Ritchie makes a passive heated waterer that we have used here in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia with good results. It consists of a super insulated water vessel, with floating balls that block the water opening, the cows learn to push down the balls to let some water up. You can even let a little water into the balls to make them easier to push down at the beginning. The water supply comes up through the middle via an insulated heat sink that insulates to about 2' below grade. The "heat" contained in the water that is used is plenty enough to keep everything from freezing as long as the waterer is being used. ,If you stop then need to drain the vessel and shut off the water supply. Watt Bradshaw Blue Ridge Energy Company 540-830-1289
-----Original Message----- From: RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Chris Worcester Sent: Monday, February 10, 2020 8:41 PM To: 'RE-wrenches' Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Direct solar options for stock tank de icing One way to cure the freeze is with bringing the ground's heat to the tank. I saw this done by digging a hole under where you want to place the stock tank. Dig it deep enough to get well below the frozen ground's frost heave depth. Use a smaller diameter piece of culvert, 18" to 24" dia. would work good. Stand it upright in the hole so the top of it is level with finish grade. Put the stock tank on top of this vertical chimney of warm air rising from below, you're good to go! Chris Worcester Solar Wind Works NABCEP PV Installation Professional Office 530-582-4503 Cell 530-448-9692 www.solarwindworks.com ch...@solarwindworks.com -----Original Message----- From: RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Roy Butler Sent: Monday, February 10, 2020 4:51 PM To: re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Direct solar options for stock tank de icing Gary, Try these folks. They're based in Wisconsin and make almost everything in house.....I'm sure they have something that can work for you. They know a lot about aeration and de-icing. US Solar Mounts https://www.ussolarmounts.us/ Roy Butler Four Winds Renewable Energy, LLC 8902 Route 46, Arkport, NY 14807 607-324-9747 www.four-winds-energy.com Although no trees were killed in the sending of this message, a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced. On 2/10/2020 6:55 PM, Jay wrote: > Using an air bubbler works well. > It will make a hole in the ice formed overnight > > Jay > >> On Feb 10, 2020, at 1:30 PM, gary easton <g...@arp-solar.com> wrote: >> >> >> Hello Wrenches. >> I have a friend in need of a way to keep stock tanks free of ice during >> winter months. Has any one had any experience with direct solar options for >> this? >> -- >> Sent from Gmail Mobile >> _______________________________________________ >> List sponsored by Redwood Alliance >> >> List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org >> >> Change listserver email address & settings: >> http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org >> >> List-Archive: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html >> >> List rules & etiquette: >> www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm >> >> Check out or update participant bios: >> www.members.re-wrenches.org >> > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Change listserver email address & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out or update participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Change listserver email address & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out or update participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Change listserver email address & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out or update participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org
