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I'm not in the mountains (approx 1000') here in Okanogan valley area, so I prolly don't get as cold as ya'll...
But yeah, I'm thinking of wrapping it with a heat tape and insulating it because of our winters, and I want to try to use PEX for some of it...
This will be my first 'chicken winter', so it should be interesting
. Prolly have to go with a trough heater like we use for the horses and it might end up being just a summertime waterer, but it would be worth it for the convenience.
We lived in a motor home for our first two winters here, and DH ran a PVC water line from our frost free spigot, wrapped with a heat tape, covered in pipe insulation then stuffed in bigger PVC, but it sat right on top of the ground. The line only froze twice in spots that were really exposed to wind and we had several below 0 nights. When it did freeze, we put the van over that section and ran it for a little bit, and the engine warmth thawed it right out...
Doncha just love that 'Mother of Invention' kinda life?!?!