Automatic Dog Water Bowl

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I've bought many an automatic waterer for my livestock. This one is awful. Don't get me wrong, the thing itself is very solidly built. Now if only it worked. Most float valves are self explanatory and work right out of the box. I fiddled with this one for 40 min before throwing in the towel. It's also poorly designed in other ways. One example (of several) is the mounting. First to access the screw with the waterer in place is very difficult unless you want to take the entire thing apart. Which one shouldn't have to. But even once you get it mounted, think about this: how are going to empty the water and clean it?? The answer is not easily! You can't take it down once it's mounted with a lot of messy hassle. But in the end, the worst of it is that the float valve just really does not work as designed.

I bought this to replace another waterer that had had plastic innards and started leaking. The previous (Little Giant) had always had leaking issues and was constantly overflowing due to the plastic parts in the float adjustment. This one seems to be built really well. All the pieces fit together perfectly. Everything is metal, super easy to connect and adjust and the holes were in the same place as the previous one, so mounting was a breeze. There is no mounting hardware included so I reused the bolts from the one we were replacing. Holes were spaced the same so that was super convenient. If you aren’t replacing an old one, you will need two heavy duty bolts, rubber gaskets and washers, as well as the 1/2 inch metal converter piece for the garden hose fitting. Just installed today, but so far super happy with my purchase.

Works great

The connection to a hose is not the typical hose size. I had to go to the hardware store and find a different size attachment. Then hook that up to a hose. It is possible but a little more work. The water feeder seems to be built well otherwise.

The finish in the metal sheet is a bit rough. Parts were installed a bit loose but removing the floater assembly makes mounting, and the application of Teflon tape easier. Once the floater assembly is firmly installed it makes the installation of the water lines easier. In my case I used 1/4 tubbing line with a 1/2 shut off valve. Go heavy on the Teflon tape on the inlet 1/2 connection and tighten firmly to avoid leaks. By the looks of it I expect this thing to last a life time.

The valve does not completely shut off so the water overflows

Didn’t come with all the parts needed to install. It was extremely frustrating.

This bowl is a great addition for my thursty dog. I mounted it to a garden wall so that it is always full and cant be knocked over. Great addition for anyone who wants to make sure there pet is always hydrated.

I bought this for the chicken coop. It worked as stated. I wish they made a bit bigger ones, trough-shaped, and I’d buy it again!

After 9 months these leaked and would not stop leaking even bought spare parts. Bought almost 20 and now they are all being taken out of the barn. Not worth it !

Works good easy to use

You will need to adapt bsp to ntp threads if in North America, Australia.