Garden items from
Robert Dyas:
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8. Top tips for choosing outdoor fishpond heaters
- Check weather records for the lowest temperatures in your area over the past few years, and choose a heater that can keep the pond at the desired temperature during such a cold snap.
- Ask if the unit is weatherproof or needs some protection, and install appropriately.
- Find out how much the water temperature has to drop before the heater kicks in.
- Choose equipment with indicator lights so that you know that the heater is operating.
- If the analogue temperature dial (a clock face) is not precise enough, override it with a digital thermostat so you can select a precise temperature.
- Fit a remote control so that you don't have to venture outside.
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