K&H Thermo Pond 3.0 Pond De-Icer
Binding : Lawn & Patio
ProductGroup : Lawn & Patio
Manufacturer : K&H
Brand : K&H
Label : K&H
Publisher : K&H
Model : KH-8001
Studio : K&H
Lowest New Price: USD $29.99
- Floats on top of the water
- Thermostatically controlled never to get hot
- Completely safe when used with a pond liner or plastic pond
- Maintains a hole in backyard pond ice for just pennies a day
- One-year Limited Warranty
Thermo-Pond is the world's only energy efficient pond heater! Thermo-Pond floats on top keeping a hole through the ice all winter long. Thermo-Pond uses only 100 watts of electricity. Other units can use as much as 1500 watts. That means huge savings on your electric bill! Thermo-Pond allows toxic gases to escape all winter long. Permits gas exchange can save the lives of the fish living under the ice. Saves as much as $30/month in electricity costs vs. most popular pond de-icers! Pays for itself in 2 months! Withstands temperatures dipping past -30 degrees Fahrenheit!
I don't know of anything better. (2008-12-26)
There are not many choices for a product like this. 100 watts is pretty economical to operate. It works good down to 25F but any lower and it cannot keep the water from freezing. More power should work at a lower temperature but cost more to run.
Our previous unit lasted a single season. We'll see if this one makes it through this season.
COMPLETE RIP-OFF (2008-12-21)
This is a complete waste of money. I bought one, used it for one season, and it froze solid into the ice. I had to spend four hours melting a hole with hot water and salt so I could use my old inefficient but dependable heater. I called the manufacturer who told me to cut off the plug and mail it in. I did, and I was sent a new heater.
The next year I used the second heater and the same thing happened during a long cold spell (about three weeks in 20s by day and single numbers at night). This time a little pool of water remained underneath the heater, but the pond froze solid a few inches beeath it. I pulled out the Thermo-Pond and spent hours widening the hole enough to put my old heater back in. I was lucky I noticed the problem, or I might have lost all my koi. I'd never use one of these again.
K&H Thermo Pond 3.0 Pond De-Icer (2008-12-01)
Product arrived on time and works well. It uses a lot less energy than most of the competitors product. So far it has managed to keep the hole ice free during a recent cold spell.
Great product (2008-11-25)
It work perfectly. It is November in Chicago and my small outdoor pond was covered by a thin sheet of ice. I put the De-Icer on top of the ice sheet overnight. Wola!!! next morning there is a hole created by the De-Icer. Thank!
So fah so good (2008-11-23)
I placed it in my pond 10 days ago, which had iced over. It took some time but melted through. Here in Maine, at night the temps have been in the teens and twenties to date. Daytime has been no higher than 35 mid day.