Pond Boss Forums INTRO Questions & Observations well pumps freezing

We lost power for 5 days at Christmas last year and used the generator once a day to heat up the air and water in the pumphouse at the barn to keep it above freezing; I understand your power loss concern.

For our house well, all this equipment is in a 7'x7' concrete block hole in the ground with 3" of insulation on top. This lets ground warmth keep everything from freezing in all but the very coldest weather. Even then, we don't have to heat it, just keep putting fresh 52 deg water in the pressure tank as we use the water that's cooled off in the house. But putting it all below ground is a LOT more work.