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<blockquote data-quote="Texas PaPaw" data-source="post: 775474" data-attributes="member: 2905"><p>You might try coming off the 2" pvc with multiple hoses and dare floats also use a larger and/or multiple tanks. My guess is 4 floats feeding 2 of the 150 gal tanks may do the job. That is 2 floats per tank. </p><p></p><p>The main restriction is through the dare floats, as they are designed for higher pressure. The hole that the float flap covers to stop the flow is pretty small. If your floats are like the ones I have, try drilling out the hole with a larger bit. The rubber flap attached to the float is larger than the hole the water flows through and should cover a considerably larger hole. </p><p></p><p>Also increasing the height of the storage tank in relation the the drinking tanks will help increase the flow.</p><p></p><p>Years ago we had a problem with a low flow situation and we added more floats and put out larger tanks. The larger tanks would fill overnight and held enough water to supply the herd for all day. This stopped the fighting and damage from multiple animals trying to drink at the same time.</p><p></p><p>In permanent tanks we have used 11/2" or 2" brass float valves in the bottom of the tanks with a float attached by chain to the float valve arm. We used this in 5ft or larger tanks with the float valve positioned where the end of the float arm was right in the center of the tank. This resulted in the float being in the center of the tank where it was hard for the animals to reach. Not sure how this could be accomplished with a portable system. The extra large diameter valve is the key to a higher flow rate with low pressure.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Texas PaPaw, post: 775474, member: 2905"] You might try coming off the 2" pvc with multiple hoses and dare floats also use a larger and/or multiple tanks. My guess is 4 floats feeding 2 of the 150 gal tanks may do the job. That is 2 floats per tank. The main restriction is through the dare floats, as they are designed for higher pressure. The hole that the float flap covers to stop the flow is pretty small. If your floats are like the ones I have, try drilling out the hole with a larger bit. The rubber flap attached to the float is larger than the hole the water flows through and should cover a considerably larger hole. Also increasing the height of the storage tank in relation the the drinking tanks will help increase the flow. Years ago we had a problem with a low flow situation and we added more floats and put out larger tanks. The larger tanks would fill overnight and held enough water to supply the herd for all day. This stopped the fighting and damage from multiple animals trying to drink at the same time. In permanent tanks we have used 11/2" or 2" brass float valves in the bottom of the tanks with a float attached by chain to the float valve arm. We used this in 5ft or larger tanks with the float valve positioned where the end of the float arm was right in the center of the tank. This resulted in the float being in the center of the tank where it was hard for the animals to reach. Not sure how this could be accomplished with a portable system. The extra large diameter valve is the key to a higher flow rate with low pressure. [/QUOTE]
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