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I've been using these for a couple of years now. I'm in central Texas so not your kind of cold but we do get hard freezes here. I take them out for the summer in hopes they will last longer. So far, so good and they've worked like they are supposed to. The dripping action will help keep the ice from forming on the top. I haven't had to clean one out yet, but there's a way to do that. What I like is they work off of the temperature of the water and not the air. If your water is warm, they run less. I can tell which hydrants have better insulation as they drip less. Some folks place a second tank with an overflow line to the main tank so the dripping water doesn't go to waste.
Sweet! Thanks for letting me know about the podcast! Currently living in downtown San Diego, but a friend of mine has a whole lot of untouched acreage in Wyoming, planning on starting a new life there with my family!
Actually, I'm so proud of you and Erin. The ranching profession was not even on your horizon and your family took up the mantel and met every challenge. It has been fun and agonizing to watch. Thank-You for allowing us to have a peek into your world.
Haven’t even watched it yet but getting ready to do so...!! Just want to thank you and Erin for all you do to show us where our food comes from and what great stewards of your animals and land you both are. So thank you for ALL THE GREAT VIDEOS you share with us. Wishing you and Erin and Rita and the kids have a blessed and Merry Christmas 🎄🦌🎅🎁🎄🧑🎄🦌🎁
Mike, when you turned off the side with the hose on it in the stock tank you also stopped the flow to the Freeze Mizer. The float will have to close to allow the water to continue to the freeze mizer.
I love the idea. I'm still wondering if the valve, in the float, will freeze and break. That water won't be moving. But it should only be about 3 or 4 inches. Let's see what happens.
I'm wondering if the hydrant (being medal) might get cold faster than the hose (being plastic/vinyl) and then freezing and wrecking your hydrant. Seems like a big risk. Also wondering if extremely hard water (like I have) would shorten the life of the freeze miser.
Nice edit, Mike. Testing and breaking new products is great fun. That cover works pretty good. I'll get a few more out to you soon. Thanks for sharing. -EZ
Any updates after 3 years how it’s holding up? Trying to figure out how to simplify the water situation. We only have 2 exterior outlets and they are both on the house so we have lots of hose
I hope it works. I believe the running water is to warm for it to start working. Ground water it usually about 50 degree. Will need to cool off before it will start to work.
We have installed insulated fiberglass tanks from Montana Fiberglass in Lewistown Montana. After the first one worked so good we have 4. Absolutely love them.
Winter is a poor time to change water lines in the ground but what about a large heated cattle fountain with a water line coming in from underneath. Pretty common in Iowa feed lots where I live.
I picked up one of those also. The tank one wasn't leaking yet because the water flow from filling the tank was keeping it warm. It will be interesting to see if your tank heater will keep it too warm to open up...
Sure glad you are testing this! I was thinking about trying them out as well. Overflowing a smaller tank could be a problem though. Livestock don't drink water until later in the morning after they eat. That one attachment was dripping at a pretty good clip. For small tanks that could be a problem.
You guys should consider installing a Ritchie heated waterer.It would be a game changer on your ranch.They are fairly efficient on electricity and save alot of time and headaches.Im in Wisconsin so I'm no stranger to brutal winter weather and mine performs great.
Mike has a Richtie hog cattle combination on the farm. I think he is planning on installing it saw it on the project list. We run all automatic waters. North central Iowa here.
This is for Randall too. I was going to laugh at Ritchies not freezing. But two guys saying great things about them, Well mine did freeze but that was a bunch of years ago and I suppose they made a lot of improvements over the years,
Full-time RVer. Heat tape, run along hose and water faucet and pipe (not a hydrant) where it rises from the ground. Everything covered with foam pipe insulation. Only had to put the hose in the shower for defrosting one time. I believe the manufacturer says not to use it on a hose. But the manufacturer doesn't live in an RV.
Mike, I'm gonna offer you some advice from MN. Get yourself a steel barrel, cut one end off. Flip it open end down, then cut a hole to match the diameter and height of a torpedo heater discharge. If your hydrants are tall cut a slot in the top for the head of the hydrant to come through. Slip the barely over the frozen hydrant and line up and fire up the heater. Crack the valve open after a bit. Works well to thaw out a frozen hydrant, and I think you might need it...
