Help, my new waterer overflows!

[Lazy Farmer]

I was under the understanding that this model used a float valve, or simular and not vacuum?

You un-thread the plastic bolt on the bottom center, disassemble the valve (ball cock) and have to keep it spotless. I'm in Fl, our well water turn to algae in two days. The slime builds up in the bottom chamber and breaks the vacuum seal-thus leaking out the contents of the whole set up. Then your birds are dehydrated from the heat and having no water to wash down the feed they ate.
One of our floats filled up with water from a poor seam in the plastic. It had to be glued tight. It was only a month old at that time. I switched to metal water hangers and never looked back.

 

[mixedbreeds]

I don’t have that one but several other kinds some are very temperamental and need to be completely level

 

[kwhites634]

I spent more money that I normally do and bought this nice easy fill drinkerr. I put it in my coop and it slowly overflowed and flooded the coop floor. Is there an adjustment or something I can do. I really would like to use it, because it will be much easier for my wife to fill, without having to lift and turn 50 pounds of water every time.
Anybody have this same waterer?
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I'm betting it's cross-threaded; easy to do on some. I have a chick waterer...metal base that a canning jar screws into...can't even use it it leaks so bad.

 

[mixedbreeds]

I have 6 of the Miller manufacturing little giant ppf3, 3 gallon waterers I have never had any trouble with what so ever they work great.

 

[Lazy Farmer]

I have 6 of the Miller manufacturing little giant ppf3, 3 gallon waterers I have never had any trouble with what so ever they work great.

Mine are the jumbos. First one to my gate can have them. But fair warning, prepare to be annoyed.

 

[Lonesome Dough]

it looks new take it back for a refund.

 

[blackdog043]

Simple solution. Five gallon bucket, horizontal nipples and a gamma lid. Unscrew the gamma lid, Refill with gallon jugs and screw the lid on. Real easy to make, refill and clean water 24/7.

 

[chickengeorgeto]

Simple solution. Five gallon bucket, horizontal nipples and a gamma lid. Unscrew the gamma lid, Refill with gallon jugs and screw the lid on. Real easy to make, refill and clean water 24/7.

And less than $10 smackers for a gamma lid, but not counting a free 5 gallon plastic bucket and the nipples. The ugly truth is that you can omit the gamma lid and it still works.

 

[blackdog043]

The ugly truth is that you can omit the gamma lid and it still works.

Yes you can, but it makes it easier to take the lid off, unless you don't snap the lid on tight. Then the chickens could potentially knock the lid off. I can't risk that, I leave my chickens for a week at a time, with no one looking after them. I also use no waste feeders.

 

[Doc7]

Yes you can, but it makes it easier to take the lid off, unless you don't snap the lid on tight. Then the chickens could potentially knock the lid off. I can't risk that, I leave my chickens for a week at a time, with no one looking after them. I also use no waste feeders.

I use a snap lid and only snap 85-90% of the way around. A chicken can’t knock it off but it leaves a little air hole so flow will never be compromised.

I truly love the horizontal water nipple bucket solution.