yea, we have the same thing at our house. I actually have two ponds and
each has a pond de-icer in it. The small animals are all around the front
yard pond (ground level, hard plastic pond liners) where they can more
easily get to the open water but we've also seen some larger animals at the
back yard pond (about one foot above ground level, EPDM liner) where they
can stand up and drink from the edge of the pond. Even with the snow
blizzard we are experiencing this weekend, it's all very settling to just
sit back and watch nature.

ponds, etc http://ICanHelp56.homestead.com/index.html

gds
Harpers Ferry, WV
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"IanQ" wrote in message
le.rogers.com...
I have the 100 watt version, and it will actually cut through a hole.

Have used it all winter (and we have had a cold winter!), not a single
problem. Birds love it too as they have an open water source(actually, the
hares and stray cats all appear to use the hole too).




"Mosfunland" wrote in message
...
Well I got one at the local petstore today....since the bubbler has
frozen
over
and we are getting more snow tomorrow.....I plugged it in and put it on
the
ice....do you think it will defrost itself a hole???? any suggestions?

I drilled holes last week and got the bubbler up and running with new
tubing
etc, but it froze over...really frustrating....especially knowing how
disasterous it has been so far.

Maureen in Phila....thanks for any further assistance.

My bubbler keeps pumping, no problem, but when it gets really cold the opening
freezes over anyway. I solved this by suspending a 60 watt utility lamp (like
car mechanics use) inside a 2' cubed box and placing this upside down over the
hole. Despite the cold weather here in Boston the hole has remained open.

~ Gary