My guess is the second hydrant that wouldn't leak is warm enough with the sun in the water coming from the ground fully opened at ground temperature. Keep up the good work Mike I hope it works for you. I battle the same problems and just keep breaking ice. It only gets cold enough a couple weeks out of the year for me to have to do that.
Hope the miser works for you... We have jug automatic waterers and they paid for themselves within a couple years with the electricity savings. The heated models only take 65watts and performed great when we got down to -40°.
The freeze mixer works on the water temperature...not on the air temperature. It drops when the water temp is 37 f or lower. So if The air temp is say 28 f but the water is 50 f because it is running it won"t drip. After it sets a while and the water temp drops to 37 f it will start dripping or running. So when you were running water through the hose it was warm ground water.
I never knew that. Course this is my first time seeing this and I was wondering why not just drill a 1/8 inch hole in the water line. Thanks for the explaination
You should try a hudson valve and and put a hudson continuous flow disk in it We use them on all of our tanks with hydrants in the winter,they work very well and they don’t run any more water than the freeze mizer. I tried the freeze mizer and it did keep the hydrant and hose from freezing but the water did freeze right at the float and it wouldn’t allow the tank to fill on a zero degree day; the only down side with a hudson valve float is you will have to unscrew the base and make sure the water is out of it Because if you do shut your hydrant off at night the water inside the float will freeze
Waterfalls freeze in the winter. Ill bet big money that freezes too. The real question is how low do the temps go before it freezes. Perhaps it is enough you only need to deal with frozen water one or two dozens days over the winter.
As a 75 year plus resident of Los Angeles county, CA, dealing with freezing waterlines is a foreign concept. I sure hope these Freeze Misers work for you. I don’t know if you’ve watched SaskDutchKid, but he was dealing with -45 C.
@@brianjonker510 Yes, it is inside but it was cold enough the wash lines in the milking parlor froze as well as one of the water troughs near to the closed summer vents.
I think that will overflow the stock tanks making a mess just like a leaky faucet can fill your septic over top. That will drip gallons per hr. at that rate. Hope you have thirsty cattle lol.
Awesome video! I hope it works for ya. Would be interesting to see if there is something out there to winterize farms! Keep up the good work and keep on keeping on! God Bless ❤️!
I use 5/16" maple sap tubing to water our pigs and chickens. It's fed from a concrete riser underground that has a valve that is cracked for a steady trickle. Water moving through a small line moving at that speed doesn't freeze. Yes, there's some waste water that needs a clear place to drain (again, under ground pipes capture and drain it away, flowing water with snow cover or underground doesn't freeze). We've been doing it for years, and until this year watered our 50 head of cattle the same way. We recently built a heavy use area, so the cattle now have a Richie heated waterer. A tiny trickle of water into a large heated stock tank will serve many head of cattle. In our chicken coop we use a taco circulator to circulate water to our chicken water nipples. A small tank with a heater in it stores the water, 5/16" line run in, water is heated to 45°, taco circulates it, overflow drips out the back to a drain area. I've shown the setup in a few videos, I'll do another soon showing my latest setup.
Not a solution but a small hint. Black paint or wrapped black electricians' tape absorbs the sun's heat to help pipes on sunny days. Have a great Wyoming Christmas! God bless you and family...
A couple thoughts.... Initially, I thought why not lay the extra hose in the stock tank because the water is heated and would help keep the hose from freezing up. Then, when the freeze miser near the end of the video wasn’t working properly, it dawned on me. If you are heating the water in the tank, then you are also warming the freeze miser as well & perhaps that is why it is not functioning as intended. For keeping the stock tanks from freezing, I’ve seen videos of what is basically like a trolling motor mounted in a ring that you toss in and it keeps the surface water moving. It was used primarily to keep open water near docks, but might work. Take all of this with a grain of salt, as I’m a FL boy born & raised & we only worry about the occasional night or 2 of freeze hurting the citrus crops.
I liked the video but, a constant flow of water going into a trough or tank can overfill them, especially on smaller vessels. This overflow can cause very slippery footing and wasted water. You get the same effect by turning a faucet on to a slow constant trickle to keep hoses from freezing.
