I bought this unit last week and had a 1/2 inch layer of ice on my pond but had a small opening where my water moves. I plugged it in and the next day no ice. Now my pond water is up to 50 degree's and it is 7 outside. I thought this shut off once it...
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I don't think it has an auto shut of. Mine does not sit off either, so I put a thermostat on the outlet.
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I don't know about that I only use it in my pond. You might try contacting the manufacturer.
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Did not connect to ice maker. We used it for our motorhome because a lot of RV parks have low water pressure and the tank does not turn off if pressure is not high enough. It produces water more quickly.
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How many months you got? My experience with this device is unhappy and I am still waiting for the alarm to go off. I trusted this thing and it read 2 degrees below zero all week, come saturday I went shopping and got some frozen food, went to put it in freezer and it was like a sauna in there...been that way all week. I went and checked the readout on the monitor and it still insisted that my freezer was 2 below zero. I junked the freezer and am stuck with the monitor.
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I left mine run all winter in Delaware,as long as the water flows in the filter it won't freeze,however it was so cold this past winter the water started to freeze in the pond and created a dam that prevented the flow of water,so guess what,new filter time. A $300.00 oops. You really don't need to run it in the winter as the fish are in hibernation mode. Just keep the water from freezing solid with a heater or aeriator. Don't recommend buring it as it's too hard to access.
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My husband insisted when I purchased this pump that it was overkill. Our pond is 14 x 17 with about 4500 gallons of water. The pond was developing a thick coat of ice when we placed the air hose into the pond (only used one) but this immediately began to bubble and I believe this is what insured the survival of our koi during this brutal winter. I would highly recommend this pump.....your never sorry when you buy the best!
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I'm sure it would help! Thanks for the idea! Now I just need to find my hose attachment! I Have opened the side of the unit and plunked 10lbs of ice in the water. .. You can tell the difference
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The unit floated about half way submerged when I first got it. After a few months, it burned through the flotation foam, and it sank. It settled on the rock below the waterline; however, it did keep the ice open even then.
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Ho how are you. Well i actually have not used it as of yet until next month on a house warming outdoors... so i really dont have an answer to that. Im sorry.. but i tell you that is well done to put ice for sure...on the bottom also has a small hole where u can drain the water out as well sort of like a wine cork. Is a bit tough to open and close it but eventually it is manageable.
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When it freezes below about 20 you have to drain it to protect the coils. That said, you may start the water and fire it up when it is below freezing, just remember to drain it once it cools off.... Our unit works on a single handle application, it just has to be set at a lower temp.
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Are you using it as a floating device or sunken device. Mine is on the bottom of the pond. NC climate is pretty mild compared to some. If you are floating it unit might be effected by air temp.
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I dont think the size of the pond matters that much. Youre not trying to heat the pond, youre just trying to keep a hole in the ice. What would matter more is how cold it is where you live. If you live in Minnesota, you probably want a stronger wattage than if you live in New Jersey, because you will need a stronger heater to keep the ice from freezing around it.
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Not sure. But when turne on the coldest setting my water bottles freeze. Hope this helps.
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I had this pump at the top of my waterfall. That point down the bottom of my pond is 7' 8". Huge volumes of air came out of this pump. I had four 1/4" hoses coming out of the pump and some of the runs on the bottom of the pond were in excess of 14 feet from the pump outlet. This pump is rated at maximum of 100 F. I live in AZ and the temperature can reach near 120. Even before it broke 100, the plastic air distribution unit melted. The motor runs very hot. It would cut out during the warmest part of the day. It finally just quit working during a stretch of 115 F days. It was always operated in the shade. I had this pump at the top of my waterfall. That point down the bottom of my pond is 7' 8". Huge volumes of air came out of this pump. I had four 1/4" hoses coming out of the pump and some of the runs on the bottom of the pond were in excess of 14 feet from the pump outlet. This pump is rated at maximum of 100 F. I live in AZ and the temperature can reach near 120. Even before it broke 100, the plastic air distribution unit melted. The motor runs very hot. It would cut out during the warmest part of the day. It finally just quit working during a stretch of 115 F days. It was... » Read More I had this pump at the top of my waterfall. That point down the bottom of my pond is 7' 8". Huge volumes of air came out of this pump. I had four 1/4" hoses coming out of the pump and some of the runs on the bottom of the pond were in excess of 14 feet from the pump outlet. This pump is rated at maximum of 100 F. I live in AZ and the temperature can reach near 120. Even before it broke 100, the plastic air distribution unit melted. The motor runs very hot. It would cut out during the warmest part of the day. It finally just quit working during a stretch of 115 F days. It was always operated in the shade. « Show Less
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My husband and I dug out a small pond about 3 ft by 3 feet and about 1.5 feet deep.. this filter doesn't do anything.. i dont even have my 2 turtles in it yet and I still can't even see the bottom. I would look elsewhere! or get this and another
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The unit only keeps the small opening in the center ice free, not around the outer part of the unit. Did you put in water or on top of ice? It will not melt ice, in fact once the temperature gets to about 5 degrees for any length of time, the hole will freeze up.
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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.