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[bruceha2000]

It is probably a standard "wire" size rod but you will note the "head" on the pin. I highly doubt you find those at the hardware store. I don't know if what they put in the chicken nipples is used for other common purposes. The "nipple" depends on that head to be the proper size and shape. You can't just flatten out the end of a piece of copper wire.

 

[lynnehd]

It is probably a standard "wire" size rod but you will note the "head" on the pin. I highly doubt you find those at the hardware store. I don't know if what they put in the chicken nipples is used for other common purposes. The "nipple" depends on that head to be the proper size and shape. You can't just flatten out the end of a piece of copper wire.

Yes, I agree with you.

Another thought, why not see if you can order just the winterizing kit for $9.50? You won't need the cap, but you'd get the right copper rods.
@FarmerPhronc , @chipperchicken

 

[MeepBeep]

 


...  I can use bottled water instead of chlorinated tap water .....

Save yourself some money Sylvester. Chlorine dissipates when open to the air. Just fill a gallon bucket and leave it on your counter overnight. There will be no chlorine in the morning.

20 years ago that held true, but today due to the short shelf life of chlorine when exposed to air most municipal water treatment plants now use chloramines (chlorine/ammonia mix) and those chloramines don't readily evaporate, it can take several days or even weeks now to remove chloramines from water if just left out to evaporate...

 

[bruceha2000]

Oh yeah, the chloramine thing. Forgot about that, the mother of my daughter's friend has a terrible reaction to that. Really hard to take a shower when the source is "contaminated". Our prior house was on an 80 house private well so very minimally chlorinated, no chloramine. Current house is on a well, no "additives".

 

[ShrekDawg]

Wow, I never knew they did that! That's so weird and seems dangerous! Gross! Although the tooth stuff is good

 

[perchie.girl]

Quote: 20 years ago that held true, but today due to the short shelf life of chlorine when exposed to air most municipal water treatment plants now use chloramines (chlorine/ammonia mix) and those chloramines don't readily evaporate, it can take several days or even weeks now to remove chloramines from water if just left out to evaporate...

good to know I use to raise fish and am thinking about it again. I used De-chlor for removing the chlorine... I need to look see if there is something new for the Chlorimanes.

 

[ShrekDawg]

When I still had my betta I just bought water conditioner I think it was and it took that out.plus other heavy metals, etc. Seemed to work just fine

 

[MeepBeep]

good to know I use to raise fish and am thinking about it again.    I used De-chlor for removing the chlorine...   I need to look see if there is something new for the Chlorimanes.

Your best bet for home aquariums is to use an aquarium water conditioner like Seachem Prime or Pond Prime (pond version is cheaper per dose same stuff)... There are other ways to do it with the raw chemicals found in Prime or even vitamin C, or through a very, very slow carbon filter, but dollar for dollar Prime is the no brainer for aquarium use...

That or Google up PVC well drilling and drill your own shallow well for watering the livestock and for aquarium use

 

[perchie.girl]

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A shallow well here is 500 feet deep mine is 450... and yep I will use well water at home If I have water when i am ready to move back..... I am living in the burbs here in town. Back when I had my 110 I believed I used a De chlorinator called Nova Aqua. But that was a good twenty years ago.

deb

 

[perchie.girl]

Ooh looked up Seachem prime

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