Interesting concept with that drip n flow device Mike. Am curious of how cold the weather would need turn before a line would freeze anyways. Have you have much of a chance of observe how your new hay grinder is working with respect to the animals consuming more high dollar hay instead of bedding on it? Happy Friday before Christmas! -Bob...
I'm sorry to say this but as a past licensed refrigerator, Freezer, AC and Residential Heating contractor I don't see those freeze mizers solving all his problems with freezing issues. They might work in specific uses but not in all. For example, with the hose alone location. It should keep the hose from it back to the spigot from freezing up but the water inside the sprayer nozzle will still freeze up and it will make an Ice Skating Rink for sure. As far as with the tank location issue. What are the odds of 2 out of three new ones not working OR for some reasons why was one cold enough and not two all being together until connected. I suspect "possibly" the "T"s valve going to the mizer was off. When Mike first turned on the water at the tank the mizer was not passing water and the float valve was flowing. and we never saw him turn on the valve on the "Y" to the mizer. That could just be an over sight missed but worth checking into and see if that was the case.
MERRY CHRISTMAS MIKE, ERIN AND FAMILY, STAY SAFE AND GOD BLESS YOU. THAT LNE PART OF THE FREEZE MISER COULD BE DEFECTIVE, THE WHOLE PURPOSE OF THE TIP I BELIEVE, WOULD BE FOR THE WATER TO COME OUT OF IT. THE OTHER 2 LOOKED LIKE IT WAS DOING ITS JOB. I DON'T KNOW, I'M JUST A GIRL, LOL.
Howdy Mike, the theory that running water will not freeze in the Winter is seriously flawed. I mean if Niagara Falls can freeze pretty sure a trickle from a faucet or garden hose is going to freeze should the temperature drop enough. The best way to prevent water from freezing is keeping it above 32 degrees. Anyway hopefully the Freezer Miser will help you out and lessen your Winter work load. Never know unless you try right. Have A Day! ;~)
been thinking since your experiments. tanks freeze because the night sky is 273 kelvin , very cold the only solution is roofs over the tanks . very expensive
That is a LOT of water coming out of the Freeze Miser. I'm more inclined to think that the one on the hose is broken than the others. Perhaps test one of the others on the hose & see what they do. Either way, I enjoy y'all's videos!
@@dbirdeycapozzi9807 im just usifor the first time this year and we are in South Carolina so we don’t get below freezing temperatures except for nights sometimes but so far I haven’t had any frozen or busted pipes.
@@SLCFarms ~ I live in Pacolet just outside of Spartanburg and I'm retired now. We have a backyard garden with a liitle woods beyond it. I just 'tag along' on OWL because I can. Good luck with your farm. I'd really like to learn our local farms and start going straight to them for my needs. Skip that rich middle man and put that money where it's really needed! Glad to meet you.
I don't think having the float on the side of the trough where the cows can reach it is the best idea. Livestock play with ANYTHING they can reach. A plastic float is no match for a playful or itchy cow. Been there. Done that.
There are a few channels on TH-cam that I like to watch and yours is one at the top of the list, but I have had enough of the censorship. I will no longer be watching anything on TH-cam. I know I am a small fish in a big sea, but “the only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” I will keep up with you on Facebook, but I am getting tired of them as well.
When I'm down I turn Mike on and he makes me laugh with his self effacing humor information intrepidity resourcefulness and amazing talent that shows assured vulnerability
Wishing you and your family a happy, healthy, and very Merry Christmas.
Thank you very much, to you as well!
I've been using these for a couple of years now. I'm in central Texas so not your kind of cold but we do get hard freezes here. I take them out for the summer in hopes they will last longer. So far, so good and they've worked like they are supposed to. The dripping action will help keep the ice from forming on the top. I haven't had to clean one out yet, but there's a way to do that. What I like is they work off of the temperature of the water and not the air. If your water is warm, they run less. I can tell which hydrants have better insulation as they drip less. Some folks place a second tank with an overflow line to the main tank so the dripping water doesn't go to waste.
Hello ti Our Wyoming Life and all others too! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone, stay safe. God Bless You
Sweet! Thanks for letting me know about the podcast! Currently living in downtown San Diego, but a friend of mine has a whole lot of untouched acreage in Wyoming, planning on starting a new life there with my family!
