Ritchie Automatic Waterer Installation Overview
What it actually takes to install a Ritchie waterer: supply line depth, thermal tubes, the concrete platform, anchor bolts and grounding.
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Waterer Help and Guides
Installation, winter prep, cleaning and repair for the automatic waterers we sell. Search by brand, model or part number, or pick a topic below.
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How to Clean a Ritchie Omni Automatic Waterer
A five step spring cleaning for a Ritchie Omnifount: drain it, scrub the trough and water seal groove, inspect the valve and float, then refill.
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How to Clean a Ritchie EcoFount Automatic Waterer
The EcoFount stays cleaner than an open trough, but it still needs attention. Lid off, drain plug out, wipe, rinse and refill.
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How to Assemble the Ritchie High Pressure Valve Assembly 18832
What is in the 18832 high pressure valve assembly, which parts it replaces, and a video showing how it goes together.
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Prepare Your Ritchie Waterer for Winter
Test the heaters with a bucket of ice, check the sealant, center the water line in the riser tube and clean the unit before the cold sets in.
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Selecting the Right Ritchie 1/2" Valve for Your Water Pressure
White for low pressure, red for 40 to 60 PSI, green for over 60 PSI. Which Ritchie 1/2 inch valve belongs in your waterer.
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Energy Free Requirements for the Ritchie Thrifty King Series
Ten head minimum, 42 degree supply water, an all weather sealant at the base and liquid in the water seal grooves. What a Thrifty King needs to run energy free.
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Heated Ritchie Waterer Tip
Once the threat of freezing passes, pull the immersion heater and store it dry. Heat standard units can be left alone or shut off at a dedicated switch.
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Ritchie Automatic Waterers vs. Concrete Waterers
How Ritchie waterers compare to concrete on heating cost, corrosion, casing life, installation weight and warranty.
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High Water Pressure and Your Automatic Waterer
How to spot a high pressure problem, what it does to a valve, and how a pressure regulator in the line fixes it.
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Ritchie Thrifty King Closure, Ideal Level
The white closures should sit 1/2 inch to 1 inch below the rim, not flush with the red top, so water washes off instead of pooling and freezing them in...
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Ritchie CD-50 Parts
CD-50 is not a model number, it is the paint process Ritchie used on its metal units. If your label says CD-50, you likely have one of three waterers.
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Winter prep reminders, parts alerts, nothing else
A few emails a year, sent when it matters. Heat kits before the freeze, valve rebuilds before spring turnout.
