Comments on: Help Me Make a Shopping List https://www.chickencoopguides.com/better-chicken-water-system/ High Quality Illustrated Chicken Coop Plans Thu, 06 Jul 2017 12:57:06 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 By: Teri Capshaw https://www.chickencoopguides.com/better-chicken-water-system/#comment-3687 Thu, 06 Jul 2017 12:57:06 +0000 https://www.chickencoopguides.com/?p=2745#comment-3687 In reply to John McCasland.

Thank you, John. That’s a great idea. I sure appreciate you sharing what you figured out. There’s nothing worse that a failing water system– especially in the middle of the summer.

]]> By: John McCasland https://www.chickencoopguides.com/better-chicken-water-system/#comment-3686 Thu, 06 Jul 2017 12:36:26 +0000 https://www.chickencoopguides.com/?p=2745#comment-3686 I purchased the red nipple drip water inserts. Put them in-service, spaced with PVC sections. Looked great. I also installed a pressure gauge and pressure valve. Immediately I discovered I was having a hell of a time keeping the water pressure consistent. Pressure kept falling off to nothing. Then I determined when the water was being used anywhere else on the property it caused the pressure to fall off on the chicken water. I solved that by installing a back-flow preventer which kept the pressure up on the chicken water nipple line.
You might want to offer a back-flow preventer with your package.

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