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jimbob1603 · 09-07-2005, 03:30 PM

I use a bubbler; made from 3/4" PVC pipe (1 hole drilled every two feet) and a linear air compressor. Other types of air compressors are too expensive to run.

Many people use a circulator (water tight motor with a propeller on the end), but, these too, are expensive to run.

Either one can be attached to a thermostat so that it only runs when the temperature dips below 35 deg.

The smartest people have a crank-up dock; costs nothing to run; no problem with extended power failures.
J

09-07-2005, 03:30 PM	#4
jimbob1603 Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 71 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Assuming you mean a dock de-icer .... I use a bubbler; made from 3/4" PVC pipe (1 hole drilled every two feet) and a linear air compressor. Other types of air compressors are too expensive to run. Many people use a circulator (water tight motor with a propeller on the end), but, these too, are expensive to run. Either one can be attached to a thermostat so that it only runs when the temperature dips below 35 deg. The smartest people have a crank-up dock; costs nothing to run; no problem with extended power failures. J Last edited by jimbob1603; 09-08-2005 at 10:50 AM.