Hoping to pick some brains with this topic. I'm about out of ideas already.
We have a Franklin Poly livestock waterer setup in a fenceline to service 2 pens. This is the 100 head capacity waterer. One side of the tank is plugged, so water is only available on one side. We keep having issues with the water line freezing in the tank. There is an element in the tank that is keeping the bowl open though. I have heat tape (36" long, thermostat controlled) that runs down the hole to keep the line open below ground. I believe the line is freezing between the valve and the float. Tried putting a light bulb under the tank, but there's not a whole heck of a lot of room in there, and the bulb keeps shattering from moisture hitting it.
Any ideas on what a person could put in the limited space under this tank to generate some heat and keep the supply line thawed? I'm trying to find either some kind of sticky heat tape, or even looking for a light that could be plugged right in to the outlet.
Would love to hear some ideas!
We have a Franklin Poly livestock waterer setup in a fenceline to service 2 pens. This is the 100 head capacity waterer. One side of the tank is plugged, so water is only available on one side. We keep having issues with the water line freezing in the tank. There is an element in the tank that is keeping the bowl open though. I have heat tape (36" long, thermostat controlled) that runs down the hole to keep the line open below ground. I believe the line is freezing between the valve and the float. Tried putting a light bulb under the tank, but there's not a whole heck of a lot of room in there, and the bulb keeps shattering from moisture hitting it.
Any ideas on what a person could put in the limited space under this tank to generate some heat and keep the supply line thawed? I'm trying to find either some kind of sticky heat tape, or even looking for a light that could be plugged right in to the outlet.
Would love to hear some ideas!