robertwhite
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I have a couple of 110 (?) gallon water tanks.
In past years I pulled the plugs and put in heaters that go through the hole and sit on the bottom of the tank. Never liked them as they would eventually start leaking thru the gaskets.
This year I used one of that kind and 1 that just sinks to the bottom and you need not worry about the stupid plug.
Well of course, the plug type in the one tank is leaking.
Question is this: Should I get another sinking heater or should I get a floating heater?
My thoughts are that a floating heater only needs to heat the first few inches of water and will kick on less than the sinking kind that heats the entire tank. My concern with the floating one would be a cow or bull throwing it out of the tank while being curious/stupid antics.
Right, wrong, other thoughts?
In past years I pulled the plugs and put in heaters that go through the hole and sit on the bottom of the tank. Never liked them as they would eventually start leaking thru the gaskets.
This year I used one of that kind and 1 that just sinks to the bottom and you need not worry about the stupid plug.
Well of course, the plug type in the one tank is leaking.
Question is this: Should I get another sinking heater or should I get a floating heater?
My thoughts are that a floating heater only needs to heat the first few inches of water and will kick on less than the sinking kind that heats the entire tank. My concern with the floating one would be a cow or bull throwing it out of the tank while being curious/stupid antics.
Right, wrong, other thoughts?