Allied Precision 300 200-Watt Bird Bath De-Icer

by Allied Precision Industries

Product Features

• API 300 birdbath de-icer comes equipped with a built-in thermostat that will keep water liquid even on the coldest days
• Birdbath de-icer comes fully assembled
• A stainless-steel guard is provided to protect wildlife from burns
• Safe for use even in plastic baths
• Will not overheat if the bath runs dry

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3 x 3.5 x 0.9 inches ; 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0006HRQMC
• Item model number: 300
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,137 in Patio, Lawn & Garden (See Top 100 in Patio, Lawn & Garden)
  • #90 in Patio, Lawn & Garden > Backyard Birding

Product Description

Bird bath de-icer comes equipped with a built-in thermostat which will keep drinking water within the optimal drinking range for wild birds even on the coldest days. The unit can even be used in plastic baths, and will not overheat if the bath runs dry. A stainless steel guard is provided to protect wildlife from burns. 250 watts.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Does the Job, January 26, 2007

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Hal B. Zenner (New Jersey) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Allied Precision 300 200-Watt Bird Bath De-Icer (Lawn & Patio)

This de-icer works. No problem with that. It was 9 degrees outside this morning, and the bird-bath was liquid water. There are only two minor issues (and these are truly minor). First, I'm using a concrete birdbath, and it's quite shallow (I don't know if others are deeper). If the de-icer is not completely submerged, it will not work well; only the area immediately around the de-icer will be liquid. The unit is quite thick, and I find that the water evaporates rather quickly...or maybe the birds are very thirsty (!), so I'm topping it off almost every day to keep it covered. The second minor problem is that the electric cord is a bit stiff, and it's not possible to keep the heating elements on the bottom of the birdbath without laying a heavy object (like a rock) on the unit to keep it submerged. The problem is the cord needs to go over the lip or rim of the bird-bath, causing the heating element not to lay flat. But, again, this product does the job and I have alot of happy birds right now.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Worked All Winter, March 3, 2007

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Dogfather (Alexandria, Virginia United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Allied Precision 300 200-Watt Bird Bath De-Icer (Lawn & Patio)

This model has worked all winter and not tripped my circuit breakers. It doesn't fit easily into the bird bath though or I would have given it 5 stars.

UPDATE: While it worked all the FIRST winter, it failed to work at all the following winter. I'm now trying one of the rock shaped heaters.... we'll see on that one.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars API 300 bird bath de-icer, January 11, 2008

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Pilot Rick (Connecticut) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Allied Precision 300 200-Watt Bird Bath De-Icer (Lawn & Patio)

Works very well. Even though it has a thermostat, we installed it on a timer so that we're not heating the water during the night when the birds aren't around. Ours is a shallow bird bath and since the heater has a rather stiff electrical cord, we weighted it down with a rock to keep it completely submerged.