Nifty Heater Keeps Waterers Thawed

Nifty Heater Keeps Waterers Thawed LIVESTOCK Miscellaneous “I was tired of buying heated bases for my chicken waterers only to have them burn out a few weeks later ” says Caleb Wilkinson of Marshalltown Iowa So he came up with his own heaters for about $8 each He buys galvanized hog pans at a farm supply store drills a hole on the side to hold a light bulb socket and adds an electrical box and switch on the outside “A 60-watt bulb will keep the tanks or a bucket thawed even below zero ” Wilkinson says When temperatures stay cold for a long period or dip to minus 20 he replaces the bulb with a 75-watt bulb When temperatures warm he shuts the bulb off with the switch Though there isn’t enough heat to cause a fire he is careful to place the pan on concrete and keep the area around it clean As an extra safety measure he runs the wiring inside plastic conduit Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Caleb Wilkinson 1935 Main Street Rd Marshalltown Iowa 50158 ph 641 691-9331; caleb wilkinson17@gmail com

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