Beckett 7206810 W3500 Waterfall Pump, 3500 GPH

I have used these for about 10 or 12 years and get about 2 to 3 years of continuous operation. The pump is less costly than most pumps and does an outstanding job even during the winter months. I keep my waterfall running year round. If you are looking for a great pump look no further. Good for beginner pond enthusiast as well as established ponds.

It provides a quiet water fall. The water is beautiful to see and hear. It functions well in the Midwest winter months. My pond is running 365 days of the year. It may go out when the weather is-30. I order another one. Amazon has it here the next day.

Looks good, worked only after I disassembled it and spun the pump. At first I plugged it in and it wouldn't start, just get hot. I had to remove the wet head and turn the pump by hand to break it free, I guess because its been sitting for a while. It works like suggested, I use it as a waterfall pump and it pumps about 3000 gph at about 2 feet of head height. After 1 year, the pump doesn't run very long without overheating. I don't know if it has a thermal shut off or if its just getting clogged with stuff. I can't really blame the manufacture for this one, roots at the bottom of the pond keep getting sucked into the pump and probably shorten its life. I guess the only solution here is to protect the pump from root growth. Over the past year I had to remove the wet head about once a month to free up the pump as stuff getting caught in it like leaves make it difficult to keep running. I keep my rating at 3 stars. Its performance is as planned and for its energy use is much better than any pool type pump. I'm now looking to see if I can fully disassemble the pump to clean the entire rotating area. Looks like the end is held on by a C ring.

Summary: Great pump at a great price ($125 w/ free Amazon Prime shipping) Details - I have a 1000 gal backyard pond/waterfall. My required water "lift" is about 3 feet (the top of the waterfall is about 3 feet above the pond) - this is important for newcomers to residential ponds because, lets say you also have a 1000 gal pond, but need to "lift" the water 8 feet - this will affect the performance results of your pump. Pros: - Even though rated at 3500gph, this pump replaced a 4800gph pump without any noticeable drop in waterfall action! - Small footprint - necessary for me due to my small filter basin - Long power cord - UGH, I hated my previous pump because it cam with a short (3ft maybe) cord. This pump has a 15 ft cord, so I was able to rid myself of the extenion cord I was previously using. Cons: - Packaging from manufacturer - Not usually a huge deal, but wow - the stuff they packaged this in must've been military rated for armored vehicles and glued with atomic adhesive. It was a nuisance to go out to the garage for my sheet-metal shears to get through the layers of ballistic kryptonite. A box and maybe some styrofoam would have sufficed. - Limited adapters - fortunately, I had plenty of right-angle, expander/reducer, inside thread/outside thread adapters from my last pump installation. Had I not, I would been to the hardware store to get this pump to fit my main conduit line for the waterfall.

This pump works great. I have a small pond (1000 gal with 2in supply lines) with a short waterfall that the pump powers. We also have a lot of fir trees that drop a lot of debris into the pond. The pump works well with all this litter It is designed so that smaller particles can flow through and do not clog or burn the pump out.

Bought this pump August 2nd 2015. Fired it up in September. Worked great until now. Pump is not even 2 months old and no longer working. Very disappointed. Propeller was stuck. Wiggled it around and started working again. upgraded star to a three. Back to a one. Pump stopped working within 24 hours and doesn't come on at all. Called the customer service number, sent them a copy of invoice as instructed, 3 emails and no reply. Very poor customer service. Save your money. I will not buy any Beckett products again.

Have not installed it yet, but sorely disappointed that is so heat restricted. We live in a hot place, and will be very unhappy if the pump cannot handle warm water!

These are extreme pumps that are well built and push large, very large amounts of water, I recently used one of these on a waterfall project and pushed water up a 70 degree slope 100 feet and the pressure was still like a fire hydrant. I have also had one in the creek behind my house running nonstop for weeks and it seems to still work wonderfully.

Been using this pump continuously now for 2 years winter and summer in my pond.Never let me down yet

Works well but after a few months, the amount of water it pumps decreased.

works like a charm

I wish it had a way to attach an external inlet filter