Can the water packets expand for freezing temperatures without bursting? I am thinking of keeping this in my car in the winter, sub zero temps.
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My family of five has one of these three day survival packs in each of their car trunks all year long. None of us has experienced any problems with the water packets bursting. The packets have enough room for expansion.
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Ours has worked quite well with water. We haven't had any freezes yet, but I plan to empty before that happens...since water expands when it freezes, I don't want to rupture the seams.
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Yes, if the waterer is outside in subfreezing conditions the water will freeze.
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I would think that would not be problem during the warm weather. But if you are in a cold area where it could freeze it would be a problem. I would check with the factory. Richard
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Does not hurt to use frozen ice packs. I would not use regular ice as it is not water proof. I kept the items in the trunk ofy car and it did a good job keeping things cool with ice packs.
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I attach these to my outside faucets to somewhat purify my dogs water. In the winter, I completely take them off and wrap my hydrants. Sorry that I could be more help. I would figure they would freeze though unless you alowed a large amount of water to flow through them.
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Do not freeze this bottle or filter. It is designed to be used with liquid water. There are other water bottles you can freeze but most plastic ones would just burst when the water freezes. Short answer to your question is no.
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Chris, I love this product and have used for years. This product is rubber and rubber will burst in too cold conditions. I really dont suggest this use of the product.As it shoots 1000' ft of water you could burst your own pipe. If you can see the ice try a oil dipstick heater it will melt it. Good luck
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I have not had a problem with mine, but in extreme cold it does seem to freeze around the edges of my bird bath (tub). Perhaps a bird bath or container would do better if it was deeper. I use a small utility tub which is deeper than any of my bird baths. Hope that helps.
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I would not recommend freezing this bottle, freezing the liquid causes the bottle to expand and then contract would cause damage.
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Drinkwell has created a design which breaks physics, so you needn't worry about water freezing even in temperatures as low as 0 Kelvin!
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Water is still liquid at 35º, so it will work just fine. My pump has not been out in freezing temps so far this year, but the literature says it has a thermal protection device to protect it. I will have to wait and see, but so far it works great.
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Haven't tested that out with cold water, but it probably would be OK after initially freezing it.
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Hi, sorry for the delay. I am not 100% sure, I have not tried it. I have only used mine during the summer to hold ice water, it stays cold for a really long time.
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Most of the time, mine seem to crack when they freeze too fast. I use hot water to fill molds, then place the molds into a small soft cooler which is then closed and placed into the freezer. The combination of the hot water and extra insulation slows down the freezing process. The results wont be perfect, but it vastly improved the quality of my ice spheres.
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Yes this is a very common application for HydraBarrrier's. As a matter of fact we have many customers that leave HydraBarrier's out throughout the winter months and go through multiple cycles of freezing temperatures. In cases like this we recommend that the HydraBarrier's are not filled to capacity so there is room for expansion as the water freezes. Another alternative is to add an eco-friendly anti-freeze in the water, common brand names include Amsoil or Sierra that use propylene glycol as their active ingredient
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If it NEVER gets below freezing, I wouldn't worry about it. I think it's basically a type of antifreeze in a can, because you can NEVER drain ALL of the water out and water expands when frozen which damages the unit. I'm talking about experience, because I DID NOT USE this product the first year that I had mine and had to replace the pump. NICE!!!