The SS build of the 14 in. double. Same 28 by 14 by 9 in. body and the same 5 gallons, listed at 55 lb. rather than 60.
What you are getting
- Stainless steel tank, 5 gallons (19 litres)
- Overall 28 in. long by 14 in. wide by 9 in. tall
- Insulated galvanized steel frame, 55 lb. empty
- One Model A element, 250 watts total, held off the tank
- 3/8 in. RM 153
- 1 1/2 in. rubber stopper on the drain
- Two drinking compartments
- Rated for up to 100 hogs
The SS build has a stainless frame
On the Hoskins price list these are the "Hog SS Frame" models. Same stainless tank, same dimensions, same valve and stopper as the standard build, but the frame around it is stainless steel instead of insulated galvanized. Fewer pounds, more money, and a frame that shrugs off a wash-down.
How Hoskins builds them
Hoskins has made the H9-14D SS the same way for years: stainless where the water is, insulated galvanized steel around it, and 250 watts of heat delivered through an air gap instead of straight into the steel.
The RM 153 float-and-valve assembly, 3/8 in., sits in an insulated compartment of their own behind a lift-off cover, so a repair in January does not mean emptying the tank. The drain stopper is 1 1/2 in..
This one measures 14 in. across the body and stands 9 in. deep, carrying two compartments. This is the stainless-framed version, 55 lb. empty, and it stands up to washing better than galvanized.
Putting one in
The water line and the power both come up inside the base of a H9-14D SS, so one trench carries both and the stub-ups have to land inside a 28 by 14 in. footprint. Set a reinforced pad roughly 36 by 22 in. and stand it a few inches above the ground around it, which keeps muck from packing against the frame.
Electrically the Model A element pulls 2.1 amps on 120 volts, so its own 15 amp circuit is enough. Ask whoever wires it to confirm the earth at the same visit. Stray voltage is the usual reason stock go off a waterer that is working perfectly well, and it is almost never the first thing anyone checks.
Read your water pressure at the unit rather than at the well, and read it more than once in a day. At 55 lb. empty two people can set this one, which is part of why it ships by UPS. Hoskins puts the rating at up to 100 hogs.
Browse the rest of the line under Hoskins pig waterers, or see Hoskins waterer parts.
