{"product_id":"hoskins-ch28d-automatic-cattle-and-hog-waterer","title":"Hoskins CH28D Automatic Cattle and Hog Waterer – 22 Gallon, 28 x 28 in.","description":"\u003ch2\u003eTwenty-eight inches, two drinkers\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe double version of the CH28. Same 22 gallon tank and the same 28 x 28 x 28 in. footprint, with a second drinker and 25 lb. more steel. Hoskins rates the hog side at 100 head per drinker, so the second one is what takes you from one pen to two.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"border-left:4px solid #b9902a;background:#fdf8e9;padding:16px 18px;margin:18px 0;border-radius:4px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-weight:700;color:#8a6a1f;\"\u003eWhen the double is the right call\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.55;\"\u003eIf the unit is going into a fence between two pens, order the double. If it sits against a wall serving one group, the single does the same job for less money and one less valve to service.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat is inside the frame\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat makes a CH28D keep running in February is where the heat comes from. The Model 2B element is carried in the frame, so 1,000 watts warms the air in the cavity and the air warms the 22 gallons of water. No single hot patch anywhere on the tank wall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoth valves live in insulated compartments of their own under lift-off covers: a 1\/2 in. Bob valve on an 8 in. float rod for the cattle side, and a 3\/8 in. RM 153 valve and float assembly for the hog side. The drains take a 2 in. stopper and a 1 1\/2 in. stopper respectively.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne tank, two drinkers, 175 lb. empty, feeding cattle on one side and hogs on the other off a single water line and a single circuit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBefore you order\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWater and power both arrive inside the base, so the trench carries two things and should be dug once. The CH28D footprint is 28 by 28 in., which is what your stub-ups have to land inside.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePour a reinforced pad about 36 by 36 in. and set it a few inches above the surrounding ground. Manure that cannot pack against the frame is manure that cannot rot it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Model 2B element draws 8.3 amps at 120 volts, so a dedicated 15 amp circuit is enough.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEmpty weight is 175 lb. Plan on a loader rather than a carry.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRated for 75 to 100 cattle, or 100 hogs per drinker. Both sides draw off one tank, so size the water line for the busier side rather than the average.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTake your water pressure reading at the waterer itself rather than at the well, and at more than one hour of the day.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eNeed help working out which unit you already have? Measure the outside of the base and use our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/automatic-waterers-and-parts\"\u003ewaterer size finder\u003c\/a\u003e, or browse \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/hoskins-waterer-parts\"\u003eHoskins waterer parts\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hoskins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54110111989955,"sku":"CH28D","price":1920.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0682\/1894\/5731\/files\/ch28d_ea068198-3448-4bbd-971d-99441b32019e.png?v=1793305138","url":"https:\/\/www.petecosupply.com\/products\/hoskins-ch28d-automatic-cattle-and-hog-waterer","provider":"PeteCo Supply, LLC. ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}