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  1. clanreed

    Poultry cup leak

    Leak Problem solved! I redid the pvc line gluing in "T" fittings this time and then using another fitting/bushing to get the correct size hole for the cups to screw into and there have not been any leaks with the new set up. Thanks for all the help and suggestions. ~Shannon
  2. clanreed

    Poultry cup leak

    Well I glued in the cups with pvc cement and 4 of the five are leak free. On the leaky one I went ahead and used epoxy around the fitting try and stop the leak, but it is still leaking. My new plan: I am now going to take my cups off this 1/2 inch supply line and go with a larger supply...
  3. clanreed

    Poultry cup leak

    Quote: I am using mine with a pressurized system. I have a pressure reducing valve(red thing in photo) installed and am able to adjust the pressure between 0 and 10 psi. It seems to work best around 4 psi as the sensitivity for activating the yellow "ball/lever" to let water into the cup...
  4. clanreed

    Poultry cup leak

    Thanks for all the suggestions. I did remove each one and try again with the teflon tape. 4 out of 5 are not leaking now, but I don't feel like any are trustworthy enough for winter. Right now the weather is still very warm so the dirt floor is drying up, but come winter I don't want to have...
  5. clanreed

    Poultry cup leak

    I am having trouble getting my poultry cup waterer up and running without leaks. I first had them installed in a 1/2 pvc pipe with the brackets that are glued in then the cups are screwed in to them. That didn't work as they split and cracked causing leaks. I abandoned that pipe and got a new...
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