What do you do to keep your pressure tank/well head from freezing?

[RadarTech]

Item #3580K22 Near page bottom. Self regulating.
McMaster-Carr
larry

Yeah. I have something similiar.
But I need to run a 12/2 line down to do it right.. Tired of the extension cords...

 

[Skyco]

Dan,
Do you want heat or light?
What I'd do- buy two regular pigtailed light sockets from HD or Lowes. Buy two 200 watt bulbs. Wire the sockets in series. The bulbs will last virtually forever running on 1/2 voltage but will produce 100 watts total of heat.
If that isn't the correct amount of heat substitute bigger/smaller bulbs.
The important thing is to use 2 in series so they last many years.
Try to set them up so you can see the glow from the house, maybe a clear lucite/acrylic rod through the pump house as an "eye". Glance out there occassionally in the winter to confirm they are working and turn them off in warm weather.
Attached is a pic of the sockets and one of a bulb.

 

[SPYDERLK]

Yeah. I have something similiar.
But I need to run a 12/2 line down to do it right.. Tired of the extension cords...

Cant you get to pump power? Just tap 110 off that. Those shorter self reg tapes draw near nothing [fractional A] in cold operation and virtually taper to full off in Summer.
larry

 

[RadarTech]

Cant you get to pump power? Just tap 110 off that. Those shorter self reg tapes draw near nothing [fractional A] in cold operation and virtually taper to full off in Summer.
larry

I've never heard of those..can you provide a link or something?

 

[tommu56]

I've never heard of those..can you provide a link or something?

AHB Product Details

http://www.easyheat.com/Content1/PDF_Files/_files/11001_092_r5_FF_broch_web.pdf


We use the freeze free at work and I prefer it over the pre made
Electrical supply houses have it and the ends and ususlly cut it to length for you.

tom

 

[SandburRanch]

AHB Product Details

http://www.easyheat.com/Content1/PDF_Files/_files/11001_092_r5_FF_broch_web.pdf


We use the freeze free at work and I prefer it over the pre made
Electrical supply houses have it and the ends and ususlly cut it to length for you.

tom

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Install it once and forget it for years and years. Beats other methods and box store heat trace hands down.

 

[SPYDERLK]

AHB Product Details

http://www.easyheat.com/Content1/PDF_Files/_files/11001_092_r5_FF_broch_web.pdf


We use the freeze free at work and I prefer it over the pre made
Electrical supply houses have it and the ends and ususlly cut it to length for you.

tom

I've never heard of those..can you provide a link or something?

:confused2: HUH? ... I did provide a link in Post#51 -- to which you replied.

 

[RadarTech]

:confused2: HUH? ... I did provide a link in Post#51 -- to which you replied.

I'm sorry.. I was using the droid..

 

[RadarTech]

:confused2: HUH? ... I did provide a link in Post#51 -- to which you replied.

I got it now..

So if I tap the power.. And only need to cover 5 feet of 1 inch, that chart says we should use 1.3 feet of cable...
But could I tap a 60 watt bulb and a temp controlled switch in there?

 

[DavidVT]

What about this ceramic heater that goes into a bulb socket?
Ceramic Infrared Heater for Pet and Animal Warming, for use with Light Bulb Socket Type Reflectors