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Originally Posted by jimbob1603
I've been led to believe that ice damage occurs in the spring (during ice out) when the ice has a tendacy to drag the dock, and when pressure ridges develop. So, it is only necessary to activate your circulators sometime in March.
I am considering leaving my dock & boatlift in the water next winter and letting nature take its course until early spring, when I'll turn on the circulator. I don't want to leave the circulator on all winter, it'll cost a fortune to run.
Any thoughts? Pros/Cons ....
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Without a circulator, long before ice out, the ice and changing lake level will have likely done major damage. This year, even with a circulator, my dock was damaged well before ice out.
As another poster says, the circulator is to protect the dock while the ice is in. During ice out, the circulator does nothing to protect the dock from ice sheets slamming into it. Some people have pilings in front of their docks to ward off the blows from ice sheets.
Frank