Pond heater problems... - Handyman Club of America - Forums | DIY Message Board and Handyman Community| HCOA - Handyman Club Forum

Site
Web

Pond heater problems...

Last Post 11-07-2010 04:19 PM by scooterdown. 30 Replies.

Sort:

Prev Next

You are not authorized to post a reply.

Page 2 of 2

Author

Messages

Dewey

Senior Poster

Posts:7315
Avatar

05-13-2010 11:18 PM
Posted By scooterdown on 05-13-2010 07:54 PM muskie What would be the cost psf ? Dewey I'm 60 miles west of ChiTown have same pond depth as you if no heater would freeze solid...... Where are you? I'm 14 miles west of Evansville, IN. down near where the Ohio and Walbash merge.

Anything worth dewing, is worth dewing well! I'm dewing my time in southwest Indiana. Useful links below : NEW MEMBERS; PLEASE READ FIRST also; For New Members.... Welcome to the forums! MY BLOGSPOT...

scooterdown User is Online

Senior Poster

Posts:5724
Avatar

05-15-2010 07:10 AM
It's cold there too.......

Stop The Cry'n and Do Some Try'n....... Check the Obvious and Simple First....... Geneva IL / Gold Canyon AZ .................................. Master Life Member/ Member Since 1998

mwarner4

New Poster

Posts:8

10-30-2010 04:20 PM
I'M IN OHIO. I HAVE A 250 GAL STEEL WATER TANK. I BOUGHT AT A FARM STORE. ITS A ROUND ANIMAL WATERERING TANK. IN WINTER I TRIM ALL PLANTS DOWN TO THE TOPS OF THE POTS. PUT NEW PADS IN MY FILTER AS LATE AS I CAN BEAR MY ARMS IN THE COLD WATER (NOV). LEAVE MY 350 GPH PUMP RUNNING WITH A SHORT PIPE ABOUT 1/2 WAY UP TO JUST BUBBLE THE WATER A LITTLE. TO KEEP FROM FREEZING I USE A FARM WATER TANK HEATER FROM THE LOCAL TSC STORE. THINK I GAVE $35-40 FOR IT YEARS AGO. BEFORE THE WATER FREEZES I PLACE THE HEATER IN ABOUT THE MIDDLE OF THE WATER AND LEAVE IT UNPLUGGED. NOW, IF YOU WATCH YOUR MONEY LIKE I DO YOU ALREADY KNOW THIS THING PUMPS 1500 WATTS! SO, IN ORDER TO SAVE ON THE ELECTRIC BILL I ONLY PLUG IN A FEW HOURS NOW AND THEN WHEN THE WATER FREEZES COMPLETLY OVER. A LITTLE ICE ON THE SIDES IS NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. YOUR KOI USE LITTLE TO NO ENERGY IN THE WINTER AND WILL BE HIBERNATING. I HAVE ONLY LOST A KOI A YEAR AT THE MOST, HOWEVER, I HAVE A FEW 13 YEARS OLD. I'M MORE LIKELY TO WALK OUTSIDE AND SEE ONE THAT JUMPED OUT! ONE OF THESE DAYS I'M GOING TO DIG A NICE INGROUND POND BUT UNTIL THEN, I REALLY ENJOY MY REDNECK POND GOOD LUCK! MATT W.

RealBigSwede User is Offline

Basic Poster

Posts:337

11-02-2010 02:26 PM
Holy crap I see some like to screem!!

RealBigSwede The guy that loves his Wife!!! LifeMember since 9/22/1997 Master LifeMember since 11/27/2010 Come and visit my website; http://www.hagge.us Join me to try to find cure for AIDS, Parkinsons

Dewey

Senior Poster

Posts:7315
Avatar

11-02-2010 02:31 PM
Posted By RealBigSwede on 11-02-2010 03:26 PM Holy crap I see some like to screem!! Yes they do!

Anything worth dewing, is worth dewing well! I'm dewing my time in southwest Indiana. Useful links below : NEW MEMBERS; PLEASE READ FIRST also; For New Members.... Welcome to the forums! MY BLOGSPOT...

ron 45

Veteran Poster

Posts:1177

11-02-2010 06:23 PM
Maybe this is the only way he can see what he wrote. Maybe EZ can help him out.

EZgoing

Veteran Poster

Posts:1988
Avatar

11-03-2010 10:24 AM
Matt, on most forums, including this one, using all capital letters is considered yelling or hollering... It's been suggested that maybe you did this due to having vision problems or having a hard time seeing what you write... (the default font here is too small IMO)... I type up my posts in an email, using Outlook... do my spell checking etc.. then do a copy and paste into the posting window for the forum.. I use Arial at a 14 point size, and it makes my posts easy to read by all the most vision impaired.. (including myself.. LOL). It's no major 'deal'... so don't get all worried about it all.. just try not to use all capital letters when posting, unless you intend to do so.. Thanks... Ez

Remember, there is no handyman problem that a judicious application of money can't fix. Bradford Co. Pa.

scooterdown User is Online

Senior Poster

Posts:5724
Avatar

11-06-2010 08:44 AM
THOSE DAM WINDS LAST WEEK OR SO KILLED MY POND! Every leaf from every tree end up in my pond. Full top to bottom. Fish can't swim fish can't breath...... Frogs lived fish did not... Closed it down for the winter. First time since I put it in... Good time to do over hall on it in the spring. Going to need the solid waste pump to drain it. What will I do with myself this winter?!?! No pond to worry about!!!! No dog crap to pick up!!!!! Better Snow a lot to keep me occupied..................................

Stop The Cry'n and Do Some Try'n....... Check the Obvious and Simple First....... Geneva IL / Gold Canyon AZ .................................. Master Life Member/ Member Since 1998

gmaint

Veteran Poster

Posts:2358
Avatar

11-06-2010 12:37 PM
Scooter, just to keep you busy I will send any snow I get your direction

*Gregg M (Seabeck, WA) 20+ years of fixin*

ron 45

Veteran Poster

Posts:1177

11-07-2010 12:27 AM
scooter... The SPCA has some nice little pooches that need a good home..

scooterdown User is Online

Senior Poster

Posts:5724
Avatar

11-07-2010 04:19 PM
ron 45 Still hymn and haw'n about that. Would go to As Good As Gold again Had real good luck there..... gmaint Send the Snow.................

Stop The Cry'n and Do Some Try'n....... Check the Obvious and Simple First....... Geneva IL / Gold Canyon AZ .................................. Master Life Member/ Member Since 1998