Hope it works out well for you. I love mine. My waterer is actually a 13 gallon clear plastic tote with lid, the deicer, and horizontal nipples. I use the larger container as I will be turning 70 this winter. I had to figure a way to keep the birds in water while not having to go out to...
You do not want to heat water exactly. You only want to keep it from freezing. I use this deicer. It turns on at 35 degrees and off again at 40 or 45 degrees. It is only on long enough to keep the water from freezing. I got a new deicer this year as the old one finally died. However, I got...