A word of caution. Every winter there are
more than a few reports of barn fires caused by electric buckets. In most
cases the horses are not able to be gotten out of the barn due to smoke
inhalation, even if people were able to back in. Look carefully at what
you purchase. Some are better than others. The danger come when the
buckets are empty and over heat. Most of use in the frozen north just put
up with the old indestructible black fortex bucket and a hammer and keep the
heated water tank outside. A covered wooden box that is insulated works
great over the outside tanks to keep the water heated and conserve
electricity.
Hi Mary, nothing beats electric buckets---- No more
banging ice out of buckets and having freezing hands-----All our
horses have them here----it was expensive to buy them all at once ,but
worth it....
