Look what I got.....

[Sono]

Im planning to re-do my watering system on the coop. Been having issues with leaks in the plastic drip nipples that use gravity with rods and ball bearings inside. Finally found the heavy duty brass nipples that use a silicone spring system to seal the drip nipples ( I had plastic ones before that I used on my first coop but cant find those anymore ? ) anyways, the brass ones are $10 for 20 pcs where the plastic ones were $20 for 5 pieces...wow really ???? Anyways, Ohhh Shiny !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[homesteading101]

Are you using the thread seal tape? That helped a lot with my horizontal nipples

 

[Sono]

Are you using the thread seal tape? That helped a lot with my horizontal nipples

tried but doesnt work well, so I use the silicone gasket maker sealer, works great. my leaks were internal, the ball/rods never sat right inside the nipple

 

[Brooks_]

Im planning to re-do my watering system on the coop. Been having issues with leaks in the plastic drip nipples that use gravity with rods and ball bearings inside. Finally found the heavy duty brass nipples that use a silicone spring system to seal the drip nipples ( I had plastic ones before that I used on my first coop but cant find those anymore ? ) anyways, the brass ones are $10 for 20 pcs where the plastic ones were $20 for 5 pieces...wow really ???? Anyways, Ohhh Shiny !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I don't use nipples, but I'm sure some people would appreciate a link.

 

[Sono]

I don't use nipples, but I'm sure some people would appreciate a link.

Amazon 20pcs chicken water nipples.

 

[homesteading101]

Interesting I'll bookmark them and try them this spring

 

[aart]

Im planning to re-do my watering system on the coop. Been having issues with leaks in the plastic drip nipples that use gravity with rods and ball bearings inside. Finally found the heavy duty brass nipples that use a silicone spring system to seal the drip nipples ( I had plastic ones before that I used on my first coop but cant find those anymore ? ) anyways, the brass ones are $10 for 20 pcs where the plastic ones were $20 for 5 pieces...wow really ???? Anyways, Ohhh Shiny !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The spring is made of silicone....or the seal gasket??

 

[littlecoopnextdoor]

Amazon 20pcs chicken water nipples.

These ones? https://amzn.to/42MgrVM I'm seeing that they're $10 which is pretty good! Are you using them on a bucket or pipe?

 

[Debbie292d]

These were the ones we bought and they came with washers. We needed a few to replace one of ours we bought in 2018 and those are "unavailable." These seem just as good.

 

[aart]

These ones? https://amzn.to/42MgrVM I'm seeing that they're $10 which is pretty good! Are you using them on a bucket or pipe?

The description in this link is suspect
"releasing a small amount of water onto the lower lip of the nipple"
there is no lower lip on these vertical nipples.