waterer heater bases question

[Smoky73]

question for everyone who heats waterers. I have two of those large waterer heaters that you can buy at the feed stores, those ones for $50. I use them for my large fowl in the winter because they drink a lot. well, the heated pad that is underneath has come unglued from the bottom of the metal part. Is there something I can use that would be safe to reglue it on? I do not want to throw them away as they do still work but is useless if they will not stick to the base part.

 

[WoodlandWoman]

Those newer ones don't last, like the old ones did. I wonder if you could wire it back on? Could you drill holes in the base and run wire through them, to hold it up against the base? I don't know what the element on the new ones look like, but there should be somewhere to loop it around. I'd use heavy wire.

I like to put heated bases or heated water containers on a non-flammable base. Something like a concrete patio paving stone, concrete block or bricks. Just in case something goes wrong and it overheats. Or in this case, the element falls off.

 

[Bear Foot Farm]

Epoxy or high temperature RTV Silicone should work



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