Customer Reviews

Beckett 7062410 DP400 Pump for Ponds and Fountains

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I needed a new pump for a garden pond renovation...one that would produce a reasonable flow at about 4 feet of static head. This 400 gph pump produces about 200 gph at that head, fitting my needs. I had used Beckett pumps before and was really pleased with their performance. This was a great buy.

The Beckett DP400 was purchased for a wall mounted plaster fountain where water flows up from a reservior to a lion's head and into a small upper basin; then down from the small upper pool through slots back into the lower main reservoir.

The pump had more volume than could be modulated with the intake valve feature. The force of the water caused the water eject port to overshoot the fountain entirely. I should have done more research!

What I did notice, though, is that the pump was quite loud. Maybe when submerged into an actual pond, or if used in a large concrete fountain, there would be enough water and other material to insulate from that annoyance. TBD.

This is a good fairly strong pump for small to medium sized fountains or ponds. It has been running for months now continuously and no problems. My only complaint is that it does not have a flow control valve as it shows in the picture. Also the lift tube that attaches to the pump is slightly too large in diameter and sometimes pops off due to the force of the water.

This pump worked for one year. It was under 18" if water in Richmond AV where the top of the pond developed a thin film of ice. It worked until last week. The pump runs but does not push any water. I have cleaned it as well as I can. I set the pump in a bucket of water and plugged it in. The impeller turns but no water comes out. I will have to buy a new pump, but it will not be this one.

I received the pump in good order and so far (about 1 month) it has been working continuously without any problems.

This is the same size pump everyone else sells for $15 to $25 more . Good mesh pre-filter. does the job for my waterfall

My husband says...."they are magic!" Now he knows where to purchase one should the need arise again. The prices are right on.

I needed a new pump for my goldfish pond and this pump has surpassed my expectations.

Great price, and when it worked it was great, but after 3 months it started buzzing and now is dead, dead, dead.

I purchased this pump for my pond because I had a Beckett pump previously that was A-1. It operated continuously without anything other than routine pond maintenance. Foolishly when that particular pump went bad, I purchased another brand which lasted all of three months. Never again, it's Beckett pumps for me. If this present pump lasts as long as the first, I will be jumping for joy. I just installed this pump two weeks ago, it is operating continuously and meeting all my expectations. I look forward to enjoying my pond for years to come, thanks to my Beckett pump.