Is this thing water proof? I have a small pond I want to keep above freezing. It only gets a bit below freezing here in Victoria
829114
I would probably drain pond attach to side as high up as possible to keep inlet wires above water level and silicone all around to stop any ingress of water and check peroidically should work fine
829115
Yes, but not recommended for submersion heating by manufacturer. Would probably work though, but make sure it is powered by a GFCI protected circuit.
829116
I do not use it in a wet application, and I would say that it is not intended to be used in a wet application. If you want to keep a hole in the ice, that is one thing, if you want to keep the whole pond warm so it does not freeze, that is entirely a different thing. The amount of BTU's to raise your whole pond above freezing is HUGE, but to just keep a hole in the ice, get a cow/horse trough heater, that is what I use in my pond to allow oxygenation of the water and a place for the fish to eat, although the fish really don't eat much when the water is that cold. sorry for being so lengthy
829117
I don't really KNOW but I doubt it and think that trying to immerse it would be a very bad idea!
1902696
Never had a problem when the temp. was below 30degs.Lost my last one while ducking hunting, temp was around 30, water temp was cold, ice on surface in areas. I did not dive in after it, ordered another one.
1825845
Since I installed mine our winter low temp got down to single digits and no problems. However, mine is installed under the roof eave, so it can't get wet. I imagine if you had to install it out in the weather that ice and snow would interfere with it's operation. I think it is a strong deterrent, as our visitors almost always comment on it whether they arrive day or night.
1923872
the motor isn't designed to get wet, if you are able to keep the motor dry outside use would be OK as long as temps are above freezing,
1011679
No, it won't; it just keeps the water circulating when there is sunlight. In a Wisconsin winter, that will just mean some interesting ice patterns in the afternoon. :) You will need a birdbath heater to keep the water from freezing. Unless you have a very large birdbath, a pond heater is probably too big.
2011712
We had wind chills of 30 below and the water never froze, although I had a very thin layer on top of the water, as someone else mentioned. Actual air temps got as low as 3 below with no problems.
1874496
My never freezing up. But when it gets frozen over the top with hard snow. When I break the snow and ice off. The water is not frozen.
1629843
I would assume it would be fine, our pump did not make it through the winter very well. We haven't uncovered the pond yet and I don't know if the problem is that my daughter neglected to put the heater in or not so I don't think anything survived the horrible winter. Sorry, I am not much help to you.
1799306
Supposed ly it's water proof....my kids have driven them in the snow alot and no problems.....we have 4 of them......might want to order an extra servo.....they go out.....they are 15 dollars..but you can buy one with metal gears for 20
1376757
You Can't submerge this Pump. You will need 10 to 20 feet of tubing to reach the Bottom of your Pond. I use a Ring Diffuser that I purchased off of Amazon...Danner 14580 Large Ring Air Diffuser 7 Inch. I have had my Pump running for 3 Straight Months with no Issues. It will work just fine for you, and should keep your Pond from Freezing over!
1832472
I think mine's run dry before and still seems to be working this week(first freezes in New Jersey, us)...it seems to keep the water just above freezing so I don't think runs very warm
2022000
I use it in a plastic bird bath with no problem. A couple things to be aware of - it works well down to 25 degrees or so; also it would not keep a large area of water ice free and might not be good for a pond deeper than a bird bath. Around 25 it would clear a small area around the unit. It will ice over in the zero to 15 degree range. To work at those low temps would take a lot of current and might damage bath/pond material.
2088125
- these units are set to operate at a below freezing temperature one that will cause ice to form in your pond. To test you can place in a bucket -place outside to freeze and check when the water has frozen -the inside of the hole should not be frozen. The same as if in your pond . If ice has formed in the inside of the hole the unit is defective or temp is below - 20 degrees . wind will also lower the temp.You can also test in a birdbath filled with water -plug in unit and check when ice has frozen around outside of unit. No ice the unit will not turn on -$ saver
2019443
Water is still liquid at 35º, so it will work just fine. My pump has not been out in freezing temps so far this year, but the literature says it has a thermal protection device to protect it. I will have to wait and see, but so far it works great.
1426336
As long as the intake basket is submerged the pump works fine. As soon as the water only covers half the basket the pump still pumps water out of the pool cover but it also sucks air. At this point I usually unplug the pump. My pump right now is submerged under ice because I forgot to remove it before the freeze, but I am confident that come Spring and the ice thaws I can just plug in my pump and it start pumping again. It is a great little pump.
410069
Mine has never frozen. I live in NH, Temps do drop to 0 but do not stay there for a long time. The waterer is in the coop not outside. I am going to purchase another one.
1953164
I live in Texas so my fountain is outdoors all year. We only get a few days below freezing so it hasn't been a problem. It should be fairly level to prevent the water from spilling over the top. You don't have to worry about making it perfectly level. The pump is submerged.