Products
Major Features of the HONU® System
- Lifts 6.5 to 8 million gallons of water per day with efficient 1 horsepower gear motor
- Six foot diameter and low profile base unit (less than 40 inches high)
- Low energy consumption from normal power supply or solar power system
- Stable and energy efficient — gentle flow of uplifting water in a vortex
- Legs protect the impeller
- Stainless steel components for long lasting durability
- Built-in flotation
- Minimal maintenance service requirements for the components
- Electrical system and motor compartment are above water level
- Made in America
Specifications |
HONU® |
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| Technology Description | Floating, Electric Powered Circulator for Freshwater and Waste Water applications. Utilizes a motor driven impeller to develop a vortex for moving water throughout the pond or lagoon. |
| Size and Weight | 6 foot diameter and approximately 150 lbs. (fully loaded) |
| Water Movement | Approximately 6.5 to 8 million gallons per day |
| Construction Materials | High Density Polyethylene body and legs, stainless steel shaft, and aluminum impeller |
| Power Required | 120 volt, 240 volt, or 3 phase power source located near pond or lagoon. Internal control box provides 12 volts for remote control. |
| Motor | Self-contained, water-proof, 1 hp running at 114 rpm @ 550 inch lbs. torque |
| Control Box | Has a power receptacle that provides a shore connection with a marine locking system in the unit body and a remote control with on/off switch for the HONU® motor. |
| Wiring | Corrosion resistant and water proof industrial wire with molded and watertight connectors all inside of a waterproof control box |
| Flotation System | Six polyethylene legs, which provide flotation and protection for the impeller |
| Vortex | Impeller turns at approximately 114 rpms to develop a gentle water vortex reaching towards the bottom of the pond and moving water in a slow and even circular motion from the bottom to the top. |
| Minimum Operating Depth | 24 inches minimum operating depth |
| Anchoring | Two tether lines with snap hooks to the machine, cleat shore attachments, moving weights along the lines for maintaining tethering lines and power cords below the surface |
| Accessories Available | Impeller Guard |
| Warranty | Limited 1 year parts and labor |
| Impact Area | 300 foot radius from center of unit in all directions |
The Water Quality Solution
- A leading technology in improving water quality — Superior to aeration systems in improving water quality
- Prevents algae, foul odors, mosquito breeding grounds and pond freezing. Provides a mathematically designed vortex of water from near the floor to the surface of the pond (as little as 2 feet and up to 60 feet).
The Process
- The Water Quality Solution employs the concept that “moving water is healthier than stagnant water” in ponds and lagoons by using an engineered natural process which uses a gentle vortex that circulates and mixes the water to increase oxygen, balance water temperatures and utilize photosynthesis to facilitate natural phenomena to treat water. This is done with a system that uses very low energy consumption.
- The system transforms nutrient rich, oxygen deprived water, with the help of natural beneficial microbes into cleaner oxygen rich water.
- The circulation and mixing process promotes and maintains conditions that cleanse the water while reducing algae and odors, and at the same time, improving water clarity and fish habitat.
- Constant lifting and mixing of water from near the bottom changes the pond dynamics by allowing sunlight to energize the many natural photosynthetic microbes, bringing food to the microbes and the microbes to the food.
- Beneficial microbes keep the pond clean.
- Low power requirement utilizing a very efficient motor running between 114 and 118 rpm.
- Daily, nearly 6.5 to 8 million gallons of water per day is lifted to the surface of the pond.
Results
- Improves water quality without chemicals
- Improves appearance and clarity of the pond or lagoon and eliminates potential for odors
- Reduces algae and pathogens and eliminates mosquito breeding areas
- Prepares water for irrigation maintaining nutrients resulting from biological mixing of water
- Accelerates the breakdown of contaminants such as herbicides, insecticides, and fertilizer runoff
- Enhances fish habitat by providing a substantial oxygen content increase and prevention of surface freezing and risk of fish kills
- Recovers nutrients and minimizes losses of nitrogen and sulfur
- Reduces and eliminates e-coli in water as per USDA testing
- Eliminates plugging problems with pumps
Applications
- Golf course, park, fish and duck ponds
- Homeowner and neighborhood ponds
- Waste water treatment ponds and lagoons
- Water storage facilities
- Dairies, stock yards, hog farms, horse ranches
