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Winter waterer - Steve
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<blockquote data-quote="Aaron" data-source="post: 1387571" data-attributes="member: 1682"><p>Follow up on our previous discussion.</p><p></p><p>Got the waterer set up on Thursday while we had our one above-freezing day.</p><p></p><p>The company misunderstood me and sent me their high output pump. Usually is two smaller bilge pumps in tandem. It fills the tub in about 1/2 the time of the two smaller pumps.</p><p><img src="https://s29.postimg.org/3ul08370n/IMG_20161220_141304.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>This is the catch basin above the pump that keeps any debris from flowing back into the pump when it drains.</p><p><img src="https://s29.postimg.org/72phl4taf/IMG_20161220_141313.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>This is the motion eye.</p><p><img src="https://s29.postimg.org/bd8qugnrb/IMG_20161220_141433.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>This is the bottom of the tub. Water goes in at my thumb and is double walled to eventually drain back at my finger.</p><p><img src="https://s29.postimg.org/x0xp4wo5j/IMG_20161220_141845.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>I can fit three group 31 batteries in the box, which is plenty for the number of cows I have on this system.</p><p><img src="https://s29.postimg.org/d7llc7arr/IMG_20161223_132636.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>That is the specs for the batteries. Basically the longest amp hours I can get without breaking the bank.</p><p><img src="https://s29.postimg.org/gshgvffbb/IMG_20161223_132647.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>To protect the cords I bury 1" poly from the steel casing. It also serves another purpose; as a drain when I don't get the steel culvert dead center with the poly culvert.</p><p><img src="https://s29.postimg.org/lsex3dkxz/IMG_20161223_150307.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>The charge controller. Again different from what I am used to, but it will work.</p><p><img src="https://s29.postimg.org/4t5yo49qf/IMG_20161223_151605.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Mounted motion eye. I use a chunk of poly culvert to protect it from the elements. But even then, freezing rain at an angle can get on the eye and keep it from working - one of the occasional hiccups with the system. A lot of guys build an elaborate wooden box frame/shed around the eye to protect it entirely. </p><p><img src="https://s29.postimg.org/j0vncrmfb/IMG_20161223_152848.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>What I mentioned about not getting the 5' chunk of steel dead center with the poly. Some water drains back properly and some doesn't, so my line works as an overflow tube.</p><p><img src="https://s29.postimg.org/fvb1mk3t3/IMG_20161223_154050.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Complete system.</p><p><img src="https://s29.postimg.org/jg6x5s8cn/IMG_20161223_154527.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>In action.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pz5Q9o192E" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pz5Q9o192E</a></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvlDuSrQLDQ" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvlDuSrQLDQ</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Aaron, post: 1387571, member: 1682"] Follow up on our previous discussion. Got the waterer set up on Thursday while we had our one above-freezing day. The company misunderstood me and sent me their high output pump. Usually is two smaller bilge pumps in tandem. It fills the tub in about 1/2 the time of the two smaller pumps. [img]https://s29.postimg.org/3ul08370n/IMG_20161220_141304.jpg[/img] This is the catch basin above the pump that keeps any debris from flowing back into the pump when it drains. [img]https://s29.postimg.org/72phl4taf/IMG_20161220_141313.jpg[/img] This is the motion eye. [img]https://s29.postimg.org/bd8qugnrb/IMG_20161220_141433.jpg[/img] This is the bottom of the tub. Water goes in at my thumb and is double walled to eventually drain back at my finger. [img]https://s29.postimg.org/x0xp4wo5j/IMG_20161220_141845.jpg[/img] I can fit three group 31 batteries in the box, which is plenty for the number of cows I have on this system. [img]https://s29.postimg.org/d7llc7arr/IMG_20161223_132636.jpg[/img] That is the specs for the batteries. Basically the longest amp hours I can get without breaking the bank. [img]https://s29.postimg.org/gshgvffbb/IMG_20161223_132647.jpg[/img] To protect the cords I bury 1" poly from the steel casing. It also serves another purpose; as a drain when I don't get the steel culvert dead center with the poly culvert. [img]https://s29.postimg.org/lsex3dkxz/IMG_20161223_150307.jpg[/img] The charge controller. Again different from what I am used to, but it will work. [img]https://s29.postimg.org/4t5yo49qf/IMG_20161223_151605.jpg[/img] Mounted motion eye. I use a chunk of poly culvert to protect it from the elements. But even then, freezing rain at an angle can get on the eye and keep it from working - one of the occasional hiccups with the system. A lot of guys build an elaborate wooden box frame/shed around the eye to protect it entirely. [img]https://s29.postimg.org/j0vncrmfb/IMG_20161223_152848.jpg[/img] What I mentioned about not getting the 5' chunk of steel dead center with the poly. Some water drains back properly and some doesn't, so my line works as an overflow tube. [img]https://s29.postimg.org/fvb1mk3t3/IMG_20161223_154050.jpg[/img] Complete system. [img]https://s29.postimg.org/jg6x5s8cn/IMG_20161223_154527.jpg[/img] In action. [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pz5Q9o192E[/url] [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvlDuSrQLDQ[/url] [/QUOTE]
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