{"product_id":"water-rippler-dual-power-stock-tank-circulator","title":"Water Rippler Dual Power Stock Tank Circulator, Electric and Solar Ready","description":"\u003cp style=\"border:2px solid #e1c030;background:#fdfaf0;border-radius:10px;padding:14px 16px;margin:0 0 14px\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRead this first: the solar panel and the battery are NOT included.\u003c\/strong\u003e This version ships with a 15 foot adapter cord and quarter inch ring terminals that connect to \u003cstrong\u003ea 12 volt battery and solar panel system you supply\u003c\/strong\u003e. It will not run on its own out of the box. If you do not already have a solar setup, either plan to buy one or buy the electric version instead.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Dual Power Water Rippler, part WRDual. Both power options in one box: it ships plug and play for a standard 120 volt outlet with the outdoor rated converter, and it also includes the 15 foot solar adapter cord with ring terminals. Buy this one if you want to move a single unit between a tank with power and a tank without.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow it works.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Water Rippler is a 12 by 12 inch HDPE float with a 50 watt, 12 volt DC pump in it. It pushes water across the surface of the tank continuously. In winter that keeps ice from setting up the way it does on a still tank. In summer the same movement makes a poor place for mosquitoes to lay and slows algae down, and the water stays cooler and tastes better, which is when cattle drink more of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOn ice, plainly.\u003c\/strong\u003e It slows ice, it does not promise a bare tank. The makers tested it at 22 below in Wyoming and could push a hand through the thin layer left on top. That is the honest claim and it is the useful one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOn cost.\u003c\/strong\u003e Roughly 97 percent less energy than a 1,500 watt stock tank heater. The pump draws 50 watts, about 1.2 kWh a day. What that saves in dollars depends on your electric rate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn the box.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Rippler assembled with the pump mounted and a filter installed, a 6 foot power cord, four high velocity caps, and two blank caps you can swap in to redirect flow in a smaller tank.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBuilt by ranchers.\u003c\/strong\u003e Randall and Shondah Otwell, fourth generation ranchers near Oshoto in Crook County, Wyoming, after the winter of 2019 left them done with tank heaters. Four prototypes, patent pending, made in the USA.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Water Rippler","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54088306884803,"sku":"WRDual","price":329.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0682\/1894\/5731\/files\/water-rippler-dual-power-stock-tank-circulator_9533660b-a2e9-4815-b175-b77465e00eb7.png?v=1790106129","url":"https:\/\/www.petecosupply.com\/products\/water-rippler-dual-power-stock-tank-circulator","provider":"PeteCo Supply, LLC. ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}