you will not get the false e88 but the cleaning timing cycle will not be affected, nor will the automated clean when the low water position is detected. Hope this helps and works for you like it has for me👍🐟🈲😊
Cheers Dougie, I love it. I wouldn't see an issue if it was feed by a 3" pipe and the instead of a 4" rubber connector you used a 3" to 4" Reducer Rubber connector. There are two inlets so it could take a Skimmer or second bottom drain too.
Hi Kevin I'm thinking of putting this drum in front of a k1 bead filter where my sieve is. Is the return pump to the pond maxed at 12000 litres through the moving bed?
I use a Pondxpert 20000 Varipump on the Filter and I vary the flow from 50% up to 85% depending on the weather or treatment. I believe the max flow through the Filter is 16,500ltrs but to achieve that I would need to turn the pump up to max because of the bends and return level etc. I'm not a Bead user so I'm not sure what flow rate they need.
@@AKoiEnthusiast Hi Kevin I'm running a 20000 litre variable pump from the sieve to the k1 micro filter at 90 % capacity so k1 micro filter copes very well. Was just checking that you could pump the max 16500 litres from the moving bed, my pond is 17000 litres. I quite like the size of your Oase Drum filter as space is a bit tight and just checking it could cope with my pond volume. Thanks for your reply. Chris.
Hi Kevin, now subscribed to you channel so catching up with your videos. 😊 May I ask, so roughly, how.many times a day does the drum get actionned and how many litres of water do you think go to waste? So interested by this drum but need to carefully think as my drain waste is so far away from the pond. Many thanks
This may be long winded but here goes. If the levels are set up correctly and the parameters are set up as default. The Unit will clean for 10 seconds each time. The Drum has two jets capable of 3.5 l/min. meaning in 10 seconds it will pump 1.1 litres of filtered water. The Default cycle is every 20 minutes so every 1 hour it will use 3.3 litres of water. Or every 6 hours it will use 7 Litres of water. That equates to 28 Litres per day. If you chuck in Blanket Weed Treatment you would expect extra cleaning cycles for a week to 10 days. Possibly as much as 50 Litres per day. My Pond is approximately 10,000 Litres so it would be expected/anticipated that I would do a 10% - 20% Water change each week. Let's say 15%. This would mean I would change 1,500Ltrs each week. I only do random water changes because of the Drum Filter cycles plus every 3 days or so I will flush the Pressure Filter which will discharge 40 - 50 litres during the cleaning cycle. Add that to an occasional bottom drain flush and natural evaporation and you may get close to the bottom estimate of 10% water change through general house keeping of the Pond. Hope that helps. If not ask again
@@AKoiEnthusiast hi Kevin, thank you so much for taking the time to respond. It absolutely makes sense. I so much prefer the idea of your drum cycle system with trickling replacement of water, rather than massive discharge of water (10%) weekly in one go. Thank you so much. It really helps me to make a decision.
@@LauMagroTheFrenchKOInection I have an auto top up supply so like you say it is a little water change often. The biggest selling point of this style of drum is that since I installed it, I don't even get my hands wet let alone dirty cleaning the drum. It cleans it's self and I have more time to enjoy the hobby.
@@AKoiEnthusiast yes absolutely I get that. I think at the moment I don't mind getting my hands wet and I actually enjoy that part. My water clarity is great and I want to keep it that way with the bigger pond next year. I just think the drum makes a better job at everything, even with the fines. Love your videos by the way, really informative and pleasant.
Cheers for watching. I’m not sure what you mean about tiny. It is suitable for koi ponds up to 4,000 gallons. It cleans about every 20 minutes depending on the dirt. It uses about 2 litres per cleaning cycle. It works out at about 30 gallons per day water change. The pond is crystal clear so what ever it does is working
@@AKoiEnthusiast Yeah a bit more water usage compared to bigger ones. It just other drums in the market are bigger meaning they can take more gunk on the mesh before a cleaning cycle. But yeah i suppose that you're change.The ponds great 👍
A Koi Enthusiast 1 second ago Cheers for watching. I did have this a couple of times. First time, the two float indicators in the back left corner, the black plastic tube had got stuck with algae and the adjustable metal arm had been caught opening the lid and had bent down a little. The second time I was right at the beginning and I think my pump was running too fast, so I adjusted the level a little so when the pump was not running the pond level came right up to the top of the waste reservoir. In fact some times if I switch the pump off a little water flows down the waste. Then when the pump (20000) is running at 75% the lowest level is at the Min level on the Filter. If these still do not work I would speak with Oase Tech as they are very helpful too. Sometimes if I get the alert Er88 I just press and hold the On/Off for a few seconds and it clears itself with no issues.
