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HomeWild Bird SuppliesBird BathsFarm Innovators C-50 Premium Cast Aluminum Birdbath De-Icer, 150-Watt |
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26 of 26 found the following review helpful:
 Big Ol' De-icer Dec 13, 2008
By Addison Dewitt
"I'm nobody's fool."
I was hoping this de-icer would be a bit smaller. Here's why:
Typical bird baths should be fairly shallow or the birds will not bathe but simply drink from them. I realize it's rare that a bird will bathe in the winter, but it does happen.
The problems I have with this device are the size and the temperature.
I have a pond de-icer that keeps the water at exactly 34 degrees, this device I believe is much warmer and causes a lot of evaporation. As well, the cord should really be much longer to keep the connection further away from the water. The size is a little large and I think it could be easily engineered to be smaller. Because of the size, it barely gets below the surface of the water in my bird bath and I would imagine the same would happen in most shallow bird baths.
I don't mind maintaining the level of the water daily but if I have to leave for a few days, the water totally evaporates from the bird bath due to it being too warm. That's a problem. Also, there's not an auto-shut-off feature with this device if the water level dips below the norm. I think for the same cost, a more efficient and smaller device could be designed.
8 of 8 found the following review helpful:
 Not working Dec 27, 2008
By C. Beatty
The first one we tried the thermostat did not work and just heated the water up to over 100 degrees. We went back and got another which did the same thing. Poor quality control. We cannot recommend this brand.
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
 Bird Bath Heater Jan 07, 2008
By Diane Mcgreevy
"Diane"
This 150 watt bird bath heater is perfect if you want winter birds to visit your yard. It keeps a large bird bath completely open in the harshest weather.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Birdbath de-icer Jan 07, 2008
By Renate C. Hoffman
"bluebird mom"
We live in NE Ohio, we feed the wild birds. The birdbath de-icer is wonderful, it keeps the water in the birdbath from freezing. Nobody likes to go outside when it is freezing cold and chip ice from birdbaths. With a de-icer all you have to do is add fresh water once in awhile.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Keeps on tickin" Jan 28, 2011
By R. Zoob
"eq judge"
I have a large acrylic birdbath. It is 36" wide and 8" deep. I live in CT. the home of Amageddon winter. I have a small pump in the birdbath to create a little running spout. This heater has done a heroic job keeping the water warm enough not to freeze over completely. We have had a month of 20 degree days and below 0 nights. We have recently had 18" of snow in one day. Has not phased this heater. I have used the same one for 3 years and it's still going strong. Because the birdbath is so large sometimes ice does form on the far side and edges. But for at least 18" around the heater and the pump, the water has NEVER frozen!
I have just bought another one to keep as a back up. GREAT product!
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