The lighter 34 in. single, 70 lb. against 75, with the same 6 gallons and the same AA element.
What you are getting
- Stainless steel tank, 6 gallons (23 litres)
- Overall 17 in. long by 34 in. wide by 9 in. tall
- Insulated galvanized steel frame, 70 lb. empty
- Two Model A elements, 500 watts total, held off the tank
- 3/8 in. RM 153
- 1 1/2 in. rubber stopper on the drain
- One drinking compartment
- Rated for up to 150 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
The H9-34S SS puts 500 watts behind 6 gallons, and the element is held off the tank so the heat arrives as warm air rather than as a hot spot on the wall of the tank.
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 34 in. across the body and stands 9 in. deep, carrying one compartment. This is the stainless-framed version, 70 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 H9-34S SS, so one trench carries both and the stub-ups have to land inside a 17 by 34 in. footprint. Set a reinforced pad roughly 25 by 42 in. and stand it a few inches above the ground around it, which keeps muck from packing against the frame.
Electrically the Model AA element pulls 4.2 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 70 lb. empty two people can set this one, which is part of why it ships by UPS. Hoskins puts the rating at up to 150 hogs.
Browse the rest of the line under Hoskins pig waterers, or see Hoskins waterer parts.
