So far, so good! Only a day of of frost temps so not a true test. I did pair the thing with the cheeper keeper automatic door and have found their tech support to be excellent (through the German site). The device can take 12 volts as input while keeping the 6 volt AA batteries as a backup...
Thanks for the feedback! Yeah, just working with what I have. I updated the post with more information (I just had to get the pictures up first, then I edited it). Link for the element is there, too. 10 watter
Long-time lurker. Coop is too far from a power source and been looking for years for a way to automate the watering thing here in Kentucky. Here is my effort (I will edit this post with updates as able). Descriptions are below each photo.
Finished product hanging in the coop.
5 gallon...