{"product_id":"hoskins-h9-14d-automatic-hog-waterer","title":"Hoskins H9-14D Automatic Hog Waterer – 5 Gallon, 28 x 14 in.","description":"\u003ch2\u003eLow trough, pig height\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery H9 stands 9 in. tall, which is the whole idea. The trough sits where a pig drinks without having to reach, and the unit tucks under a rail rather than taking up pen space. The H9-14D is 28 in. long and 14 in. wide with two compartments, 5 gallons, rated up to 100 head.\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;\"\u003eReading the model number\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.55;\"\u003eH9 is the height, 9 in. The number after it is the width, so this one is 14 in. across. The letter is the compartments, D for two and S for one. Once you know that, the whole H9 line reads at a glance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat is inside the frame\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat makes a H9-14D keep running in February is where the heat comes from. The Model A element is carried in the frame, so 250 watts warms the air in the cavity and the air warms the 5 gallons of water. No single hot patch anywhere on the tank wall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe valve sits in an insulated compartment of its own beneath a removable cover, reached through a service door big enough for a hand and a forearm. On the H9-14D that compartment holds a 3\/8 in. RM 153 valve and float assembly, with no separate rod to match. The drain takes a 1 1\/2 in. rubber stopper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe trough itself is 9 in. tall and 14 in. across with two drinking compartments, low enough that weaned pigs reach it without help. The frame is galvanized, 60 lb. empty.\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 H9-14D footprint is 28 by 14 in., which is what your stub-ups have to land inside.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePour a reinforced pad about 36 by 22 in. and set it a few inches proud of the surrounding ground. Manure that cannot pack against the frame is manure that cannot rot it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Model A element draws 2.1 amps at 120 volts, so a dedicated 15 amp circuit is enough. Have the ground checked while the electrician is there: poor grounding makes stray voltage, and stock that feels a tingle at a trough quietly stop drinking.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEmpty weight is 60 lb. Two people can set it, which is part of why this size gets picked for pens that move.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHoskins rates the H9-14D at up to 100 hogs. Measure the pen opening before ordering, because the H9 line is sized by width and the 14 in. body is what has to fit.\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":54110112547011,"sku":"H9-14D","price":690.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0682\/1894\/5731\/files\/h9-14D_88881bd3-ac97-4e00-9741-745ffd802c47.png?v=1793305172","url":"https:\/\/www.petecosupply.com\/products\/hoskins-h9-14d-automatic-hog-waterer","provider":"PeteCo Supply, LLC. ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}