any advice on 1/6hp sump pump/ice eaters

fatlazyless · 02-01-2005, 02:51 PM

I am getting tired of writing
out these large checks every month to the Electric Coop, to keep my 1/2hp ice eater running and keep the dock fom freezing solid. Now, there are 1/2hp and 3/4hp ice eaters or circulators and I thought that by going with the 1/2hp unit, it would be economical to run, but it is not. Does anyone have any experience with using one of those $65.00, 1/6hp sump pumps for use as an ice circulator? My thinking is that it could be doable for my situation since the water is just 3 1/2' deep at the deepest spot. What sayeth thou, oh so well-informed and all-knowing, Winnipesaukee waterfront maintenance department?

02-01-2005, 02:51 PM	#1
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,789 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 300 Thanked 1,024 Times in 745 Posts	any advice on 1/6hp sump pump/ice eaters I am getting tired of writing out these large checks every month to the Electric Coop, to keep my 1/2hp ice eater running and keep the dock fom freezing solid. Now, there are 1/2hp and 3/4hp ice eaters or circulators and I thought that by going with the 1/2hp unit, it would be economical to run, but it is not. Does anyone have any experience with using one of those $65.00, 1/6hp sump pumps for use as an ice circulator? My thinking is that it could be doable for my situation since the water is just 3 1/2' deep at the deepest spot. What sayeth thou, oh so well-informed and all-knowing, Winnipesaukee waterfront maintenance department?

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Switch to Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Threaded Mode