What Do You Do With Your Pond Pumps In Winter?

It is important to keep a portion of your pond water from freezing over during the winter months.

Well, as anyone who has an outdoor pond knows, the pond pumps oxygenating the water are a critical part of any water area (especially if there are fish, frogs, and other water life in it). So, in winter time, when a shallow pond is mostly frozen, what do you do with the pond pumps?

Even though you won’t need to filter the water in the wintertime, you will have to keep the water in the pond moving. Therefore, the pond pumps need to stay active throughout the colder months. If you do not keep the water moving, and ice covers the top of your pond totally, the oxygen will not be able to get into the water and harmful gases will not be able to get out.

Having submerged pond pumps with fountain or waterfall features, you will be able to keep at least a part of the pond oxygenated and unfrozen. If you live in an area that your pond could possibly freeze solid, it is recommended you use pond pumps and a fountain feature to continually more and aerate the water.

An accessory to pond pumps that is useful during the winter months are floating pond heaters. When you have a pond heater, it will keep a portion of the pond from freezing so that your pond pumps can do their job more effectively.

When winterizing your pond area, place your pond pumps on brinks about a foot below the water. This will help keep the pond pumps from getting clogged with leaves and other debris throughout the cold season. It is always recommended that you have two pond pumps functional at any given time, as this will guarantee that your pond life is getting the oxygen it needs even if one of the pond pumps breaks down.

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