Hi Kevin, nice bit of filming and in depth detail of the Oase, out of interest how much filming is involved before the editing, it was nice to meet you in person and have a chat, as you saw it was like a building site lol, after heavy rain we've had it's sludge every where, I'm sure it will be worth it, stay safe.
Rob.
@@AKoiEnthusiast it's not looking good for putting liner in this yr, first time I've ever forgot to turn outside tap off which shouldn't have been a problem anyway because hose was on it with hozelocks and spray nozzle, but somehow it pushed the hose out leaving it to flow freely with tap fully open, neighbour heard water running at midnight thought I was filling pond, I got up at 8 so it had at least 8hrs of continuous water running, it ended up flooding inside pond lifting them sheets of wood up which floating in at least 3" water sand is water logged and hardcore underneath has started to lift, it's like walking on a sponge, I had a few blocks left to fill with concrete then was going to order my liner, this happened a few days ago, but now I'm still not sure I want to finish it, nothing has gone right with this build which I started 17 months ago and most of my equipment will have run out of warranty before it's even been used, sorry bout the winge Kevin.
Rob.
I’m amazed Oase haven’t produced a detailed video/s showing the assembly of their Compact series and the additional modules you can attached to it. It’s unhelpful for their customers and must be costing them sales of their additional modules. Thanks for taking the time to produce this video, at least potential buyers have half a clue as to what they can expect. 👍
Thanks for watching and thanks for commenting. Kind words mean a lot specially as we literally dig a hole and spend the rest of the time chucking money in to it. If we had the knowledge we can all save money and mistakes happening
Two words: Superb presentation.
Thanks for the Comments
Yep nice run through on that a very compact unit the Oase is I do like the panel mesh system on them. very nice set up filter system the editing get's better with every video there are so many tools in the programs to play with it takes along time to get your head round all the tricks and what you can do with the video on screen. thanks for filming
Your water looks good filming under water shows the fines and there is very very little i need a better camera for diving in the pond will sort that over winter. Just keep playing with editing I can just work my way round Sony Vegas now after 12 months so many bits and tricks in it but learn to use each one as you go in a program and it gets to look more like a pro job with everyone you learn. I will be sitting in on some lessons at the school when I can as you can pickup so much watching some one do it some of the kids turn out so amazing stuff
I was having same sort of problems switching between recording's from different cameras some times i can use 3 or 4 cameras to get one video there is a program called Any video converter its free find on google I now run all the tracks past that and convert them to the mp4 from that it fixed the problems i was having opening different camera tracks in the editor
Brilliant video and very informative. I’m looking at buying a drum filter to fit in before a bead filter and offer automated cleaning, but tight for space. This might be the one for me.
Good one kev! Keep them coming mate
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Good video editing. It is a skill that seems gets better the more we do (even if pc crashes regularly). I find that some functions work well for me and I stick to what I know but slowly try new things when I have the inclination. Nice run through of the oase drum.
Cheers - It is like Roller Skating (Not that I've done it) it takes a while to get on your feet and you stick to the basics but every now and then you try something new. Thanks again
Nice run through Kevin!
Quite fancy one of those myself but the pump fed version.
Hi Kevin, I have the pump fed version, good filter, I just wish it had an amalgam UV inside, would help to keep the screens clean.
@@AKoiEnthusiast Hi Kev. it would make a big difference, i have another drum with an amalgam uv, and i havent had to clean the screen in three years
@@AKoiEnthusiast mine clog with biofilm
Great video Kevin, how are the fry getting on?
Hi. I have exactly the same filter.
How many cycles do you have the filter doing in? Also for how long?
I believe oase recommend every 20mins with an 8second clean. This equates to 7/8 of the drum.
Great video
Nice system thinking of buying similar size pond .my Q is returns how many and how did u intergrate the bakki as im adding a bakki also cheers for any input.
Cheers for watching and commenting. On my set up I have two mid level returns. One for the Bottom Drain and One for the Skimmer line. BUT on the Skimmer line I have a Tee and a Valve and I can change the return from the Mid level return to the above level return which goes through a Pressure Filter then up to the Bakki. There are a couple of Video's explaining the full set up if you check my Channel out.
