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These de-icers feature a safety shut-off system designed to automatically shut the de-icer off if the unit is removed from the pond. Styrofoam float is completely enclosed within a rugged puncture-proof plastic housing. The tubular heating element is "in
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Have to buy additional part
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This item shipped very quickly, but as soon as I opened the box I was hit with the instructions that, unless the heater was going into a metal pond, an additional part must be purchased. Otherwise the heat element will wander over to the side of the pond and supposedly cause a fire hazard, although I'm a lot more considered about it burning a hole in the liner. They give you the part number for the guard, but they just tell you to ask your "dealer" for the part. They didn't even list a website address or have a phone number to call. I did manage to find the corporation through a web search, and am able to order the part online for about $10. Still, this is a POND heater, and no ponds are made of metal. This mean everyone will have to buy the extra part, so they should have included it in the box.
Rating: 
(3
out of 5) @ 2005-12-16
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