Re: need advice on automatic waterers

Posted by JD Seller on March 23, 2014 at 12:39:31 from (208.126.196.144):

In Reply to: need advice on automatic waterers posted by Justin SE IOWA on March 23, 2014 at 11:02:14:

I have close to twenty of the Ritchie poly cattle waters. For your use they will work well.

Get a watermatic 100. They are right at $300. They are completely poly. So no rust ever.

Then I install them with the water supply and electric coming up the bottom. I pour the concrete and set the bolts and waterer in the wet concrete. I push the waterer down a 1/4 if an inch into the wet concrete and let it dry there.( it being poly will let you put it right out when the concrete is dry.) This makes an air tight seal. So those cold winds do not get under the waterer, also no mice either.

I install a 110 volt electric receptacle under the waterer. The one plug I use for the submersible thermostatted heater. The the other plug I put a 40 watt light bulb in. This the heater keeps the water tank ice free and the bulb keeps the lines and shut off valves good and ice free. Also you can tell if the electric is on because you can see the waterer glow after dark from the light bulb.

I like how simple these waterers are. The floats/valves are simple to adjust and repair. It is also up on the top under the cover. No more laying down in manure to work through a small side hole on the water valve.

PS: I have started to put a cut piece of ceramic tile in the bottom of the water tank under the float and heater. Just a six inch square with one corner dubbed off. This holds the heater up off the bottom. If you run out of water for any reason when it is real cold the heater can't melt the bottom of the water tank with the tile in there.

Email me if you want more details. I can't tell you how much easier my winters are now with these waterers. I used to spend half my time fooling with frozen waterers on sub zero days.

With the bulb and heater your waterer will work with the fewer head you have. I have the bigger models in some lots and they really don't need any out side heat as they have enough cattle drinking that they keep enough water flow to maintain the BTUs needed for ice free operation. I still use the bulb and heaters in them so if I empty a lot I don't have to worry about a waterer freezing. I have some of the Watermatics in calf lots that may only have 3-4 300 lbs calves in them and they stay clear with the bulb and heater.

• Ritchie Watermatic 100

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• Re: need advice on automatic waterers Ritchie Industries 09:36:28 03/24/14 (0)

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