Hi thanks for your informative video , looking at buying the compact drum too , my question is , the screens , can you swap them for 30 microns like you can the larger model ?
A Koi Enthusiast ah that’s a great idea , many thanks
Hi great videos do they do these for pump fed ponds my pond is over 1 metre raised cheers
Thanks for watching and Yes they do. In fact I saw someone selling a second hand one on one of the Facebook Koi pages.
Hi sunny Chesterfield 🌞 I have a ezpond raised pond I also have the oase proficlear m I am now ready to add water to the pond a few questions for you (virgin to the hobby) 1st do I have the bottom drain valve open while fillings?
2nd do I have all the other valves open on fill up including uv valves
3rd in what order do I turn the pumps and uv on I have a pump connected to the oase a pump connected to the main in let out let and a pump to the defuser
Any help much appreciated 🙏 thanks
Cheers for watching. 1. If you leave the valve close during filling it will flush any bits out of the bottom drain when opened. 2. Open all the other valves. 3. I would open the BD Valve after filling and let any bits go into the filter. Then turn on the Oase M and let the screens clean then switch on the pump and let it run for a bit and then the UV
I currently have a Nexus 220 on my airated BD but now need to fit a filter to my skimmer, skimmer is currently installed with the line blanket off, I’m limited on space so I’ve been looking at the compact drum that you have, my only concern is I don’t have a trickle in / trickle out and I’m mindful the drum auto cleans, would it be ok to top up the pond manually of an evening with an hosepipe as I do now whilst cleaning the Nexus or does the drum dump to much water to waste over the course of the day for that to be practical, I appreciate I can set the frequency of the cleans, but I’d need it to be cleaning often enough to reap the benefits and justify to initial cost, thanks in advance.
The cleaning cycle is default at every 20 minutes and will use 1.1Litre per clean so 3 litres per hour and 36 Litres per 12 hours. If the screen gets dirty or you have a Blanket Weed issue it may clean more often. Depending on the size of your Pond the water used in the cleaning cycle would not really be an issue or drain the pond too much. I never noticed the water level dropping before I made an auto top up set up.
Kevin Great videos pal.
I’m just getting back into koi keeping after a 20 year absence ( kids , married etc..... )
What I would like to know is that I’m in the very early stages of my pond being crafted and wanted to know if the filter that you use has to be a the same level as the pond ????
Reason I ask is that I had a pump fed system last time, but this time it’s gravity system with a 4” bottom drain going into the filter ..
Thx for any help 👍🏻
Cheers for the watch and question. Yes the system is similar to most Gravity fed systems where you set the Min/Max based on the Pond water working levels. If you set it up correct it will detect if the flow slows down which will mean a potential dirt build up on the screens and will then auto clean. Set these up right and it will leave you more time to enjoy your hobby as you will not have to clean the filter or back flush. I check my screens twice a year and do a bottom drain flush. Annually I might brush the screens or scrub them. I actually have a spare set so I swap them annually and then soak them in cement cleaner, washing up liquid and hose them off ready for the next year. When I had a Multy Bay and then the Eazypod I was having to physically clean them out weekly and more often in the Summer. With this unit I don't get my hands wet let alone dirty. It has never failed or had any issues in 3 years so the extra money was well worth it. Yes I could have got a Nexus cheaper but my filter house was not big enough to fit so the Oase small foot print and drum system makes it a Win, Win. Like they say the cheapest way to build a Pond is to build it once and build it right. If I had bought this first it would have saved me a fortune in £'s and effort
@@AKoiEnthusiast Thx for the quick response Kev.
