Freezer Makes Good Auto-Waterer

Freezer Makes Good Auto-Waterer LIVESTOCK Feeding Equipment 26-1-18 Tim Kabanuk of Leduc, Alberta, found a simple, cheap way to keep his horses supplied with cool, clear water. He turned an old freezer into an automatic waterer. Kabanuk used a regular chest-type freezer that had stopped working. Instead of taking it to the dump, he removed the lid and screwed galvanized metal along the top edges for reinforcement against damage from animals. He placed the freezer halfway through the fence in his horse pens and ran a water line along the plank above the freezer. Kabanuk then bought a float at his local farm supply store and attached it to a notched board that sits across the middle top of the freezer. The water automatically shuts off once it gets to within one inch of the top of the freezer. By placing the homemade water tank through the fence, Kabanuk is able to provide water to two pens of animals. Because the freezer is insulated, Kabanuk plans to winterize the unit by putting the original lid back on and cutting a hole on each side. He says he will drop a floating stock tank heater inside, and expects to have an almost maintenance-free winter water supply for his horses. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Tim Kabanuk, R.R.1, Leduc, Alberta, Canada, T9E 2X1 (ph 780 387-2262).

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