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Raising Gamebirds => Build It Yourself => Topic started by: sidelock on September 26, 2009, 11:35:50 AM

Title: water ????
Post by: sidelock on September 26, 2009, 11:35:50 AM

Can someone post a picture of a fitting used for plumbing a barrel to attach to gravity nippels system ?



 

Title: Re: water ????
Post by: bucking-horse on September 26, 2009, 11:59:01 AM

Sidelock I dont have a picture But you can get one from gqf they have a web store.Just search gqf it will pull  up.They will have most anything we will need to start up.
                                                                        Chris in southwest Ga.

Title: Re: water ????
Post by: rutrobubba on September 27, 2009, 09:21:28 AM

Regular tire valvestems will surprisingly well, remove the core and drill a half inch hole in the barrel or bucket then pull the valve stem through.  3/8 inch tubing between valve stems in the barrel and end of one inch PVC.  The caps slip on and off for cleaning of the pipe.  I have been using this system for a good while with excellent results.  They cost about $1 each.

Title: Re: water ????
Post by: sidelock on September 28, 2009, 12:01:34 AM

How do you attach the 3/8 tubing to the end of one inch PVC ?

Title: Re: water ????
Post by: Circle R Ranch Kevin Rockholt on September 28, 2009, 10:01:43 AM

A one inch slip fitting with a 3/8 hose barb.........Home Depot.....Lowes....Local Hardware.....Cutlers Supply a couple dollars finish it off with a ty-rap.

Title: Re: water ????
Post by: rutrobubba on September 29, 2009, 05:43:15 PM

valve stem pulled thru 1/2 inch hole drilled in 1 inch PVC cap

Title: Re: water ????
Post by: sidelock on September 29, 2009, 10:03:46 PM

Very clever !  Do you just slip the 3/8 hose and force it over the valve stem ?

Title: Re: water ????
Post by: rutrobubba on October 05, 2009, 04:22:20 PM

Sorry, I haven't been on here lately..................YES, that's all there is to it, no clamp or anything