"profi"pond Heater

[George&Ade]

Hi.Well,we just had the first frost last night,and of course the pond froze over.
Thats not so bad,but the pump stopped working too.(luckily i had the pump connected to the mains via a circuit breaker which "tripped" and cut the power supply off).
You see,im using an above ground,gravity fed filter and it quite simply froze
Ive seen a "Profi"pond heater for sale on ebay,and im wondering if anyone else uses a similar heater to this (i understand it operates "in-line" between the pump and the filter)
Would this stop the filter from freezing up?
Our lowest night time temperature drops to no more than about -4.
Many thanks

 

[willtang3000]

theres not much point really I dont think of having a heater because you got and powerbreaker anyway thats okay and I just leave mine alone when my pond freezes over

 

[George&Ade]

theres not much point really I dont think of having a heater because you got and powerbreaker anyway thats okay and I just leave mine alone when my pond freezes over

Thanks willtang....its just that i wont be able to run pump/filter anymore this winter incase it freezes again.......its all switched off now

 

[WILDER]

My dad just leaves it frozen over too, the pond dies mainly in the water, so you might not need the pump running.

 

[willtang3000]

another advantage that the pond normally clears and you can normally see the bottom and you were correct in turning the pump off