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A simple low wattage pail heater, the K&H Pet Products Perfect Bucket Heater will keep pails up to 16 gallons ice-free using only 80 watts! Free cord safety clip included to keep the cord secure and out of the way. Safe for all buckets, plastic or metal, it won’t harm or melt your buckets. Great for bowl, birdbaths, buckets, pails, large bowls, and more. Cord length is 57 inches. This bucket heater has been tested & certified by MET Labs and exceeds USA/CA electrical safety standards; K&H doesn't just use safety listed parts; we safety certify the entire product. Designed by K&H with OVER 20 years of experience in creating safe, innovative, quality products for pets; two-year limited warranty. For use with 110/120 volt electricity only.
marcia h.
Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2025
horse buckets frozen almost solid finally got the heater out . wasn't warm at all. am i doing something wrong? and yes it"s pluged in
Brad
Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2024
It does not get terribly cold here in NC, but there have been a few days where the temp dropped to below 20F. This heater worked great in my 5 gal pail for watering the chickens. Note: it worked best with the nipple type water feeders and not so good with the cup type, which are more exposed to the elements.
Dawn
Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2024
I started using these in 2020 and have six of them in chicken and dog water buckets. They keep the water thawed perfectly in our Minnesota winters, and I’ve never had one fail. They are a great price, and compact. I just use one in a 5 gal food grade bucket with a lid and Rent A Coop nipples for the chickens. If a nipple freezes it’s easily replaced, if one of these heaters were to go down, it would be easily replaced, but that’s never happened yet, and our winters are brutal. MUCH cheaper than those all in one chicken waterer units that has to be replaced every couple years. The units in my dogs water have worked equally well, though they are more exposed to the elements than the ones inside the runs. In seriously subzero, my 10 gallon trough gets a light coating of ice on top, but the dogs break right through.
C G
Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2024
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Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2024
The product is great but: We use the fonts/cups which hang on the side of the buckets. . The fonts have only had an 1/8 inch of ice on them when it was 20 degrees. (It thawed completely as soon as the sun was up.) The water in the bucket felt warmish. So far I am pleased with the performance of the item. I only gave 4 stars because when contacting the company I found out if I needed to return the item they would deduct $6.34 from the amount paid. the ad says "free returns."
pheefthechief
Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2022
In Michigan, we get a lot of below freezing weather throughout our long winter. I use this submersible heater in a 5 gallon bucket, insulated sides with half inch foam, with 6 drinking nipples on the bottom. The water will freeze only within the nipple mechanism if temps are single digits or teens, especially overnight. I can usually break out the ice fairly easily by rocking the piston of the nipple around, and the sun seems to do a lot for it as well. The cord seems havy duty. I've only owned it one season. I admire the low energy consumption, effectiveness, and value.
Bryan Derksen
Reviewed in Canada on February 4, 2022
I bought this to keep a small (11" diameter) birdbath liquid through the winter, and it has managed this just fine despite a solid week where temperatures hovered around -25°C (dipping to -30°C now and then). My photo shows birdbath at its worst - the gap in the center is liquid, fringed in frost. It allowed some ice to form around the fringes but that's not surprising and I actually think that's for the best - wouldn't want stupid birds to have room to completely immerse themselves, then fly off to freeze to death.I have noticed a small amount of corrosion around the screws holding the case together. Doesn't look like enough to cause any actual troubles though. If you're using this for watering a cherished pet perhaps keep an eye on it and clean it every once in a while, but given that the random birds I'm providing this for poop in their own water sometimes I don't think it's worth worrying about.
Melany Moore
Reviewed in Canada on February 3, 2022
I used this bucket heater for a 5 gallon plastic bucket in a bigger tub with a cover with an opening in it so my horses could drink. -30C to -40C no freezing! Good product and I would buy again. On the lip of the second tub I cut an access for the cord so the cover did not rest on it.
frank bevacqua
Reviewed in Canada on January 3, 2022
i purchased this product. i plugged it in .and it never worked. i requested a replacement . i received it.i immediately plugged it in. it started to barely warm up for 30 seconds and quit.i left it plugged in for 10 minutes but never warmed up.i checked the plug for power with other appliances and they all worked.poor quality control.
Goulaigan
Reviewed in Canada on January 24, 2022
I was concerned about the mixed reviews. I have it installed in a 5 gallon plastic of water in an otherwise unheated chicken coop. The weather has been -20 the last couple days and the water is still ice free so I guess I have to say it works however the unit is cold to the touch. Weird but does the trick
C. ROMER
Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2021
I saw another customer use this in a birdbath, and thought I would give it a try. A little concerned about squirrels chewing on it eventually, but for the month of January in Hardiness Zone 6a it's kept the water in our larger birdbath ice free.On the day of these photos it was down to 12 °F overnight (15 when I ventured outside). We had a couple inches of snow, which is covering the smaller totally frozen birdbath. You can see the water in the bin next to it frozen solid.EDIT: Finally hit single and negative digits. I've been clearing ice with freash water each day (Starlings splash it all out with their vain bathing habits), but overnight the puck has to fend for itself. You can see the progression. Keeping in mind, this is not a bucket, but a wide stone bird bath, I think it's doing really well!Easy to live with, even without and armored cord (so far). Highly recommended for bucket or birdbath.
Sharon Schilling
Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2020
Update on 09 Feb 2021: We are in the middle of one of the coldest winters in Iowa history. All last week and for at least the next two weeks, the temperature WITHOUT factoring in the winchill is -5 to -18 below zero. This little heater is still keeping up!! What a good buy this was!!I will start this review as I always do by saying that I received no compensation whatsoever from the manufacturer or the seller to write this review; it is my honest experience. I have had this bucket water heater less than one week. It arrived just in time for the first blizzard of the season in NW Iowa. I use this metal stock pan to provide water to the wildlife in my yard. The photos show how it works ~~ just as described, thus far anyway. The cord is long enough to easily reach the outlet. The cord is a heavy weight which should be able to withstand the cold. When these photos were taken, the temperature was 1 degree farenheit with a windchill factor of -16 degrees. The water pan is located on the south side of my house, under a wide overhanging eave. I tried a different brand of bucket heater a month ago and the cord was so short it was ridiculous; I returned it immediately. This heater is worth a try.
Darren Beausoleil
Reviewed in Canada on December 21, 2020
Works surprising well. Not warm to the touch at all, but somehow keeps the water from freezing. Definitely recommend for chicken water feeder in the winter. Would be nice if the cord was a few feet longer. Overall works great.
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