A decorative or landscape pond system which includes the skimmer assembly
and a substantially horizontally-positioned, submersible and rotary pump
in the skimmer assembly and supported on a bottom wall thereof. The
skimmer assembly includes a side opening and a net and mat filter
positioned within the skimmer below the opening and above the bottom wall.
The pump is in elongated structure having an inlet/outlet section at one
end, an electrical inlet section at the other end and an elongated
electric motor section there between. A lubrication section is positioned
between and sealingly engages the inlet/outlet section and motor section.
A plurality of O-ring and face seals are provided for sealing the
sections. The securement of the sections is either radially outward or
radially inward of the O-rings and face seals to minimize leakage between
sections or into the pump itself.
