Re: RC: Non-freezing strategies (was Buckets)

[Lif Strand <fasterhorses@gilanet.com>]

At 08:41 AM 12/24/00, Amber wrote:
>In winter, we set the float valve to overflow and it keeps the water 
>trickling, thus it will not freeze.

Where does the overflow water go?  Do you wind up with slick ice around the 
trough?  Although our nights get down below freezing here, our days 
generally are above freezing - even if I wanted to lose that water (our 
well is a very low producer) I'd have a real muddy swamp next to the trough 
that way.


Lif Strand
Quemado NM  USA
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