Don't buy this waterer.

[JoeInPA]

I bought 2 on clearance a few months ago. We will probably never use the heated feature shop we disassembled it and tucked it inside the base. I've never had an issue "yet" with it leaking. Other than it sitting on a slope. I use my garden hose with a spray nozzle and the bottom plug.

Well I'm glad they work for someone because they certainly didn't work for me and apparently a lot of other people.

But so far so good on the Premier 1 waterer. The chickens have it figured out and it makes my life a lot easier. No frozen water, no poop/straw/feed/etc in the reservoir, and easy to top off and clean.

 

[JoeInPA]

Schitt happens I'm pretty good at laughing at myself though

 

[Cryss]

Schitt happens I'm pretty good at laughing at myself though

And I'm laughing because I also found out the hard way last year at 5 in the morning. I'm going with the idea of turning it into a planter for the win.

 

[Msingred]

Just a fair warning so that hopefully none of you make the same mistake I did. Don't buy this waterer. They sell it at Tractor Supply. It is made by Farm Innovators and is model HPF-100.

https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/farm-innovators-heated-poultry-fount

I don't usually write bad product reviews but I absolutely despise this turd.

1. It leaks. All the time. The water slowly goes down and because the reservoir doesn't seal tight to the base.

2. It has a plug to pull from the bottom so you can fill it without removing the reservoir. Nice idea, but it's really difficult to fill it from the bottom because the whole thing is attached to a power cord with limited reach. And when you do flip it over, the reservoir usually pops off and spills any water that was left in it. And even if the reservoir doesn't pop off, you are guaranteed too spill all of the water that is in the base. Even if you do use the plug in the bottom, the hole is so small you would definitely need a funnel to fill it.

3. If you are like me and power your heated waterer by running an extension cord to it, you will likely want to use electrical tape on the connection between the extension cord and the waterer. Which means you can't easily disconnect the red base to take it inside and wash it because the cord doesn't disconnect from the base. So any cleaning you do to the base has to be done outside in the coop unless you want to untape the extension cord, unplug it, take it inside and wash it, then bring it back out, plug it in and refill it every time.

4. When you finally get it filled, it's a pain to reinstall the base with the reservoir upside down because the reservoir is thin plastic and it flexes a ton so it doesn't line up easily.

5. When you finally get the base on, and you go to flip it over, the base usually pops off because it fits so loosely. Then you have a mucky muddy mess in the run, your shoes and pants are soaked and your birds still don't have any water.

All in all this is just a terrible design. Please learn from me and don't frustrate yourself by purchasing it.

Not only that, but the PLASTIC handle breaks from the cold and weight of the water. It's a very poor design. I've had to tape the bottom to the unit and wire and tape the handle after the insult of paying $53!!!!