Floating “Pond De-icer” Means No More Breaking the Ice Yourself

Lindsay ~ 29 October 2007

Here’s a useful looking tool for those of you with ponds or water gardens in the backyard. If you live in a climate where the temperatures drop below freezing in the winter, you may have gone out back to chip holes in the ice on your pond yourself. Otherwise harmful gases can build up under the ice that will hurt your plants and fish.

With this pond de-cier tool, you won’t have to break the ice by hand any more. “This thermostatically-controlled, 1250 watt heater operates automatically during freezing temperatures and is safe for all ponds, plastic, rubber, or concrete.”

$40 through Amazon:

Floating Pond De-icer