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 Banjo and Baby
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Location: South of Canada and North of Mexico | I have a GFCI outlet by my tank and I had to replace it this year as it went out last year or the year before, put a brand new one in last week and it tripped twice, my old horse was not wanting to drink out of there, I unplugged it today and when he saw the other two horses drinking he finally drank out of it last night, noticed today my one gelding was pawing at the tank and not wanting to drink. It was unplugged since this morning, I replaced the heater that was in there with another one I had laying around, they are both in the drain plug types. My heater is a few years old, So new heater or ?? |
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The Advice Guru
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  Sock eating dog owner
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Location: Where the pavement ends and the West begins Utah | New one is in order. The element may have broken and zapping your horse. Im thinking of putting a heat bulb under the tank. |
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 Damn Yankee
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Location: Somewhere between raising hell and Amazing Grace | You need a ground wire with every tank heater. your horses are getting shocked every time they drink |
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Location: NE Pa-Gods Country | the GFCI is a Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter. it will trip when it senses a problem with the element or 'circuit'...i had that happen...i noticed that the water level on the tank had not gone down with 3 horses...after i replaced the drainplug heater i had to actually MOVE the tank for the one mare to drink out of it again. i had very hard water and the limestone actually ate thru the element. now that i have a water softener it does not corrode. they just get broken by stupid horses that have to play in the tank. |
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Banjo and Baby
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Location: South of Canada and North of Mexico | mhprimetime - 2014-12-14 7:34 PM the GFCI is a Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter. it will trip when it senses a problem with the element or 'circuit'...i had that happen...i noticed that the water level on the tank had not gone down with 3 horses...after i replaced the drainplug heater i had to actually MOVE the tank for the one mare to drink out of it again. i had very hard water and the limestone actually ate thru the element. now that i have a water softener it does not corrode. they just get broken by stupid horses that have to play in the tank.
That could be my issue then, I dont have rusty water, but a lot of lime, it clogs up my house lines pretty good. I replaced the heater Ill see how it goes, if not Ill go pick up a new one. I've never grounded a tank heater since I have had horses in 10+ years, or do I know anyone who does up here. Thankfully it was 40 degrees here today and yesterday so it has been unplugged and the horses have all drank again. Thanks for the help!! :) |
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Sideways Riding Expert
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Location: ND--it snows, it floods, it snows, it floods | I generally end up replacing my tank heater about every two years for what it's worth. |
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