If I have any other issues with purchasing equipment and set -up i hope you don’t mind me periodically messaging you for advice . Once again many thx
@@paul2stroke65 You can always ask me a question. The best and quickest way is either via the Website e Mail or the Facebook group
Hi, how mch water does the Oase drum filter discharge on cleaning. I am thinking of getting one but i have a problem of getting rid of waste water in my back garedn. If you could give me a rough idea please. Thanks
Cheers for watching. This may be long winded but here goes. If the levels are set up correctly and the parameters are set up as default. The Unit will clean for 10 seconds each time. The Drum has two jets capable of 3.5 l/min. meaning in 10 seconds it will pump 1.1 litres of filtered water. The Default cycle is every 20 minutes so every 1 hour it will use 3.3 litres of water. Or every 6 hours it will use 7 Litres of water. That equates to 28 Litres per day. If you chuck in Blanket Weed Treatment you would expect extra cleaning cycles for a week to 10 days. Possibly as much as 50 Litres per day. Hope that helps. If not ask again
what is on the outside of pond ??? looks great
Cheers Graham, It is rendered and pebble dashed with coloured pebbles. I wanted a bit of a coloured render and thought coloured pebbles would be better and I don't need to paint it every year
Great video.great video.how much was the drum
Sorry I must have missed the Comment. I bought it from Fiveacre Pond Supplies in Chesterfield. All I will say is, after googling and checking every supplier out I got the best deal and it was cheaper than all the other Suppliers.
How did u get on with the eazy pod ? Because I'm liking that oase proficlear
Thanks for watching and commenting. If I am honest the Eazypod itself is a good unit BUT it was working at its limit with my Pond and the feeding. Plus I was fed up of manually cleaning the unit more often and also in the rain. It felt like half my spare time was in cleaning the Filter (Plus I had another Eazypod on the second pond) When I swapped it was like heaven and I've not got my fingers wet let alone dirty since. It was nearly £1,950 but worth every penny as I am over stocked and over feed but the water clarity is perfect.
Hello there, looking for some help please. I've just been setting up my Oase drum filter and I believe I've done everything correctly but I cannot get rid of Er88 on the control panel. I've gone through the instructions several times and can't see what I'm doing wrong but the level detection device still keeps giving me error message Er88. The water level in the unit without anything running is bang on the maximum water level and when I turn the main pond pump on it drops to the minimum level marker. I've tried to set the device as high as it will go and as low as it will go but after a manual clean or after 10 mins of running the display on the control panel changes to Er88. Any ideas what I'm doing wrong.
Cheers for watching. I did have this a couple of times. First time, the two float indicators in the back left corner, the black plastic tube had got stuck with algae and the adjustable metal arm had been caught opening the lid and had bent down a little. The second time I was right at the beginning and I think my pump was running too fast, so I adjusted the level a little so when the pump was not running the pond level came right up to the top of the waste reservoir. In fact some times if I switch the pump off a little water flows down the waste. Then when the pump (20000) is running at 75% the lowest level is at the Min level on the Filter. If these still do not work I would speak with Oase Tech as they are very helpful too. Sometimes if I get the alert Er88 I just press and hold the On/Off for a few seconds and it clears itself with no issues.
@@AKoiEnthusiast thank you for coming back to me, much appreciated 👍. Have since spoken to Oase technical support (3 times) and their advice was to turn off the indicator as the differential between my water level without pump running and with pump running was not great enough to need the sensor. Apparently this is the case for 90% of installations so am happy with that as all has been running well since I turned it off. Cheers👍🐟🈲😊
@@TelfordKoiPond I forgot to ask how do you turn off the sensor
Hello there, when the @@AKoiEnthusiast (@@AKoiEnthusiast) Oase suggest@@AKoiEnthusiast and to do this @@AKoiEnthusiast-@@AKoiEnthusiastthe @@AKoiEnthusiast(about 5 seconds) @@AKoiEnthusiast.
When the setting is 0 the sensor is turned off but this will not affect the cleaning timing or the auto clean when the sensor detects a low water level.@@AKoiEnthusiastthe false @@AKoiEnthusiast👍🐟🈲😊
@@AKoiEnthusiast apologies, not sure what happened with my previous response, so here goes again….click the menus button on the control box until you se e7. This will be showing as 1 which is the sensor turned on. Press the menu button once more and setting will change to 0. This is the function of the sensor turned off which is what you want. Don’t touch the buttons for circa 5 seconds after you have changed the display to 0 and this will lock in the change. With this function now turned off you will not get the false e88 but the cleaning timing cycle will not be affected, nor will the automated clean when the low water position is detected. Hope this helps and works for you like it has for me👍🐟🈲😊
I like the look of these, could this be fed by a 3” inch pipe?
Cheers Dougie, I love it. I wouldn't see an issue if it was feed by a 3" pipe and the instead of a 4" rubber connector you used a 3" to 4" Reducer Rubber connector. There are two inlets so it could take a Skimmer or second bottom drain too.
