Anyway to "winter proof" this other than resorting to a watering bowl again? I live in Missouri and we get consistent below freezing temperatures.
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I live in Southern Texas so have really never had any trouble with it freezing. I just have foam and duck tape around the pipe it is attached to.
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Unfortunately, I live in the Tampa Bay region of Florida. I cannot tell you about winter temps, but we did have a hummingbird Burley Clay bird bath that had the dish split in two. It had been knocked down twice and this time, when it was knocked over, it split through on of the earlier chips. I think it was caused by the fox which lives near here. The Cardinal baths haven't had a problem since they have a locking mechanism.
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Please know that the bowl does not 'heat' the water in the bowl. There is a thermostat inside the mechanism that keeps the contents in the bowl above freezing. The contents never feel hot or warm to the touch. My bowl has run dry on occasion and has never suffered any ill consequences.
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I asked a friend in Alabama and she told me it would have to winter inside. But I lost mine to an early frost :(
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From someone who lives in WI I can't imagine why you would have your exterior water turned on in the first place if it's below freezing... If you did use this hose though in below freezing I would imagine if any water freezes inside the hose it will expand and degrade the integrity of the material so no, I wouldn't recommend it. I think a good rule of thumb is to turn all your spigots off and run them dry if it's that cold otherwise you run the risk of your pipes freezing which is a very expensive repair.
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This is a very good question and one I considered do to where I live (Northern Maine). The plastic is somewhat fragile and in freezing temps, depending on the angle and height from which you may hang it, it could crack. I mount mine on 2 cinder blocks, up off the ground and use a heater (designed for keeping poultry waterer's) from freezing. When it gets to 15 and below, even the heater doesn't help. I do have a small hot plate in the barn for keeping my water warm for in sub-freezing temps. But to answer your basic question, yes, it could chip or shatter.
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Well, ordinarily, we don't think of Oregon (at least in the Willamette Valley) as a cold weather state. But it got collllllld here this winter for a few weeks. I have pipes that run along the side of my house from my exterior mounted Rheem and those I wrap with an electric heat tape which only goes on if it gets to about 33degrees. The heater itself is protected internally by small heaters which are attached in various places and do a good job. That leaves the inlet and outlet array (which includes the valves and TP valve) which the heat tapes are hard to attach to. So I leave a small amount of water running at night and during the day when no one turns on a tap for an hour or so. Somewhere between a drip and a stream. That seems to do the trick. This summer I am going to put the pipes inside the wall and put the heater in an inclosure that you can buy from Rheem that fits into the wall, and my hope is that I will not need any more protection.
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The bowl is thermostatically controlled. It only comes into play only below freezing. Hope this helps.
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That happened to me too just now. I guess I will have to only use it as a butter bell in the winter time when it's not warm in my house. I put the buttter back in the bowl, dumped out the water, and flipped the whole thing upside down with the bottom as a cover. I'll use it like that until it gets cooler.
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Have tried in the cold. I wouldn't use it in the rain, cause you'll just rust it out
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My intent is to clean it out and store it for the winter. This is the first winter we have used it so I do not know how it will handle the freeze / thaw with the soil left in place.
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Not sure yet, as this will be my first winter using the product. But, like any plumbing, as long as the water flows through the pipe, you shouldn't have issues with freezing or bursting pipe, maybe just turn the amount up a bit more to a fast drip.
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If you have freezing temps you will have to drain the fixture. I drained mine last fall and had no problems this spring when I started using it again.
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If you are hooked up to city water and leave a faucet dripping it shouldn't freeze unless way below freezing. I have done the same in 20 degree temps and didn't have a problem. Hope this helps.
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I had to leave mine in snow and ice and subfreezing temperatures this winter at a remote location. Unfortunately I haven't had the chance to check how it did and I won't be able to do it until the end of April. If no one else has a better answer and you're not in a hurry, I'll provide an update at that time.
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I can't be of much help, since I live in southern Arizona. We have had only two or three nights of freezing temperatures, and the lowest was probably 27 or 28 degrees F. The faucet I have still works fine following those events.
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We do get freezing temps here, and occasional snow. This is outside in our boat that just has an ordinary boat cover on it, and it has been working really well. The boat used to get so wet inside during the off season that we always were getting mildew in it. We are very happy with this purchase!