My husband carved a round plug out of a branch to fit
the drain. Granted, we have redwood for that and it doesn't disintegrate
in the water. We don't need heaters here, so I can't address that.
As for cleaning, we usually don't bother, or if you have water heavy to calcium
as we do, we just scrape the settled calcium off with a metal scraper.
There's no need to worry about how it looks. Bathtubs last
forever!
We're getting a used cast iron bathtub to be used as a stock
tank...we already have a rubbermaid type but I know the cast iron ones are
better...no cracks ;-) Have a couple questions:
What's the best
way to clean these up before use and how does one clean/keep them clean?
Is there anyway to install a heater in one of these? Please
tell...
For draining I'm sure the old drain will work just fine.
But do I use the standard bathtub plug or is there something better to
use?
Feel free to bring on any suggestions, etc that may be of
use.
