They Keep The Water Flowing

They Keep The Water Flowing LIVESTOCK Feeding Equipment “The Freeze Guard Waterer is an insulated animal waterer that farmers can use year-round ” said Freeze Guard company owner Nathan Frey “It has a string heater that goes through a copper line ” Frey says “A replaceable heating element sits at the top of the unit “It also has baffling inside ” he says “It’s a circulation baffle in which the hot water circulates with any cold water so there aren’t any cold spots that could cause it to freeze ” One of the most convenient parts of having a Freeze Guard is the ability to hook up a small thermostat to as many as six Freeze Guard units That thermostat can be set to automatically turn on at a certain temperature The Freeze Guard is shaped like a tube and comes in different heights “A farmer can have a Freeze Guard with two drinking nipples at the same height It can also be set up with four nipples at two different heights “We can also set up an eight-nipple Freeze Guard ” he says “All we would have to do is double-stack them to get to eight The height differences would probably allow 10 to 20 head to drink out of each nipple ” Freeze Guard sizes can range between 2 1/2-ft and 7-ft tall and can weigh anywhere from 7 lbs to 31 lbs He says a Freeze Guard waterer can be installed two ways A farmer can pull the water up from below the frost line “Or you can install it like an energy-free type of waterer and put it in either a 12 or 14-in heated tile ” he says “I always say it’s like putting a candle on a cupcake because you cement the very top of it in the ground ” The Freeze Guard waterers have to be durable to last around livestock Most of the ones he replaces for customers have been around anywhere between 25 to 30 years Frey says the unit is made from pvc pipe and has stainless steel piping There’s also brass inside each unit and copper in the heat line “We also have a foam machine to fill them with insulation ” he says Frey says the Freeze Guard waterers work well for hogs and sheep and goats can learn to drink from them with training nipples He says farm dogs can also drink from the waterers with a little training The Freeze Guard waterers range from $310 for the smaller models up to $525 for the larger ones They also offer different sizes of heaters ranging from $26 to $50 as well as several accessories Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Nathan Frey Freeze Guard Waterers 7387 Township Highway 104 Upper Sandusky Ohio 43351 ph 419-294-0400; freezeguard@outlook com; www freezeguardwaterers com

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