Thread: Antifreeze in Garden Fountains
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Old 04-01-2018, 03:37 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
Jeff Layman[_2_] Jeff Layman[_2_] is offline
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Default Antifreeze in Garden Fountains
On 04/01/18 04:06, wrote:
Will it kill squirrels?

You could avoid problems for wildlife by making the fountain solution
from common salt or calcium chloride. The former is more easily
obtainable, but the latter is a far more effective antifreeze. Animals
will be able to taste the salt and avoid it.

I have no idea, though, whether or not these solutions will corrode the
fountain pump.

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Jeff
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