!!! HATS OFF TO INVENTOR OF COOKIE TIN HEATER THANKS !!

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Plastic waters may not work as well. The steam table insert I used is a 2 gallon cylinder type that fits in soup kettle warming units. I chose this because it is stainless steel making it easy to clean,will not melt,and is low profile.I suggest appliance (oven) 40 watt bulbs since they withstand the heat inside the tin compared to regular bulbs.David
 
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Rajzwaibel, this sounds like a great idea. So, would we absolutely have to adhere it for conduction, or do you think it would be enough to set it between the waterer and the bricks (in our case, concrete blocks)?

The ony reason I don't want to adhere it is because then we couldn't take it off in the spring...

Oh, and did you get the heater at a regular auto parts store, or did you have to order it?

I will be very excited if we can get rid of any lightbulb heater in our coop. Even though our electrical setup was very safe, the chicken dust/bulb explosion scenario still worried me last winter.
 
This idea is great. I made it and with having time to test it, I found that I needed to drill several holes in it for some heat to escape. I used a 40 watt appliance bulb and it held to much heat. The rubber socket was ready to melt in less than 30 minutes. After the holes, it worked fine. Again, GREAT IDEA!!
 
I made 3 of these and used them all last winter with plastic 1 gal waterers. I turned them on in the morning if the water was frozen. I put them on a cement block. occasionally I opened them to check for dust and there was never a problem.
 
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You are one smart chicken!
 
I saw this idea last night and knew I HAD to have one! So I went to or local thrift store and bought me lamp and a cookie tin (had the light bulb). It cost me $2.50 and a loving hubby to get mine done. Here it is and it will be in use tonight!

 

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