Commercial Solar Sipper

Here in the cold Northeast we found the solar sipper freezes solid at 32*, not 20* as advertised.

Although my cats began using this immediately to drink from it does not work well in freezing temps. The heavy plastic bowl I have always used takes longer to freeze than the solar sipper. I just bought a very expensive water dish.

We're in the midst of what seems to be a never ending arctic freeze. Temperatures in the single digits to - 10 and wind chills as low as - 35. I take care of a group of homeless cats ~ some feral, some throw aways. It broke my heart to see them licking at the frozen bowls of water. Even changing it several times a day didn't help. It froze up almost instantly.The Solar Sipper does the trick. As another reviewer said, it will freeze up overnight, but it works great during the day, even in these temperatures. I'm so glad I bought one.UPDATE: 2/7/2014I just ordered a second one. As I said, it will freeze up overnight. Seeing as I don't want the kitties I feed to have to wait for me to bring in the frozen one, run hot water over it to loosen the ice and refill it, I decided that having a second one that I can have ready to go in the morning is the answer.It was ZERO degrees this morning with a wind chill of - 23 and there was still unfrozen water under the ice.I'm so glad I found this product.

It didn't work, but maybe I just don't have enough sunlight on it.

I use it in the winter for my birds.

its just a white plastic ring and its not thawing the water at all its described as solar but there is no solar cell that charges or any thing that goes into the water to keep it above freezing just a white opaque plastic overlay as you see in the picture I purchased this for a feral colony and it is in direct sunlight and has yet to keep the water from freezing at 30 degree temps. I am sorry to say there is nothing "solar" about this bowl

These work perfectly, and keep my feral cats, birds and all animals in the garden happy all winter. I just brought them in at night or they would freeze over but during the day they worked very well and keep a portion of water open for the wild animals and birds to drink from all day.

Doesn't do what it says even had out in sun for a long time. Was in low 30's and still froze.