Re: [RC] Horse water thawed w/out electric - Dyane Smith
Chrystal, I live in N. California--much warmer than -30,
although we have had days and days with highs of 12 degree F.
Anyway, when I installed my heated waterers in my barn
(read, run-in shed), I had to dig down 9' to access the ground heat.
So....I doubt that 5' will work for you.
A couple of years ago this was
a topic of conversation on RC, someone mentioned digging a 5 ft hole
underneath the water trough in order to keep it from freezing over. Before I
go digging an enormous hole can anyone tell me if they have tried this and if
it works in temp's that go down to -30??? Any other ideas of how to keep horse water .......well
water not ice, without electricity in the winter??????
Thanks Chrystal
:-) P.,S if you are from the south do
not bother telling me what works for you,it won't work up here, I
know you THINK you know what winter is 'cause hey! your water buckets had a
layer of ice on them..............................once . :-) ;-) :-)if you can
leave your hoses outside after October or have access to water taps in the
winter that work without heating tape or do not know what a water hydrant is
.....................you are too far south to help!!!! :-)
lol
