<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;"><DIV>I do not remember every doing one, but I have been asked several times.  I assume you want the maximum oxygen for the minimum energy? or do you want the pond to have some circulation to prevent freezing?  </DIV>
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<DIV>I would think just pumping air to the bottom would be a low return, prehaps spraying the water in to the air through small nozzels? or circulating surface water down to the bottom?  a skimmer and then a circulae pump?  I wlll ask a friend who is in water conservation and relay.</DIV>
<DIV>DT <BR><BR>--- On <B>Thu, 6/17/10, Mick Abraham <I><mick@abrahamsolar.com></I></B> wrote:<BR></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px"><BR>From: Mick Abraham <mick@abrahamsolar.com><BR>Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] PV solar powered pond aeration compressor<BR>To: "RE-wrenches" <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org><BR>Date: Thursday, June 17, 2010, 8:54 AM<BR><BR>
<DIV id=yiv2041764290><A href="http://keetonaquatics.com/" rel=nofollow target=_blank>keetonaquatics.com</A> is perhaps the place Dana Orzel was remembering. They may only want to sell complete bundles with PV & all, however. <BR><BR clear=all>Mick Abraham, Proprietor<BR><A href="http://www.abrahamsolar.com/" rel=nofollow target=_blank>www.abrahamsolar.com</A><BR><BR>Voice: 970-731-4675<BR><BR><BR>
<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 6:54 PM, Dana <SPAN dir=ltr><<A href="http://us.mc519.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=dana@solarwork.com" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:dana@solarwork.com">dana@solarwork.com</A>></SPAN> wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: rgb(204,204,204) 1px solid; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; PADDING-LEFT: 1ex" class=gmail_quote>Larry - Google search for pond aeration equipment. I cannot<BR>recall but Denver, CO or somewhere slightly north of there.<BR><BR>Thanks,  Dana Orzel<BR><BR>Great Solar Works, Inc<BR>E - <A href="http://us.mc519.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=dana@solarwork.com" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:dana@solarwork.com">dana@solarwork.com</A><BR>V - 970.626.5253<BR>F - 970.626.4140<BR>C - 970.209.4076<BR>web - <A href="http://www.solarwork.com/" rel=nofollow target=_blank>www.solarwork.com</A><BR>Responsible Technologies for Responsible People since 1988"<BR>
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<DIV class=h5><BR>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: <A href="http://us.mc519.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org">re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org</A><BR>[mailto:<A href="http://us.mc519.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org">re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org</A>] On Behalf<BR>Of Larry Crutcher<BR>Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2010 6:32 PM<BR>To: <A href="http://us.mc519.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org">RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</A><BR>Subject: [RE-wrenches] PV solar powered pond aeration<BR>compressor<BR><BR>Greetings Wrenches,<BR><BR>I am looking for a DC motor, oil-less, continuos duty
 air<BR>compressor<BR>to use for a pond aeration system. Higher voltage DC<BR>preferred for<BR>direct PV module power. I'm not sure how to calculate the<BR>pressure and<BR>volume needed but a similar 120vac pump draws about 1200<BR>watts and<BR>delivers about 9 CFM. I assume that the same wattage DC<BR>motor would<BR>mean comparable air supply. Any experiences out there?<BR><BR>Thanks,<BR><BR>Larry Crutcher<BR>Starlight Solar Power Systems<BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>List sponsored by Home Power magazine<BR><BR>List Address: <A href="http://us.mc519.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org">RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</A><BR><BR>Options & settings:<BR><A href="http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wren" rel=nofollow target=_blank>http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wren</A><BR><A
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