No clue. We don't even use the de-icer on a regular basis. We run our pond all winter long - the de-icer is on stand by in case anything fails mid-winter.
Current temp in my back yard : -5F. Yes, that's a minus 5.
GFCI tripped, pump shut off--in winter
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No clue. We don't even use the de-icer on a regular basis. We run our pond all winter long - the de-icer is on stand by in case anything fails mid-winter.
Current temp in my back yard : -5F. Yes, that's a minus 5.
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Wow - That is cold! My deicer is also on standby but I don't have to manual turn it on. Stay warm!
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Hubs got the new pump installed a couple days ago in about 3 minutes flat, as expected. He and I had a debate for about a week as to whether it was the pump going bad or if the GFIs were going bad. I told him it HAD to be the pump as I tried plugging it into multiple outlets outside and nothing worked. He swore it was the GFIs as they are pretty old and the old pump worked OK when we tried to run it in the basement utility sink to test it out. I think I won. The new pump has been running fine since we installed it and the de-icer is running right alongside it with no issue. It is a bit bigger than the old one, but somehow he managed to snuggle it into the skimmer box and reattach the pipe fittings.
The new pump has been running fine since we installed it and the de-icer is running right alongside it with no issue. It is a bit bigger than the old one, but somehow he managed to snuggle it into the skimmer box and reattach the pipe fittings.
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Hubs got the new pump installed a couple days ago in about 3 minutes flat, as expected. He and I had a debate for about a week as to whether it was the pump going bad or if the GFIs were going bad. I told him it HAD to be the pump as I tried plugging it into multiple outlets outside and nothing worked. He swore it was the GFIs as they are pretty old and the old pump worked OK when we tried to run it in the basement utility sink to test it out. I think I won.
It's usually the pump
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I would have guessed the pump, too. Although we've had situations where it was actually both - one malfunctioning element pushed the other right over the edge - so you never know! Glad to hear it's all working again!
I can't believe how much water is evaporating out of the pond thanks to this cold weather. We are now having debate #2--whether or not the water loss is due to a pipe leak or cold weather evaporation. I feel I am going to win this one too... The water level was on the low side when we got the pump running, and after almost a week now of near-zero temperatures and no significant snow or rain, it seems like the pond had the usual amount of cold weather evaporation I've noticed in previous years. I told hubs he's usually out of town when we have these bitter cold spells, so he has never seen how quickly the pond level can drop from evaporation.
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A nice ice cover would eliminate evaporation.
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