Does the birdbath have to be a particular depth to work? My birdbath measures 1 inch at the deepest level.
1645027
I think the depth needs to be a little deeper. The black thing in the picture has to touch the water in order to spin and keep the water moving.
1645028
The bottom of the wire/foam circles measures about 3/8" from the base. Should work fine in 1" water. FYI - The wire that spins has two little foam circles on it...to be lightweight, yet create more 'disturbance' in the water than just a wire might.
1645029
I usually have about an inch of water. But, this solar water wiggler works even when the birdbath is empty of water. That is why I like it. It lights up for 3 hours at night. Needs two DD batteries.
1179048
I went back and looked for the correct depth it says 1 1/2 inches deep. Way deep enough!
1640081
I'm not sure if this will help, because I have only used my defroster in my bird bath, but here goes. In the morning my bird bath is completely frozen solid. When I switch the heater on, it defrosts all the water in 4-5 minutes, no matter how cold it has been. I have never had it in a bucket or any other deep container, so I can't speak for that. On many very cold days you can see steam coming up from the bird bath, but I've never taken the temperature. Perhaps you could look up the website of the manufacturer and find out. I'm sure they would be happy to help. Good luck to you.
2188090
The birdbath is fairly shallow - about 2 inches at its deepest. The diameter of the bowl is about 17 inches. It could be filled with sand, it is plenty strong. The top just rests on the base, so I wouldn't put it where there will be a lot of foot traffic. It is a great birdbath!
1768989
No The birdbath is truly beautiful, however, it is just the bowl. In the metal base that I already had, it just sits in the circular tray at the top. Hope this helps.
1492678
No it's only 3/4 to 1 inch high. I keep mine entirely submerged although a few times the water evaporated below the top of the heater and there was no damage. I use a metal birdbath for this heater and have had great luck.
759926
The first one I bought included a pedestal stand, but I stopped using it and set the birdbath in a 16" - 18" flower pot saucer on the ground. It's much easier to keep it level in the saucer because you can just wiggle it around to level and the weight of the water when it's filled keeps it from moving during normal use. I drilled a hole in the bottom of the saucer to run the plug through the bottom and plug it in to the extension cord during the winter.
492541
I am not sure. I have my birdbath close to the house and check it out the kitchen window a lot. I keep water in it all the time. I have not had any problems so far. I would unplug it if I left for a long period of time just in case. Mine gets filled about every other day. My friend has one and she has never complained about any problems either. She has used hers for years. If she had any problems she would have told me for sure.
2200683
I would go back to Amazon or company who made the birdbath.My instructions were burnt up in an apt fire.Mine currently sits on top of 5 Gal bucket of course Im on 1st floor now.Not sure what will happen when I go back to old apt as the bracket for mounting is LONG gone.
244498
I read all the reviews, and I have had the same experiences. First one dodn't work right out of the box. The second one is working, but I haven't seen any birds in the birdbath yet (only a few weeks though). The water does move gently, but that doesn't seem to help prevent "scum" buildup. If it helps attract birds, I'll be happy. The jury's still out on that. If not, then it is certainly NOT worth the money.
1427477
I just bought one and it says for tanks up to 12 inches deep. I bought another one and I will return this one.
1231215
No its not 2inchesbut in depth. Maybe a 1/4 inch, definately less than half an inch
1881071
Yes. The depth is adjustable. Just make sure your soil is well worked and loose.
1577318
Yes it is perfect for a shallow bird bath. The first one I bought worked so well I bought another. The birds love it!
2014228
Yes, it can. I use mine in a good-sized copper birdbath, and it works fine.
1989043
Sorry I do not. I just filled half way for smaller bird and full for larger bird, the measuring I had was very small.
1577316
not to shallow as the wiggler has to be down in the water to make it work. My bird bath iis on my patio rail and I had the wiggler in the middle of it and still got bad bugs and the wiggler is rather large and a catbird wasn't able to bathe because of not enough room. Set it up on the side of the bath and no more bugs and birds can bathe. Need so have about 2 to 3 inches of water