I could just throw myself on the ground screaming and kicking my feet!

[Germaine_11.20]

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Opa, you are a man, and I think it has something to do with the way it is lifted. I don't have the muscle strength to lift the thing up without leveraging it against me and that causes it to rotate open unless I am very very careful. Believe me I have tried to analyze the stupid waterer. I don't like making a mess that cause me to spend ten times the trouble of just filling a waterer.

 

[Opa]

I can see where flipping it might be a real problem if you not strong enough to hold it away from your body when you flip it.

 

[Germaine_11.20]

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Yep. For some reason it twists very easily.

 

[CARS]

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Yep. For some reason it twists very easily.

I haven't had the base fall off while flipping. I just hate that I have to spill water (even the slightest amount) on my cold concrete floor. My barn's floor is now a skating rink around my water hydrant. And like I said earlier, the high water level is a pain. It has to be perfectly level or it runs out. If hung and they run into it, is spills.

What I wouldn't give to go back and apply the money spent on these things to purchase new heated bases and galvanized founts.

 

[Nhbluebird]

I was considering a one of those heated waterers in the fall. Ended up getting laid off and decided I would muddle thru it. Mother went to town a month later and picked up one of those heated bases. I was going to have her take it back, it was more money than the heated waterer. Cold was creeping up on us so I ended up keeping it. Best decision I made. No troubles with frozen water at all. I am so pleased. I ran the cord thru some electrical pipe and out to the plug. No issues. Now I'm just worried about them being warm enough. The next three days here will be single digets.

 

[Germaine_11.20]

Well I hate to burst any bubbles, but I did buy a heated base for waterers. Guess what. It worked for a few weeks and now it doesn't.

I am going to try Speckled hens idea (on the Delaware thread) It sounds inexpensive and she says it works. Hijnks (?) too has a similar thread and I am going to work with those.

Then I can use my tried and true waterers and not have problems (I hope)

 

[LynneP]

rustyswoman- Is the base under warranty still? I'd be heading back for a refund...

 

[CARS]

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I second that!

I have had a couple bases that the element came loose after a couple seasons but haven't had one fail that quick. Hmmm.

I really wish I could figure out what kind of adhesive will hold up to the heat. My elements still work, they just need to be re-attached!

 

[Hen_House_Rocks!]

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The waterer that I was having so much trouble with is the HPF3. (the first one on the list.)

We have had so many days this winter where it didn't even get above 15 degrees that the water has even frozen solid inside the heated waterer. Those are the mornings that I especially don't want to have to take a waterer inside to defrost it, fill it, carry it back out to the coop, then dump the dang thing all over myself!

 

[fordmommy]

I ordered my heated dog bowl here. Maybe there's something here that will work for you.

http://www.snowcountrypets.com/