Farm Innovators HB-60 9 Quart 2 Gallon 60 Watt Plastic Heated Bucket with Built in Thermostat, Green

Works great

This bucket is fantastic. The huge size is perfect for my little farm with sheep and a cuddle donkey We had multiple days of subzero temps and the water stayed thawed and accessible. Easy to use.

Delivery was delayed on this heated water tub, but fortunately it did arrive before the next freeze. I needed a solution for a horse who would surely play with the floating tank de-icer I was using in the hundred gallon tank, now that he has access to it with a stabling change. Also, cleaning the hundred gallon tank with only one horse is not very sustainable. This tub fixed both issues. The heating element is enclosed in plastic at the bottom and if you keep it full or close to it, your horse won't even be able to reach the "cage". The cord comes out the bottom and for my situation, was easy to route outside the paddock, so my horse can't reach it. This is not quite as big as a traditional hard plastic muck tub, so doesn't hold quite as much water. I would like it to be a bit larger. However, it's pretty easy to see how much water your horse is consuming , which is important to monitor. It's easy to clean, and will definitely get cleaned more frequently because of that. No more wasting water from a dirty large tank! I only plug it in when temps are near freezing, but when I've needed the element, it works. I will store this once winter is over, and hope that with good care, it will last many years.

It’s only been a week but I’m extremely satisfied with this product. Granted I live in an area that doesn’t get extremely cold. Typically only drops in the low 20’s overnight into the early mornings but the bucket keeps the water above 32deg and actually maintains a warm temp, ie water isn’t ice cold so horse and donkeys will drink from it.

Have 6-8 heated buckets, with the two that failed bought within the last 4 months. Froze solid in minus temperatures, apparently thawed a bit, cracked the bottoms where the heating element is, and kept tripping the circuit breaker to all the other buckets. A huge pain with minus temps and 2ft of snow. Customer Service requests sending units back (my cost) for testing, even though I sent pics of failure point's. Looks like another hundred buck lesson learned, and stick with the other brand. Not even usable as a regular bucket .. maybe for dry feed or a garden pot.

Worked in minus temperatures and the horses drank water all night. Great product.

In short, I would buy this again. Works as expected. I use it with an extension cord. I know the Amazon listing says not to but the manufacturer says you can on their website. You just have to make sure you're using the appropriate gauge cord to ensure appropriate power to the heating element. The only reason I don't give it 5 stars is because the heating element gives the water a metallic smell. My horses prefer the non heated bucket and will really only drink out of this heated one when the other is frozen or if I've just refilled it with fresh water. But it does it's job, and I'm relieved to know that they do have accessible water when it's below freezing.

I bought 2 of these for a couple of goats. Made well and do what they are supposed to.