Dock Bubbler question - leave it in or take it out?

Basin · 05-27-2004, 02:47 PM

I pulled my circulator out and have been told that it would be better to leave it in the water all summer to prevent corrosion / rusting.

Any thoughts?

RLW · 05-27-2004, 03:33 PM

I would do exactly the same as you. Yank it out. If leaving it in the water will stop it from corroding then why do chains on moorings rust, weaken and pull apart over time. Take it out let it dry out then spray some WD40 in it for the summer. That is my 2 cents.

GWC... · 05-27-2004, 05:45 PM

You are spraying a solvent in hopes of providing lubrication.

If left exposed to the elements, rust will do its thing.

Remember, rust never rests.

MooseRiverMan · 05-27-2004, 09:24 PM

When you take the circulator out be sure and store it with the propeller side down, that way the lubrication stays on the shaft inside the motor assembly.
Otherwise the chances are it will seize.

jimbob1603 · 06-02-2004, 09:02 AM

Hi,

Just out of curiosity ..... what are your annual operating costs for your circulator? When do you start/stop it? I'm considering not taking out my dock & boatlift this fall; using a circulator instead. But, the electrical costs have me worried.

Thnx

meredith necker · 06-02-2004, 12:39 PM

On an island you put it in the last thing (ours goes in Dec.). You don't have to turn it on the minute you put it in. Use a timer also. Unfortunately the lake level goes up and down so it has to be adjusted.
also, sometimes the electricity goes off and on the island you might not know. Not sure of the cost yet, they haven't read our meter since last fall.

05-27-2004, 02:47 PM	#1
Basin Junior Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Dock Bubbler question - leave it in or take it out? I pulled my circulator out and have been told that it would be better to leave it in the water all summer to prevent corrosion / rusting. Any thoughts?

05-27-2004, 03:33 PM	#2
RLW Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Alton Bay on the mountain by a lake Posts: 2,023 Thanks: 563 Thanked 444 Times in 311 Posts	Leave pump in or out for summer I would do exactly the same as you. Yank it out. If leaving it in the water will stop it from corroding then why do chains on moorings rust, weaken and pull apart over time. Take it out let it dry out then spray some WD40 in it for the summer. That is my 2 cents.

05-27-2004, 05:45 PM	#3
GWC... Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 1,325 Thanks: 5 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Spray it with a lubricant; not a solvent... You are spraying a solvent in hopes of providing lubrication. If left exposed to the elements, rust will do its thing. Remember, rust never rests.

06-02-2004, 12:39 PM	#6
meredith necker Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: meredith neck and bear island Posts: 48 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	bubbler On an island you put it in the last thing (ours goes in Dec.). You don't have to turn it on the minute you put it in. Use a timer also. Unfortunately the lake level goes up and down so it has to be adjusted. also, sometimes the electricity goes off and on the island you might not know. Not sure of the cost yet, they haven't read our meter since last fall.

05-27-2004, 09:24 PM	#4
MooseRiverMan Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 29 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	When you take the circulator out be sure and store it with the propeller side down, that way the lubrication stays on the shaft inside the motor assembly. Otherwise the chances are it will seize.

06-02-2004, 09:02 AM	#5
jimbob1603 Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 71 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hi, Just out of curiosity ..... what are your annual operating costs for your circulator? When do you start/stop it? I'm considering not taking out my dock & boatlift this fall; using a circulator instead. But, the electrical costs have me worried. Thnx