Under Pressure...

[Hotspurious]

A few update pics...
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5 gal bocket with inlet hose, pressure valve, shutoff valve, and outlet pipe (to nipple
risers and runs).


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Bucket internals: float with auto-shutoff valve and the outlet pipe below.

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And... more nipple assembly builds.



Slowly but slowly... (and surely!)

 

[Rich386]

Do you have to manually turn the water on and off? I can't tell from the picture.

 

[Hotspurious]

The shutoff valve is there for cleaning and/or emergency purposes; designed to stop fill if I have a line break or something catastrophic. (Which is likely overkill, but... Well, I had an extra valve in my gear with a 90 and I couldn't find a simple 90 that'd work without heading to the store...)

Once the system is charged with water, chickens depleting water through the nipples should cause water release into the bucket via the float valve (likely at a trickle) refilling the bucket until the float again cuts off the trickle (i.e. valve closes) thereby recharging the line. I'll test the bucket part of the system Sun. Fingers crossed...