Sounds great! Thank you!
Actually, I'm so proud of you and Erin. The ranching profession was not even on your horizon and your family took up the mantel and met every challenge. It has been fun and agonizing to watch. Thank-You for allowing us to have a peek into your world.
Haven’t even watched it yet but getting ready to do so...!! Just want to thank you and Erin for all you do to show us where our food comes from and what great stewards of your animals and land you both are. So thank you for ALL THE GREAT VIDEOS you share with us. Wishing you and Erin and Rita and the kids have a blessed and Merry Christmas 🎄🦌🎅🎁🎄🧑🎄🦌🎁
I agree but mostly Mike Erin and crew are fun and a welcome escape from our covid adelled world thank God for our Wyoming life
I just find Mike naturally funny he's much more fun than we've Colbert who is an unwatchable troll just sayin
What is the purpose of the empty water jugs, in the stock tank?
They bob in the water and keep it open during light freezes on the edges. Thanks
Mike, when you turned off the side with the hose on it in the stock tank you also stopped the flow to the Freeze Mizer. The float will have to close to allow the water to continue to the freeze mizer.
I love the idea. I'm still wondering if the valve, in the float, will freeze and break. That water won't be moving. But it should only be about 3 or 4 inches. Let's see what happens.
I'm wondering the same thing. Trust me, I am keeping a close eye on it and this isnt hard freezing conditions either! Thanks
I'm wondering if the hydrant (being medal) might get cold faster than the hose (being plastic/vinyl) and then freezing and wrecking your hydrant. Seems like a big risk. Also wondering if extremely hard water (like I have) would shorten the life of the freeze miser.
Mike, I just love your deep voice. 🤗
Great video. I just got a freeze miser for our small homestead. I dont suppose you have a link for the hose connector you used?
Nice edit, Mike. Testing and breaking new products is great fun.
That cover works pretty good. I'll get a few more out to you soon.
Thanks for sharing. -EZ
Any updates after 3 years how it’s holding up? Trying to figure out how to simplify the water situation. We only have 2 exterior outlets and they are both on the house so we have lots of hose
I hope it works. I believe the running water is to warm for it to start working. Ground water it usually about 50 degree. Will need to cool off before it will start to work.
Very good video, we will try some of these ideas. Thanks for sharing.
We have installed insulated fiberglass tanks from Montana Fiberglass in Lewistown Montana. After the first one worked so good we have 4. Absolutely love them.
Love the idea! That could save a ton of headaches and time!
Winter is a poor time to change water lines in the ground but what about a large heated cattle fountain with a water line coming in from underneath. Pretty common in Iowa feed lots where I live.
North central Iowa here. we use all automatic waters.
I picked up one of those also. The tank one wasn't leaking yet because the water flow from filling the tank was keeping it warm. It will be interesting to see if your tank heater will keep it too warm to open up...
Thanks for sharing! Excited to see how this works out.
Sure glad you are testing this! I was thinking about trying them out as well. Overflowing a smaller tank could be a problem though. Livestock don't drink water until later in the morning after they eat. That one attachment was dripping at a pretty good clip. For small tanks that could be a problem.
Where are you at Nebraska farmer?
@@brandonm6052 Near Grand Island
@@nebraskafarmer9015 I'm From Hastings. Live near Davey north of Lincoln now.
How is this working with your current cold temps of -20° F?
Did anyone else see the van wreck in the background at 10:53 mark. You actually captured the wreck in you’re Instagram post.
It does look like he hit the ditch. Good eye!
MERRY CHRISTMAS MIKE & FAMILY ! GOD BLESS 🎄💚🎄
You guys should consider installing a Ritchie heated waterer.It would be a game changer on your ranch.They are fairly efficient on electricity and save alot of time and headaches.Im in Wisconsin so I'm no stranger to brutal winter weather and mine performs great.
Mike has a Richtie hog cattle combination on the farm. I think he is planning on installing it saw it on the project list. We run all automatic waters. North central Iowa here.
This is for Randall too. I was going to laugh at Ritchies not freezing. But two guys saying great things about them, Well mine did freeze but that was a bunch of years ago and I suppose they made a lot of improvements over the years,
Do you have to take it off to run water into the tank?
