{"product_id":"hoskins-hc17-16-heated-horse-waterer","title":"Hoskins HC17-16 Heated Horse Waterer, 16 in. Frame – 8 Gallon","description":"\u003cp\u003eEight gallons, 28 by 17 in., the AA element and a Bob valve on a 4 in. rod. The largest horse tank Hoskins builds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat you are getting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStainless steel tank, 8 gallons (30 litres)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOverall 28 in. long by 17 in. wide by 16 in. tall\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInsulated galvanized steel frame, 75 lb. empty\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo Model A elements, 500 watts total, held off the tank\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3\/8 in. Bob valve with a 4 in. float rod\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 1\/2 in. rubber stopper on the drain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRated for horses and cattle, smaller operations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"border-left:4px solid #00537a;background:#eef5f9;padding:16px 18px;margin:18px 0;border-radius:4px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-weight:700;color:#00537a;\"\u003eA rod length found nowhere else\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.55;\"\u003eFour inches. The sheep units use six and the cattle units eight. Water level is set by the rod, so a substitute of the wrong length changes how full the tank runs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow Hoskins builds them\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTake the cover off a HC17-16 and there is very little to it. 8 gallons of stainless, an insulated galvanized frame, and a Model AA element riding in the frame with clearance all round.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 3\/8 in. Bob valve and its 4 in. float rod sit 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..\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt 28 by 17 in. and 75 lb. empty it takes up very little of a stall, and the 16 in. frame fixes the drinking height.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePutting one in\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe water line and the power both come up inside the base of a HC17-16, so one trench carries both and the stub-ups have to land inside a 28 by 17 in. footprint. Set a reinforced pad roughly 36 by 25 in. and stand it a few inches above the ground around it, which keeps muck from packing against the frame.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eElectrically 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRead your water pressure at the unit rather than at the well, and read it more than once in a day. At 75 lb. empty two people can set this one, which is part of why it ships by UPS. Hoskins puts the rating at horses and cattle in smaller operations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrowse the rest of the line under \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/hoskins-horse-waterers\"\u003eHoskins horse waterers\u003c\/a\u003e, or see \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/hoskins-waterer-parts\"\u003eHoskins waterer parts\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hoskins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68329457811680,"sku":"HC17-16","price":816.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0657\/1078\/4736\/files\/hc17-16_823f933a-e3b4-448f-a3d9-9f6d092bde1c.png?v=1793305381","url":"https:\/\/www.automaticwatererparts.com\/products\/hoskins-hc17-16-heated-horse-waterer","provider":"Automatic Waterer Parts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}