Low-Cost Way To Deep Waterline And Hoses In Barn From Freezing

Low-Cost Way To Deep Waterline And Hoses In Barn From Freezing BUILDINGS Livestock 21-5-36 FARM SHOW readers might be interested in my low-cost way of keeping the waterline and hoses in my barn from freezing, even down to 30 degrees below zero. I got a junked G.E. chest-style deep freeze for free from a scrap dealer. I removed the motor, which didn't work anyway. Then I cut a 1-in. dia. hole in the bottom of the freezer, the same size as my waterline. I unscrewed the tap and set the deep freeze down over the waterline, then screwed the tap back on. I stuffed insulation around the hole and mounted a 40-watt heat lamp with 4-ft. ex-tension cord on top of the door so the lamp swings up and out of the way when you open it. I coiled up the waterhose we use to fill our portable outside trough in the bottom of the freezer. To use, we simply uncoil the hose, fill the trough we use to water our 25 cows once a day, then coil it up again and put it back in the freezer. Haven't had a frozen waterline or hose since I did this three years ago. (Percy McNabb, R. 1, Scotland, Ontario, Canada NOE 1PO; ph 519 443-8067).

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