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What brand is that quick connect hose repair kit Mike?? Thanks!
Seeing the pigs reminded me to ask about Runt...
Hi have u had cows bag freeze in the winter
Look forward to part 2.
Full-time RVer. Heat tape, run along hose and water faucet and pipe (not a hydrant) where it rises from the ground. Everything covered with foam pipe insulation. Only had to put the hose in the shower for defrosting one time.
I believe the manufacturer says not to use it on a hose. But the manufacturer doesn't live in an RV.
Yes it does. Works down to about zero wind chill
Isn’t working on our faucet. It’s still frozen over
What is the name of the product you used to repair the garden hose? Where can it be purchased? Thanks!!
Mike, I'm gonna offer you some advice from MN. Get yourself a steel barrel, cut one end off. Flip it open end down, then cut a hole to match the diameter and height of a torpedo heater discharge. If your hydrants are tall cut a slot in the top for the head of the hydrant to come through. Slip the barely over the frozen hydrant and line up and fire up the heater. Crack the valve open after a bit. Works well to thaw out a frozen hydrant, and I think you might need it...
Mike I hope this freeze mizer works and safe you frozen water tanks. Love you guys. 🥰♥️💞🌽
My guess is the second hydrant that wouldn't leak is warm enough with the sun in the water coming from the ground fully opened at ground temperature. Keep up the good work Mike I hope it works for you. I battle the same problems and just keep breaking ice. It only gets cold enough a couple weeks out of the year for me to have to do that.
Merry Christmas and happy new year to your family
Like to see how well the nozzles work
Great devices! Amazon and Walmart sells them online for $30 each.
Could you put a link in the description for the hose end repair thinger? I've never seen that and need to put some to work for me.
Hi Rachel, here is a link for the same kind of thing on amazon amzn.to/37wwLyG Thanks
@@OurWyomingLife Thank you!
Great video. Thank you.
What is that end for water hose called
Hope the miser works for you... We have jug automatic waterers and they paid for themselves within a couple years with the electricity savings. The heated models only take 65watts and performed great when we got down to -40°.
The freeze mixer works on the water temperature...not on the air temperature. It drops when the water temp is 37 f or lower. So if The air temp is say 28 f but the water is 50 f because it is running it won"t drip. After it sets a while and the water temp drops to 37 f it will start dripping or running. So when you were running water through the hose it was warm ground water.
I never knew that. Course this is my first time seeing this and I was wondering why not just drill a 1/8 inch hole in the water line. Thanks for the explaination
👋 Hello.
That's an interesting product! What a great help to the ranch. 👍🙏☝️☃️🎄 God bless you folks. Stay warm.
That's a pretty cool thing.the Mister things I hope they work for you
Y? 😂 I laughed a lot more at that than I should have but we all could use it right now! Thankyou!!
I know Mike is hilarious I guess I just like his sense of humor
Maybe you should put the one that seems to be working on the stock tank? Justt wondering?
Curious to see how this all works out. Good luck.
You should try a hudson valve and and put a hudson continuous flow disk in it
We use them on all of our tanks with hydrants in the winter,they work very well and they don’t run any more water than the freeze mizer. I tried the freeze mizer and it did keep the hydrant and hose from freezing but the water did freeze right at the float and it wouldn’t allow the tank to fill on a zero degree day; the only down side with a hudson valve float is you will have to unscrew the base and make sure the water is out of it Because if you do shut your hydrant off at night the water inside the float will freeze
Waterfalls freeze in the winter. Ill bet big money that freezes too. The real question is how low do the temps go before it freezes. Perhaps it is enough you only need to deal with frozen water one or two dozens days over the winter.
Always like to see product review
Can you tell me what the name of that hose coupler is? One of my hose ends needs replaced and that looks so much easier.
I really hope it works! That would be such a game changer on the ranch. Frozen water just sucks for stock tanks!
Thank you so much for your videos.
Frozen hydrant and frozen tanks really are mine main issue here in Meeker Colorado so really interested in your solutions.
My grandfather’s favorite place to vacation was Meeker! I’d love to see it some day ❤
As a 75 year plus resident of Los Angeles county, CA, dealing with freezing waterlines is a foreign concept. I sure hope these Freeze Misers work for you. I don’t know if you’ve watched SaskDutchKid, but he was dealing with -45 C.
