| pond heating cost
i am interested in how much it costs to heat a koi pond. if you heat your pond during the winter, could you post the size of the pond, zone you are in, heating method, and the temperature you keep your pond.
i don't heat my pond, but i am looking into a de-icer. a 1500w electric de-icer is around $50.00, very reasonable i feel. but the cost of running it? how about figure 24 hours a day for two months? would that be about right for zone 5?
1.5 kwh x 24 hours = 36 kwh/day
36 kwh x 60 days = 2160 kwh
2160 kwh x .10/kwh = $216.00
the .10 kwh is a guess, it could vary a lot depending on region.
$216.00/year to keep a hole in the ice, keep in mind this will not even begin to heat a pond in a cold climate, all it does it keep a hole in the ice.
so i am interested in how much it would cost to keep a koi pond at 50F over the winter. lots of variables here, so let's say a 5000 gallon pond in zone 5, average winter. |