Does this keep the water in a birdbath from freezing in the winter? I live in Wisconsin and it's a long cold winter for the birds.
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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.
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I live in Tennessee. It would depend on the combination of the depth of the water and the temperature. You probably should ask a physics professor. It would depend on the flow rate of the pump, the volume of the water and the temperature.
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I don't really know because I am not using it outside, but I think it might freeze up if it is not too sunny during the winter. I think you probably need something with a heater or that has constant power so it runs continuously.
1011682
Oh I'm sorry I don't know - I just got mine this summer so I'm going to experience the first winter with it - But I kind of doubt it because it's a really small fountain and if there's no sun on the solar panel, there's no water movement.
1011683
I remove the pump and solar panel in the winter because the water feature is not in the sun at any time in the winter.
1011684
Not sure, but I don't think it would since it's solar powered. It shuts off without sun and the water would freeze.
1011685
The solar kit doesn't contain a heating element. Considering the water in your birdbath is relatively contained, I would think that it would freeze at the same/similar rate as still water.
1011686
This is the first year I've owned it & I brought it in for the winter. I live in Maine.
1011687
I would think not. The pump stops when there is no sun, so it would freeze up at night.
450275
No, I use the hydro water to prevent birds from freezing during the winter and the pool is only a third of gall
875279
The heater has an automatic on off sensor , it keeps the water temp around 43 degrees so no ice can form. I dont know if it would work in anything larger than a standard birdbath size . It does do what it is intended to do
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Mine never has. It is the best one I've owned, I think 3 different ones over the years. However I've never seen the bath fully empty. On very cold days with low volume water part of the bath will freeze, only around the disc will be open. My birds like to leave deposits in the birdbath in cold weather so there is more brush cleaning it out than other seasons (I wear fish scaling gloves with liners, very waterproof) and leaving it out of water for the cleaning is fine. Good value I think.
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absolutely. if it keeps water from freezing itll keep food or whatevers in it from freezing. As it doesnt draw a lot of electricity, it would work best if its slightly enclosed... like a wooden box. Not knowing where you live, Im not sure how extreme your temps are, all i can say is i live in n Idaho and the temp at night latelys been down in the single digits. I liked mine so much i bought another one for the ducks. the ponds frozen over now.
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We live in Michigan so we have had several "winter birds" visit our birdfeeder. I like the fact that it has thelittle copper roof to keep the seed dry. We have had house sparrows, black capped chickadees, cardinals and tufted titmouse visiting each day.
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Hello Honey Bee. I live in New Hampshire, therefore I deal with a lot of snow and ice. Of course it gets snow and ice on it... I just easily shake it off. If it gets too much ice on it, I just bang it against my deck to break off the ice... this feeder is very resilient, and the birds love it. Hope this answer helps.
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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.
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My guess would be 40° F or less. I know our very small bird bath (28" diameter) froze at 20°, even with this, so it can't be very warm. For northern Michigan it was way to cold / small.
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Hi, honestly Ive always heard that a stone birdbath is ok outside as long as there is no water in it that may freeze, thereby possibly cracking the bowl. SI think this birdbath is too beautiful to chance it,and if it needs to be empty anyway,why risk it. We brought ours in and stored it for winter. We'll put it out in the next few days. Enjoy!
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I have mine in a rather shallow birdbath. As long as the rubber discs can reach water it works great. I'd say the water in the bird bath should be at least 1". I hope this helps some. I've had two and love them. The battery lasts at least 4-6 months and it only takes 2 "D" size batteries.
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I have used this product for many years, and they just wear out after awhile. I always check batteries and the inside compartment because rainy weather tends to result in moisture, and the batteries sometimes don't connect for whatever reason. As mentioned any debris in birdbath can cause problems. I always keep one of these for back-up. While it doesn't live forever, it keeps the water moving. It doesn't last forever, but is worth the money.
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I too have a shallow bird bath. I try to keep it submerged but winter evaporation often exposes the top (heater has 3/4" depth). I would not let bird bath run totally out of water because the thermostat will probably keep it running constantly trying to heat the air. Unplug if you are going to be gone for days. Mine has kept running fine for 3 years.
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The entire wooden structure, including the feet, is made of red cedar. It is holding up very well in all of this snow. Among other birds, we had a downy woodpecker,first time I have ever seen a woodpecker at the bird bath. The other day we had 20 sparrows splashing all at the same time. We love this very natural looking birdbath. It is great, even in freezing temps.
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I live in Wisconsin, mine is down all The time to prevent birds from flying Ingo The Windows. No problems so far.habe Gad it for some time befire Winter.
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We have not had temp that low yet but we did have a severely cold winter past and ours worked. It did not melt the ice all the way to the edge but it was enough to please the birds.
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I found that putting a flat rock (or piece of marble, etc) on the edges of 2 sides, helped the de-icer stay submerged, the cord was not stressed and the birds had a safe spot to perch and get a drink from the middle, etc. if there are several birds at the birdbath at one time. I am delighted with the service of this product. I used the last one for about 5 years and bought a new one for this season just to be sure I had one on hand. I also have mine on a timer for when the days are warmer and the nights dip down. Works great! bp