I think all his water is inside. Yes/no? Out of the wind makes a huge difference. Prolly as much as 25 degrees
@@brianjonker510 Yes, it is inside but it was cold enough the wash lines in the milking parlor froze as well as one of the water troughs near to the closed summer vents.
I use mirafount freeze proof waters for cattle and pigs.
Why do you have plastic bottles in your stock tank?
Does it say how low of a temperature the freeze miser is rated to?
I think that will overflow the stock tanks making a mess just like a leaky faucet can fill your septic over top. That will drip gallons per hr. at that rate. Hope you have thirsty cattle lol.
That is my guess too. Also while my climate is not as severe as OWL on occasion it gets close and I have had flowing water freeze.
May want to raise that hose it needs to be higher than the freeze mizer or the water will just freeze in the low spot of the hose
Good luck hope they end up working for u the big downside to it is it seems to spill out a lot of water thats being wasted
I agree. Thanks Charles
Awesome video! I hope it works for ya. Would be interesting to see if there is something out there to winterize farms! Keep up the good work and keep on keeping on! God Bless ❤️!
Thanks! Will do! You also!
My freeze mizer works good but the lowest temp has been 30. But they did work
I use 5/16" maple sap tubing to water our pigs and chickens. It's fed from a concrete riser underground that has a valve that is cracked for a steady trickle. Water moving through a small line moving at that speed doesn't freeze. Yes, there's some waste water that needs a clear place to drain (again, under ground pipes capture and drain it away, flowing water with snow cover or underground doesn't freeze). We've been doing it for years, and until this year watered our 50 head of cattle the same way. We recently built a heavy use area, so the cattle now have a Richie heated waterer. A tiny trickle of water into a large heated stock tank will serve many head of cattle. In our chicken coop we use a taco circulator to circulate water to our chicken water nipples. A small tank with a heater in it stores the water, 5/16" line run in, water is heated to 45°, taco circulates it, overflow drips out the back to a drain area. I've shown the setup in a few videos, I'll do another soon showing my latest setup.
Not a solution but a small hint. Black paint or wrapped black electricians' tape absorbs the sun's heat to help pipes on sunny days. Have a great Wyoming Christmas! God bless you and family...
A couple thoughts.... Initially, I thought why not lay the extra hose in the stock tank because the water is heated and would help keep the hose from freezing up. Then, when the freeze miser near the end of the video wasn’t working properly, it dawned on me. If you are heating the water in the tank, then you are also warming the freeze miser as well & perhaps that is why it is not functioning as intended. For keeping the stock tanks from freezing, I’ve seen videos of what is basically like a trolling motor mounted in a ring that you toss in and it keeps the surface water moving. It was used primarily to keep open water near docks, but might work.
Take all of this with a grain of salt, as I’m a FL boy born & raised & we only worry about the occasional night or 2 of freeze hurting the citrus crops.
I liked the video but, a constant flow of water going into a trough or tank can overfill them, especially on smaller vessels. This overflow can cause very slippery footing and wasted water. You get the same effect by turning a faucet on to a slow constant trickle to keep hoses from freezing.
If freeze miser works. It would be great for a sponsor and a website 😉
Interesting concept with that drip n flow device Mike. Am curious of how cold the weather would need turn before a line would freeze anyways. Have you have much of a chance of observe how your new hay grinder is working with respect to the animals consuming more high dollar hay instead of bedding on it? Happy Friday before Christmas! -Bob...
The Wye valves freeze and crack. Will see if the ball valve holds up
How does it freeze if the water begins running at 37°?
Winter hat on it’s workin
I'm sorry to say this but as a past licensed refrigerator, Freezer, AC and Residential Heating contractor I don't see those freeze mizers solving all his problems with freezing issues. They might work in specific uses but not in all. For example, with the hose alone location. It should keep the hose from it back to the spigot from freezing up but the water inside the sprayer nozzle will still freeze up and it will make an Ice Skating Rink for sure.
