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| K&H Manufacturing Thermo-Pond 3.0 Floating Pond 100-Watt De-Icer |  | Brand: K&H Pet
Category: Lawn & Patio
List Price: $47.99
Buy New: $38.54
as of 9/3/2010 12:51 EDT details
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Rating:  28 reviews
Sales Rank: 1,479
Color: Black
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Size: 12" diameter, 4" high.
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4
Dimensions (in): 12.5 x 13 x 25.5
MPN: 8001
Model: 8001
UPC: 655199080014
EAN: 0655199080014
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | The world's most successful and efficient low-wattage pond de-icer | | • | Uses only 100 Watts and maintains a hole in backyard pond ice for just pennies a day | | • | Floats on top of the water and is completely safe when used with a pond liner or plastic pond | | • | Fish friendly - assists the escape of toxic gases all winter long to help maintain a toxic-free environment for fish living under the ice | | • | Tested in northern Wisconsin at temperatures of 30° below zero Fahrenheit and is UL Listed |
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Product Description
The Thermo Pond heater is a must-have for the winter season. This floating heater will keep a small area ice-free so that toxic gases can escape, thus keeping your fish safe and healthy all winter long. This heater will not burn or harm your pond liner in any way and uses 10 to 15 times less power than comparable heaters. Get your pond ready for the winter with the Thermo Pond heater.Size:12" diameter, 4" high.
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 28
 Safe and effective November 2, 2006
R. Cunningham (Washington, DC)
15 out of 15 found this review helpful
I've used this for one season, in the Washington, DC area. We don't have a lot of cold weather, but we get down to 0 degrees occasionally. In a small pond with a rubber liner, I was concerned about a "toaster element" heater melting the liner. This heater kept a perfect round hole in the ice even when it got to 3 inches thick and the fish seemed to enjoy spending time under it. The trick with this thing seems to be that while it has a very large surface area (it's about 12 inches across) it has a small air hole at the top. This apparently lets out all the toxic gases, but manages to keep enough heat in to keep the full circle ice free. There's never any sense that the device is hot, but it always just floats freely with a quarter inch gap between it and the ice. I don't actually know for sure, but I suspect that it will work fine to considerably lower temps (they say they tested in -30 degree Wisconsin) and I'm sure it's not dependent on the size of the pond. That is, it won't freeze even if the pond is bigger. However, you might need additional units to handle extra gas from a larger pond. All in all, a very well constructed, simple, safe and satisfactory device.
Pond heater February 12, 2009
Harold B. Conant
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
We have had a very cold winter. In previous years we have been able to keep the pon open with our airator. We are very peased with the pond heater as it kept and opening for the airator. We have 20 very valuable Koi and we have kept them safe.
Decent Pond De-icer February 20, 2010
Stephen Spitzer (Chicago, IL USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have a 220 gallon backyard pond, and live in Chicago. I used to use pumps to agitate the water and keep an open spot that way, but the small size pumps I used were not all that durable. I bought this de-icer for less then the price of a 300 GPH pump. I did read all the reviews, and some said the de-icer was not as durable as it should be, but most of those reviews were from a couple years back so I am thinking they have improved it.
This de-icer has maintained a small opening in the ice all Winter. The temperature has dropped down to single digits for brief periods as well as some spells in the teens.
This product meets my needs quite well. Next Winter I will buy another one and save it as a back up de-icer and consider it insurance.
Replaced heaters after 5-6 years of use January 9, 2010
Nancy J. Hodgson (Beresford, SD, US)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
We recently bought two more pond heaters to replace two that had worn our after 5-6 years of use. We live in South Dakota where this morning the temperature was 28 degrees below zero, and have kept the fish ponds we dug 6 summers ago running and pumps working all winter long. The three for-a-dollar gold fish we first installed rapidly grew to a score or more with some 8 inches long. These pond heaters have kept the ice melted so that the pumps for the fountain are able to supply oxygen for the fish in spite of our severe cold. The origial had finally become so water logged that they no longer floated. These new ones are not just plastic foam rings, but have a hard plastic over the floatation material. We look forward to many long winters of use with them. Thank you! (Our only winter problem with our ponds, was last winter when the electricity went off for an extended period while we were away and the ice froze and killed some fish. When it came back on, the heaters went on and melted the ice, but it was too late for the fish. That was the first time in the 15 years we've lived here that the rural electric was off for more than 30-45 minutes.)
My Koi say "Fear Not, New England Winters!" February 7, 2010
sugosugo (Boston Ma)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have used this heater for two years and it does an excellent job, no matter how cold the weather! I have not had a problem at all, I have a smaller pond with about a 28 inch depth and I was concened about it freezing through, but this heater has done the job and it doesn't bother the fish. I bought this partly because I liked the low wattage, but was concerned whether it would be effective in the very cold temperatures. I can assure you that it is! No problems at all.
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