t 6 weeks of my moderately cold winter.
thanks!
Melinda
On Sat, Jan 17, 2009 at 9:27 PM, Steve McIlree wrote:
> This message is from: Steve McIlree
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> Melinda Schumacher wrote:
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> I have been shocked by the exorbitant cost of powering tank heaters. Two
>> of
>> them
This message is from: Steve McIlree
Melinda Schumacher wrote:
I have been shocked by the exorbitant cost of powering tank heaters. Two of
them have more than doubled my entire household monthly electric bill! I am
wondering if I could save electricity if I unplugged them for the warmest
it stayed above zero all day!
www.northcoastfjords.com
I have been shocked by the exorbitant cost of powering tank heaters. elinda
in Marengo OH with Mirakel and Norrman
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This message is from: "Melinda Schumacher"
Hello Fjord Friends:
I have been shocked by the exorbitant cost of powering tank heaters. Two of
them have more than doubled my entire household monthly electric bill! I am
wondering if I could save electricity if I unplugged them for t
slide out. Each year I created mountains of GIANT ice cubes.
Now we have in tank heaters that work well most of the time. My two older
mares having been shocked several times won't drink from the tubs with
heaters. What they will drink out of I bought at Dover Saddlery and it's mu
This message is from: "Linda Patorni" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
For those interested in propane stock tank heaters, I bought a Trojan 66B
Stock Tank Heater at about $389. It's not cheap, especially when you
fiigure a dedicated propane tank and a large enough stock tank to ma
This message is from: Holly Tuck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I too would be very interested in the propane heaters.
I live in Canada and would like to use these if
feasible.
Thanks,
Holly
> Fjords, so water in winter is an issue.
> This winter I installed a propane water heater which
> has been a lif
fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com
To:
Subject: Re: tank heaters
Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2007 20:17:06 -0700
This message is from: "Linda Patorni" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I have never recovered from the guilt of mildly electrocuting my four
donkeys on a daily basis some years ago. I had instal
This message is from: "Gail Russell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
My fish have survived literally two inch deep water in mid summer when we
developed a leak. They are pretty hardy.
GailAnd, thanks to all of you and that
interesting discussion, I am planning to put fish in my tank - let's hope my
super
This message is from: "Linda Patorni" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I have never recovered from the guilt of mildly electrocuting my four
donkeys on a daily basis some years ago. I had installed an electric tank
heater and hadn't realized there was a grounding problem until I discovered
they weren't dr
This message is from: "Kelly Hoem" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
It is probably static or induction of the power lines. The reason it is
only bothering some and not others is the tolerance to noises and
sensitivity towards electricity. Some may feel it and some may not be
bothered by it just like we as hu
former
works, the magnetic flux lines in one wire causing current to flow in
another wire in very close proximity, but not actually touching it.
Usually the stock tank heaters have a Hot, Neutral and Ground wire, and
if for some reason there is a short circuit their would then be a
current in the
is Berenyi
Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2007 12:28 PM
To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com
Subject: tank heaters & fish poop
This message is from: "Lois Berenyi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
..All the horses except one would go
through the gate and the one who pulled back and went sli
This message is from: "Lois Berenyi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I have a question about the fish poop, once having had an aquarium I hated to
clean. What happens to the fish waste products. Do the fish recycle that as
well as the algae and dropped grain?
I have a comment to make ab
This message is from: "Carol J. Makosky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Alison Bakken wrote:
This message is from: Alison Bakken <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Hi Don,
I have used the blue buckets. If you are using the buckets outside, you need
to watch the plug
in, if you are using extension cords. I have had
This message is from: Alison Bakken <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Hi Don,
I have used the blue buckets. They work very well. I use them for
goats and a dog. The horses water out of a stock tank, with stock tank
heaters. If I only had a couple of horse I would use the buckets for
them. If you are
This message is from: bolinsj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
There is a recycle center near us that makes plastic wood out of
recycled bottles and stuff. If you haul yourself, it is not much more
expensive than real wood and works nice in the barns. All our stalls
are built from it. It is sort of like
This message is from: "Carol J. Makosky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Jean Gayle wrote:
This message is from: "Jean Gayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Re the five gallon bucket with heater in the bottom.. I have not used my
two for fear the horses would get burned by the heater at the bottom or
shocked.??
This message is from: "Jean Gayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Re the five gallon bucket with heater in the bottom.. I have not used my
two for fear the horses would get burned by the heater at the bottom or
shocked. Jean
Jean Walters Gayle
Aberdeen, WA
Author:The Colonel's Daughter
$20 PO Box
This message is from: Janet McNally <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
after reading all those funny stories about fjords and floating tank heaters, I
have to recommend the one we use, its a heater that screws in to the bottom of a
rubbermaid tank. like someone else said, park the tank with the chord und
This message is from: GAIL RUSSELL <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Like Trex decking?
I'm thinking about that plastic wood this year?
>I'll have to try the rubber duckies too.
Gail Russell
Forestville CA
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This message is from: bolinsj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
We tried both a wooden and a chickenwire cage for over the top of the
tank. Wee Willy took off with the wire one day and the Fjords ate a
hole in the wood. I was afraid the splinters would hurt them so I took
off the wooden top. I'm thinking
that timealso our electric bill per
month in the winter was approx. $50 for each heater and we had 3 tubs.
Just our experience.
Lois Berenyi in NJ
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From: "Don Brackett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Saturday, November 16, 2002 4:27 PM
Subject: s
This message is from: "Sarah Nagel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Don Brackett wrote:
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> What are the various safety issues with these heaters. What types of
> things do you do to protect the wires?
> Any and all advice is happily accepted.
Some safety issues we hav
This message is from: Mariposa Farm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Don Brackett wrote:
What are the various safety issues with these heaters. What types of
things do you do to protect the wires?
Any and all advice is happily accepted.
Hi Jane-
We have 23 horses in 12 different paddocks and we use 8 diff
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In a message dated 11/16/2002 11:48:19 AM Pacific Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> Only
> problem we have with it is that FJORDS like to play with the heater and
> pull it out of the tank.
OH yeah, we have that problem too. Seems the Fjords j
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
We have a 50 gal rubbermaid tank with a heater that goes into the drain plug.
It is up against the fence so they can't monkey with the cord. We plug it in
to the barn outlet.
Suzan
One discovers a friend by chance, and cannot but feel regret that 20 or 30
This message is from: bolinsj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
We have those floating tank heaters in our 'bathtub' trough. Only
problem we have with it is that FJORDS like to play with the heater and
pull it out of the tank. The electric cord is 'covered' so they can't
So do any of
you have any advice on the different water tank heaters. There are so
many out there. We only have the two horses so our current tank is
small, only about 20 gallons. Do any of you use the blue buckets with
heaters built in.
Hi,
I only have one horse and use the 5 gal. bucket with
This message is from: Don Brackett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
We've finally decided that our desire to haul hot water out to the
animals all winter to de-ice the water tanks is no fun! So do any of
you have any advice on the different water tank heaters. There are so
many out there. W
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