As far as with the tank location issue. What are the odds of 2 out of three new ones not working OR for some reasons why was one cold enough and not two all being together until connected. I suspect "possibly" the "T"s valve going to the mizer was off. When Mike first turned on the water at the tank the mizer was not passing water and the float valve was flowing. and we never saw him turn on the valve on the "Y" to the mizer. That could just be an over sight missed but worth checking into and see if that was the case.
MERRY CHRISTMAS MIKE, ERIN AND FAMILY, STAY SAFE AND GOD BLESS YOU. THAT LNE PART OF THE FREEZE MISER COULD BE DEFECTIVE, THE WHOLE PURPOSE OF THE TIP I BELIEVE, WOULD BE FOR THE WATER TO COME OUT OF IT. THE OTHER 2 LOOKED LIKE IT WAS DOING ITS JOB. I DON'T KNOW, I'M JUST A GIRL, LOL.
Howdy Mike, the theory that running water will not freeze in the Winter is seriously flawed. I mean if Niagara Falls can freeze pretty sure a trickle from a faucet or garden hose is going to freeze should the temperature drop enough. The best way to prevent water from freezing is keeping it above 32 degrees. Anyway hopefully the Freezer Miser will help you out and lessen your Winter work load. Never know unless you try right. Have A Day! ;~)
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been thinking since your experiments. tanks freeze because the night sky is 273 kelvin , very cold
the only solution is roofs over the tanks . very expensive
That is a LOT of water coming out of the Freeze Miser. I'm more inclined to think that the one on the hose is broken than the others. Perhaps test one of the others on the hose & see what they do.
Either way, I enjoy y'all's videos!
didn't you turn off the hose with the fm on it so water couldn't flow through the fm. you should have left the water on.
The one on the stock tank appears to be tipping up just slightly...
Is this your natural voice or its your radio voice ?
Remember it works off of the ware temperature not air temperature
Fyx995... berta baby!!!
Wind is the real enemy of water. I've had troughs not freeze at even 25 degrees in a night. I've had them freeze solid at 35 with a good wind
So you can freeze water at 35°? How bizarre...
@@justskoot7176 yes with a wind chill you sure can 👍
@@tankscrittersandurbanhomes5579 sorry but no. Wind doesn't make things cold it only makes things get to air temperature faster.
I have one of these i got from Gerrald Farms on TH-cam.
So do you like it?
@@dbirdeycapozzi9807 im just usifor the first time this year and we are in South Carolina so we don’t get below freezing temperatures except for nights sometimes but so far I haven’t had any frozen or busted pipes.
@@SLCFarms ~ I live in Pacolet just outside of Spartanburg and I'm retired now. We have a backyard garden with a liitle woods beyond it. I just 'tag along' on OWL because I can. Good luck with your farm. I'd really like to learn our local farms and start going straight to them for my needs. Skip that rich middle man and put that money where it's really needed! Glad to meet you.
Tomcat Manufacturing in Gillette makes an interesting frost proof tank.
Do they have a website?
@@brianjonker510 yes, google tomcat mfg. Gillete wyoming, should find them. Or search facebook.
Put the podcast on TH-cam please
That is way more than a drip. I wouldn’t be able to do that much of a leak and flood everything. Let’s see how it works for you Mike.
Yes, I think something is faulty on that particular setup...
I hope it works for you. It will save you a lot of time. If not then you will have two frozen hydrants
Won’t the cows play with your plug with it over on that side of the tank?? My horse would have
My cows do!! It is like they are part rodent and need to gnaw on something all the time
Y’all gotta train your critters better. Don’t be scared to tell them NO!!
I don't think having the float on the side of the trough where the cows can reach it is the best idea. Livestock play with ANYTHING they can reach. A plastic float is no match for a playful or itchy cow.
Been there. Done that.
I guess it never worked?
I once had a girlfriend that called my car, “the heat mizer.”
Mike get them from Amazon for $30 if they work
I hates when the water freezes up.
There are a few channels on TH-cam that I like to watch and yours is one at the top of the list, but I have had enough of the censorship. I will no longer be watching anything on TH-cam.
I know I am a small fish in a big sea, but “the only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” I will keep up with you on Facebook, but I am getting tired of them as well.
U need any help I'm exsperced in that stuff lol be nice move out there
I sure hope this helps 👍
JO JO IN VT 💕😄
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Check Amazon for a little better price.