Off Grid Stock Tank Solutions To preface I'm new to this…
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Off Grid Stock Tank Solutions
To preface I'm new to this. This is my second winter with animals and by far the hardest winter I've experienced in 10 years. We have a 100 acre stead in the Northeast. It hasn't been above freezing since the beginning of December. Nights are even touching subzero (F). At this point stock tanks are nearing 20% capacity. We use the plastic Rubbermaid ones in 100 & 150 gallons. Absolutely no power to the animals and the house is about a quarter mile away. We haul water in. What can we do to keep tanks from freezing or even thawing them easily? We have a genny but I don't exactly want to run it 24/7 just to maintain. I ran a 12v diesel heater off a deep cycle plummed into a plywood lid. That wasn't awful. Now I'm considering a wood fired stock tank heater. To at least thaw once a week or so to increase holding capacity. I attached a rough pic of the idea. But at this rate I'll try anything.
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To preface I'm new to this. This is my second winter with animals and by far the hardest winter I've experienced in 10 years. We have a 100 acre stead in the Northeast. It hasn't been above freezing since the beginning of December. Nights are even touching subzero (F). At this point stock tanks are nearing 20% capacity. We use the plastic Rubbermaid ones in 100 & 150 gallons. Absolutely no power to the animals and the house is about a quarter mile away. We haul water in. What can we do to keep tanks from freezing or even thawing them easily? We have a genny but I don't exactly want to run it 24/7 just to maintain. I ran a 12v diesel heater off a deep cycle plummed into a plywood lid. That wasn't awful. Now I'm considering a wood fired stock tank heater. To at least thaw once a week or so to increase holding capacity. I attached a rough pic of the idea. But at this rate I'll try anything.
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