How About a Stock Tank Deicer? [RE-wrenches]

[Bill Loesch, Saint Louis Solar]

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RE-wrenches said:
> It's that time of year.  Getting a few calls on how to keep a stock tank
thawed.  I have a few
>ideas I can share, but I am really looking to you all. Any thoughts?

>Thanks, Jeremy All Solar


Jeremy,

Here in Missouri what I have seen at the farm trade shows (and have heard
mixed results on) is a concrete "basin" with a long vertical tubular
reservoir which goes below (perhaps well below) the frost line to bleed
some ground heat into the basin. Reportedly all goes well until some strong
winds cool off the basin faster than it can bleed heat from the ground
source. Additionally, I'm told the cows are not smart enough to poke their
nose or hove(sp?) through the ice crust to get a drink. Maybe you have
smarter cows there, Jeremy.

Farmer Bill signing off.
Bill Loesch, Solar 1 - Saint Louis Solar

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