@@AKoiEnthusiast excellent 👍
Hi Kevin I'm thinking of putting this drum in front of a k1 bead filter where my sieve is. Is the return pump to the pond maxed at 12000 litres through the moving bed?
I use a Pondxpert 20000 Varipump on the Filter and I vary the flow from 50% up to 85% depending on the weather or treatment. I believe the max flow through the Filter is 16,500ltrs but to achieve that I would need to turn the pump up to max because of the bends and return level etc. I'm not a Bead user so I'm not sure what flow rate they need.
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Hi Kevin I'm running a 20000 litre variable pump from the sieve to the k1 micro filter at 90 % capacity so k1 micro filter copes very well. Was just checking that you could pump the max 16500 litres from the moving bed, my pond is 17000 litres. I quite like the size of your Oase Drum filter as space is a bit tight and just checking it could cope with my pond volume. Thanks for your reply. Chris.
Hi Kevin, now subscribed to you channel so catching up with your videos. 😊 May I ask, so roughly, how.many times a day does the drum get actionned and how many litres of water do you think go to waste? So interested by this drum but need to carefully think as my drain waste is so far away from the pond. Many thanks
This may be long winded but here goes. If the levels are set up correctly and the parameters are set up as default. The Unit will clean for 10 seconds each time. The Drum has two jets capable of 3.5 l/min. meaning in 10 seconds it will pump 1.1 litres of filtered water. The Default cycle is every 20 minutes so every 1 hour it will use 3.3 litres of water. Or every 6 hours it will use 7 Litres of water. That equates to 28 Litres per day. If you chuck in Blanket Weed Treatment you would expect extra cleaning cycles for a week to 10 days. Possibly as much as 50 Litres per day. My Pond is approximately 10,000 Litres so it would be expected/anticipated that I would do a 10% - 20% Water change each week. Let's say 15%. This would mean I would change 1,500Ltrs each week. I only do random water changes because of the Drum Filter cycles plus every 3 days or so I will flush the Pressure Filter which will discharge 40 - 50 litres during the cleaning cycle. Add that to an occasional bottom drain flush and natural evaporation and you may get close to the bottom estimate of 10% water change through general house keeping of the Pond. Hope that helps. If not ask again
@@AKoiEnthusiast hi Kevin, thank you so much for taking the time to respond. It absolutely makes sense. I so much prefer the idea of your drum cycle system with trickling replacement of water, rather than massive discharge of water (10%) weekly in one go. Thank you so much. It really helps me to make a decision.
@@LauMagroTheFrenchKOInection I have an auto top up supply so like you say it is a little water change often. The biggest selling point of this style of drum is that since I installed it, I don't even get my hands wet let alone dirty cleaning the drum. It cleans it's self and I have more time to enjoy the hobby.
@@AKoiEnthusiast yes absolutely I get that. I think at the moment I don't mind getting my hands wet and I actually enjoy that part. My water clarity is great and I want to keep it that way with the bigger pond next year. I just think the drum makes a better job at everything, even with the fines. Love your videos by the way, really informative and pleasant.
Does it wash often, because the drum itself is tiny.
Cheers for watching. I’m not sure what you mean about tiny. It is suitable for koi ponds up to 4,000 gallons. It cleans about every 20 minutes depending on the dirt. It uses about 2 litres per cleaning cycle. It works out at about 30 gallons per day water change. The pond is crystal clear so what ever it does is working
@@AKoiEnthusiast Yeah a bit more water usage compared to bigger ones. It just other drums in the market are bigger meaning they can take more gunk on the mesh before a cleaning cycle.
But yeah i suppose that you're change.The ponds great 👍
Hi my pond is now up and running what does error 88 mean on the display and how do I rectify it
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Cheers for watching. I did have this a couple of times. First time, the two float indicators in the back left corner, the black plastic tube had got stuck with algae and the adjustable metal arm had been caught opening the lid and had bent down a little. The second time I was right at the beginning and I think my pump was running too fast, so I adjusted the level a little so when the pump was not running the pond level came right up to the top of the waste reservoir. In fact some times if I switch the pump off a little water flows down the waste. Then when the pump (20000) is running at 75% the lowest level is at the Min level on the Filter. If these still do not work I would speak with Oase Tech as they are very helpful too. Sometimes if I get the alert Er88 I just press and hold the On/Off for a few seconds and it clears itself with no issues.