Posted by gregCO on January 26, 2016 at 19:27:06 from (72.168.177.153):
In Reply to: 1500 watt tub heater posted by randy1 on January 26, 2016 at 15:49:08:
The 1,500 watt heaters are going to leave a mark in your pocket book. Really expensive to run. What works good for me is a Rubbermaid water tank and a small Ice Chaser bucket warmer. Believe it or not that little 250 watt heater will keep a fairly large Rubbermaid plastic water tank free from ice. It will not work in a metal tank. If it does freeze it's thin and a smack with your hand as you walk by will open it up. Generally the animals will beat you to it. Another really good drinker is a Behlens Automatic drinker. Really neat design. They are made of HDPE and are double walled with foam between the inner and outer wall. They use an inferred heat pad under the water pan that keeps the ice off. Animals are never exposed to the heater or wiring. The best part is the heater is 150 watts and keeps ice off really good. I never have to mess with them other than cleaning out the water pan. They are a little pricey, but what you are spending in electricity a year right now running two 1,500 watt heaters will pay for two drinkers the first year. I didn't believe it when I was given the sales pitch at the stock show several years ago. I bought one to try and it was everything they said. I now have two of them and love them and animals have an endless supply of water all year. I raise goats and they head butt, chew, and climb all over them and so far in seven years have not managed to damage one and the heaters have yet to fail and they don't rust. Worth a look. This is not an ideal time of year to install drinkers. You need to trench in water and electric and pour a pad to set them on.
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