Hand Held Weed Sprayer Solves Freeze Up Problems On Hog Waterer
Charles Stradtman, St. James, Minn.: "I used to have outside hog waterers that would freeze up in extremely cold weather. The problem was that the vertical pipe under the waterer froze up due to frost in the ground. I was able to solve the problem inexpensively using hot water and a pump-up, hand held weed sprayer.
"I removed the cover from the waterer to expose a valve that's mounted above a 1/8-in. dia. pipe, which is housed inside an underground tube. I took the valve apart to expose the top of the pipe. Then I attached a 3-ft. length of flexible, automotive-type copper tubing to the end of the sprayer line and inserted it into the pipe. I put hot water in the pressurized spray container and then squeezed the trigger to send the water down into the pipe and melt the ice. It took only a few seconds to melt all the ice."
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Hand Held Weed Sprayer Solves Freeze Up Problems On Hog Waterer LIVESTOCK Hogs (33) 26-1-39 Charles Stradtman, St. James, Minn.: "I used to have outside hog waterers that would freeze up in extremely cold weather. The problem was that the vertical pipe under the waterer froze up due to frost in the ground. I was able to solve the problem inexpensively using hot water and a pump-up, hand held weed sprayer.
"I removed the cover from the waterer to expose a valve that's mounted above a 1/8-in. dia. pipe, which is housed inside an underground tube. I took the valve apart to expose the top of the pipe. Then I attached a 3-ft. length of flexible, automotive-type copper tubing to the end of the sprayer line and inserted it into the pipe. I put hot water in the pressurized spray container and then squeezed the trigger to send the water down into the pipe and melt the ice. It took only a few seconds to melt all the ice."
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