Pond Breather?

[Jagsfan]

I need to go ahead and start ordering what I need for the winter months and was interested in the pond breather. Turns out API has discontinued it and i cant find it anywhere online. Does anybody know another company or source that may have it?

 

[mrsclem]

www.atlanticpondsupply.com
Looks like this company still has some available. Darn shame they discontinued a great product.

 

[Mmathis]

Oh my goodness! Even Amazon has them listed as “currently unavailable.” I wonder what happened….did the company fold?

@Jagsfan Do you expect your pond to freeze?

 

[JBtheExplorer]

Turns out API has discontinued it and i cant find it anywhere online. Does anybody know another company or source that may have it?

This is horrible news. I was just thinking about looking into buying a backup since mine is quite a few years old now and it's only a mtter of time before it dies.

I'm genuinely not sure what to do now.

 

[brokensword]

DIY Pond Breather (Experiment)

I used things I had kicking around and came up with something to try this winter. I used a 3" pipe that's 32" long, half underwater and half above to, hopefully, keep it above the snow and below the ice. I had some blue foam 1" insulation and used 2 layers pressed on the pipe for floatation...

www.gardenpondforum.com

I don't see any followup but were it me, I'd add a small aquarium pump and clear tubing, I'd also add roof/gutter heat wire. In other words, mimic the PondBreather as much as possible. It's not a complex design.

 

[Jagsfan]

Oh my goodness! Even Amazon has them listed as “currently unavailable.” I wonder what happened….did the company fold?

@Jagsfan Do you expect your pond to freeze?

It could freeze. Winters in Northern Virginia aren't typically too bad, but temps do drop well below freezing on occasion. I have just heard really good things about the breathers and thought I would pick one up instead of the typical heater.

 

[addy1]

it's only a mtter of time before it dies.

All you need to do is cut the little cage open and put in a new small pump. I managed to snag enough of them at $17 per I have good back up.

 

[JBtheExplorer]

All you need to do is cut the little cage open and put in a new small pump. I managed to snag enough of them at $17 per I have good back up.

That's a good idea. I guess my bigger concern would be with the heat strip.

I'd also add roof/gutter heat wire.

I'm not really familiar with that. Anything electrical and around water bothers me because I don't know what I'm doing.