Frozen nipples finally working

jetdog said:

I beat my head with a 5 gallon bucket with nipples. Bought a nice stock tank heater and it just doesn't keep them thawed so I was at home depot and saw a 5 gallon bucket cooler that fits into the bucket, I put it in the bucket and pressed firmly so the nipples would leave indents then took a 1/2 socket and pushed until I was through the foam to make a hole for each nipple to stick through, I switched over to a aquarium heater that is shatter proof and plugged into a gfci outlet, it sits over the nipples today -5 and it worked all day, the stock tank heater just didn't warm the water enough, the cooler also came with a
lid which I cut a small slit for the cord, I think it keeps much more heat in the bucket. Got my fingers crossed.

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chickensnducks7 said:

Do you by chance have pictures? THX

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jetdog said:

Save your money, long story short it didn't work, I switched to horrizontal nipples and a stock tank heater from tractor supply and it works great. The horrizontal nipples don't hold water so they can't freeze, I got them from"all bout chickens"

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jetdog said:

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jetdog said:

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jetdog said:

Save your money, long story short it didn't work, I switched to horrizontal nipples and a stock tank heater from tractor supply and it works great. The horrizontal nipples don't hold water so they can't freeze, I got them from"all bout chickens"

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chickensnducks7 said:

Will the Horizontal Nipples work on a 3/4 in PVC pipe? Or do they require a flatter surface?

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jetdog said:

you will be better off using a bucket so the heater can sit on the bottom close to the nipplesthe pipe will be too small

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