Little Giant SK5 5000 Gallon Per Hour Pond Skimmer, Black, 14940171

Quiet Running Pump that does the work of clearing the Pond Water daily.

Very happy with it. Does what it should. I have had it a while now and runs like a charm.

Little Giant needs to make a youtube video with step by step instructions showing the install. If you're dumb like me and watch video after video that shows the same exact steps over multiple skimmers - you're in for a surprise.This skimmer is different from the others.1. The screws are included- they are in fact already screwed into the skimmer- so if you don't notice this- and there's no instruction that says "remove the screws from the faceplate" BTW - and you get your skimmer leveled, rocked in, liner set in the pond, up over the top of the skimmer - you'll be undoing a good part of it in order to remove those screws. That's not where the pain ends.2. Expecting that you'll be poking holes from the inside of the skimmer box when it comes time to attach the liner? Like all the other skimmers shown in all the videos? NOPE. This one requires ALL work to be done through the front, the screws do NOT come through the inside box - instead there are thick bumps on the inside of the box because the screws go into a housing.I'm not saying it's a bad design. Perhaps it's even a superior design that will keep things leak free. But when it comes time to cut the hole in the liner... if you're counting on working through the inside of the box to mark the screw holes, make the little holes in the liner, THEN screw in through the front --- NOPE.First you have to unscrew all the screws (not in the instructions!!) take the faceplate (which is NOT a flat piece) off, cut a hole in your liner, work the liner up over the faceplate edges - which is pretty much impossible to achieve if you installed the liner where you want it to be. And I mean physically impossible. We had to undo a good section of rock in order to have enough slack in the liner to BARELY, and I mean with sliced and bleeding fingers, get this done. The alternative was un-doing half the rocks. Also, I got to waste around ... 600 gallons of water too, that had to be drained to get below the very long faceplate, NOT just to the bottom of the weir door opening.Again, stupid me - watching video after video after video with common procedures for all skimmers (but none to be found for Little Giant except a stupid pump change video that had nothing to do with the skimmer).And yes, I had slack built into the skimmer side of the liner.So, should you not know what's in store ... You'll be standing in your pond - perhaps you had the audacity to fill the pond to ensure the liner was stretched into the corners so you wouldn't find yourself with a ripped liner at the skimmer if you misjudged the contours - perhaps you had everything all lined up - if you neglect to cut the hole and secure it to the skimmer while everything is dry - you'll find yourself up a creek with only a stick for a paddle.Bottom line- it's a nice product but do yourself a huge favor. 1. take out the screws and the faceplate before placing the skimmer in its excavated hole, set them aside. 2. only fill your pond to 8" below the entire skimmer BOX. 3. Don't rock in the top of your liner anywhere until the liner hole is cut and you've installed this weir door. 4. Remember that NO, you can't work through the inside of the box with a Little Giant skimmer, so IGNORE all the helpful videos.Please learn from my painful mistakes. I like the skimmer. I think it will give us a nice long run, I'm not complaining about any of that. But Little Giant: MAKE A DARN VIDEO and post it to youtube. Little Giant, go over your instructions step by step and recognize that the faceplate screws have to come out IMMEDIATELY.

This scimmer real does the job. Rigid enough to support water pressure and dirt surrounding it. Have not had any issues with it. If anything it is difficult to cut through when installing pump hose. All the way I would make it.

Sturdy and capable, the problem is with the inlet which is just simply in the wrong spot for most falls builders.

A well designed pond component. I love my Little Giant.

great quality good price .

Works perfectly!