Electric Pond Stirrer Best Practices

Ross Fienten's Nevada Electric Pond Stirrer in action

Installation The stirrer should be installed as close as practically possible to the pond with the base as low as possible to ground level (no higher than the manufacturers recommendation). The aim is to have the stirrer angled as horizonal as possible into the pond, hence longer stirrers are often the recommended option. If in […]

Ross Waved Goodbye to Discharge Consents

Ross' Nevada 3PL RainWave Drag Hose System

Looking ahead Ross Robinson could see discharge consents are on their way out, and sooner or later he’d be applying effluent to land – so he decided to jump in and get his farm sorted early.

Ian Wanted His Pond Swirling

Ian Bell standing in front of his Nevada Electric Stirrer

Ian Bell wanted his effluent pond swirling. So when his first stirrer wasn’t getting the job done he went on the hunt for something better…

Top 3 Slurry Stirrers for Above Ground Tanks

Nevada Hydraulic PTO Stirrer in actio over the wall of an above ground tank

Electric Over-The-Wall Slurry Stirrers Over-the-wall horizontal stirring is the ultimate option because it is the most effective. A more thorough stir is achieved because the stirrer can be positioned far enough into the tank and angled for the best flow. This allows the stirrer to easily break up crust from the top (should you have […]

Why Horizontal Pond Stirrers Are Recommended

Nevada Hero Progress Cavity Effluent pump on side of pond with Electric Stirrer and Taranaki Maunga in background

The aim of stirring your effluent is to keep solids in suspension ready for pumping out. Why? Because there are several unwanted issues that occur if you allow solids to settle: This leads to why we recommend shore mounted or PTO pond stirrers over floating vertical shaft stirrers…because they are far more effective in keeping those solids […]

Effluent Stirrers: What Makes a Good Propeller

Nevada electric pond stirrer

There are a lot of things that go into building a good slurry stirrer, but one of the key components is the propeller. Dairy, poultry or piggery effluent storage often contains a lot of fibres from food, hair, feathers, hay, straw, and whatever else might make it’s way in there – all of which needs […]

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