Cold spell damage repairs on the pond

 

     That long cold spell we had did some damage to the waterfall and froze the filters solid.  The weather is supposed to be (hopefully) warm enough to thaw things.  It looks as if I have a lot work ahead. 

     The top of the waterfall is a manufactured piece of fiberglass and cement.  I need to locate the leak there and fix it.  The two filters are solid icicles so I have to wait for them to thaw.  At least the fountains are running and the pond didn’t freeze solid.

     I figure, according to the weather reports, that I have three days to get the work done.  Once I get the filters and waterfall working properly it can get cold again. 

     Just in case I can’t get the filters working, if the freezing damaged them, I did look at some new ones online today.  There are ton of them out there and most of the new ones have a built in UV light that is great for killing algae and preventing algae blooms.  We will go for one of the ones with the UV light if we need a new filter.

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