Automatic Dog Water Bowl Dispenser with Brass Float Valve and Drain Hole, 304 Stainless Steel Dog Water Dispenser Livestock Waterer for Dog Chicken Cattle Pig Goat Sheep

This has been a great product. Used for multiple years. I drain during winter. Functions great..must set fill arm for the angle of the bowl. Wish the plug was a little bigger and was tougher. Plastic is becoming deformed after removing many time for cleaning.

Finally found this sturdy metal waterer with metal fittings. Works great ! I use it for my chickens and connect it to a 7 gallon bucket with a water hose. I brush it out daily and turn it over to dump out the dirty water to keep the water clean.

I purchased two of these knowing I'd probably have to adjust them, and knowing I'd need a 3/4 to 1/2" adapter. When they showed up one of them was missing the drain plug, so it was useless. The second unit wouldn't shut off with water, after nearly an hour of making adjustments I looked at the first unit and realized the rubber plunger inside of the valve was missing from the second bowl. So two defective units. Using parts from both units, I was able to make one functional bowl. So I ordered a third bowl. The third bowl showed up missing the side gasket, and also had a defective plunger assembly. So I was able to use 3 bowls to make 1 functional bowl, but all 3 purchased bowls arrived defective. I'd gladly pay $100 for a working version of this product, but it seems nobody makes them with both a working float assembly, and a brass fitting.

I was slightly skeptical but it is definitely made of great quality and was super easy to mount! My pups are super happy

Strong design, metal valve assembly, way better than plastic valve and plastic hose thread

Not standard ftp. This will not work with normal fittings you purchase from home depot or lowes. It is straight threaded pipe so you'll get 2 turns into a fitting and that's it. Guaranteed to leak. It still seems like a decent bowl but get yourself some 3/4 polyethylene tubing and a few hose clamps to skip the process of trying to find something that fits these threads. 4 plumbing supply houses with the same results, no match.

I bought this version with the brass float valve despite the other reviews that said not to. As expected, it had some problems on arrival. The bag was torn open and the fastener which attached the float to the valve was missing, so I had to go to the hardware store to get a replacement. Not a huge deal, but irritating. Next, there is only a gasket around the inlet on the inside of the bowl, so the outside leaked like a sieve. It was a pressurized leak, so it was probably coming from where the inlet screws into the valve itself. I took everything apart and wrapped all the threads with teflon tape, then added a gasket on the outside of the bowl (pictured). Not leaking now, but a product shouldn't need this kind of rejiggering just to make it usable.

I will update more once I have them installed. I purchased 6 of these for some of the poultry. They just came today and so far by the looks of it I am impressed. I picked these because the washout and the float. The float and the mechanics look and feel like they will last a few years. Also they are adjustable. I was worried the clean out plug would be cheap but it looks like it will last a few years also. Overall the workmanship looks good. Some of the automatic waterers came w sanding blocks for the edges as they might be sharp. I checked the lip edges and all of them came sanded. So no additional labor there. Last thing the holes for the bolts to mount it are in the appropriate spot. So I do not foresee and issue with leaking.