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Originally Posted by Charlie Pridham[_2_]
Your problems stem from the fact the pond is not below ground and therefore
the frost line, whilst in the uk this is fine most of the time it is not
fine in very cold weather as it allows the pond to freeze too deeply.
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Once the ice on our pond started to melt and came clear of the sides, I looked to see how thick it was - at that stage it was still about 12 inches thick. So a half barrel would probably have been frozen solid. But Islay is a lot warmer in winter than Yorkshire, so I don't know.
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