? about water line freezing

On Fri, 20 Aug 2004 12:49:06 GMT, "Mike Miller" wrote:

I have just finished expanding my pond, correcting a mistake I made.
Anyway, now the in-pond pump is at the newly deepened end, and I have a 1/2"
i.d. non-kinking hose coming up from the pump, skirting the edge of the pond
(hidden under rocks), and leading to the waterfall at the other end.

My question is, will this freeze during the winter?

I always thought that moving water wouldn't freeze, but supposedly in our
colder zones, moving water in a pipe has been known to freeze.

What you might do to prevent this, put a stock tank heater near the area
where the pump is, this will keep the water warmer and I think it might
make the 12' stretch without cooling down quick enough to freeze solid.

You could also lift the rocks and encase hose in the foam insulation pipe
wraps (look like swimming pool noodles) and put rocks back down. Hopefully
your set up is self draining if there is a power outage? ~ jan


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