Poultry Drinkers and Water Pressure

Poultry Drinkers and Water Pressure

The other day I whilst setting up a trial for one of the many drinker systems we try out before selling, some make it some do not! Having set up the system, (it’s a nipple system with its own pressure regulator) hung it up and connected it all up….I turned on the tap.

Water spurted out of the breathers…”this ain’t meant to happen”. So I think the manufacturer has sold us a lemon. Before saying such to the manufacturer, “Perhaps the water pump isn’t supplying consistent pressure to the system and if I connect it to a town supply with consistent pressure then all will be well”, so I connected it to a town supply.

Water spurted out with considerably more vigour, even hitting the roof. “This is not good”, I think. Read more