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    Solar heated base for chicken waterer

    @AntiqueB Nice! What does your battery and charging setup look like? Also curious what specific 12v heating element you’re using
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    Solar heated base for chicken waterer

    We have been bringing them fresh water as needed. We’ve been using a heavy-duty black rubber bucket with low walls. The water in there can last them about two days but when it freezes we have to pull the ice out and re-fill it. I don’t currently have the bucket I set up with the heating element...
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    Solar heated base for chicken waterer

    @Maiahr The solar panel actually produces about 20V. The 48V rating for the heating element is more of a max voltage recommendation. No issues at all if you're below that. The main thing that determines if the heating element will work with a specific solar panel is the element's resistance...
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    Solar heated base for chicken waterer

    Hello everyone! 👋 I found this thread looking to see if anyone else has attempted this. I’ve seen a lot of questions about using solar to heat chicken water but I haven’t seen anyone try it out. Last week I set up a 190 watt solar panel and wired it directly to a 48V DC (1500w rated) electric...
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