{"product_id":"hoskins-h9-22d-ss-automatic-hog-waterer","title":"Hoskins H9-22D SS Automatic Hog Waterer – 8 Gallon, 28 x 22 in.","description":"\u003ch2\u003eThe lighter 22 in. double\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe SS build of the H9-22D, same 28 x 22 x 9 in. body and the same 8 gallons across two compartments, listed at 70 lb. rather than 80. Model A element, 3\/8 in. RM 153 valve, 1 1\/2 in. stopper.\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;\"\u003eSS means a stainless steel frame\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.55;\"\u003eHoskins lists these as \"Hog SS Frame\". The standard build carries the insulated galvanized frame; the SS build swaps that frame for stainless steel. The tank is stainless either way. Stainless costs more and weighs a little less, and it is the one to take where the frame spends its life wet, or where a hog pen gets washed down hard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat is inside the frame\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat makes a H9-22D SS 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 8 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 H9-22D SS 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 22 in. across with two drinking compartments, low enough that weaned pigs reach it without help. This version carries a stainless steel frame rather than galvanized, which is why it comes in lighter at 70 lb. and takes repeated washing better.\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 H9-22D SS footprint is 28 by 22 in., which is what your stub-ups have to land inside.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePour a reinforced pad about 36 by 30 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 70 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 H9-22D SS at up to 150 hogs. Measure the pen opening before ordering, because the H9 line is sized by width and the 22 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":54110112710851,"sku":"H9-22D SS","price":1052.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0682\/1894\/5731\/files\/h9-22Dss_834096f8-f43e-4622-b21e-6eebecf9c1cb.png?v=1793305184","url":"https:\/\/www.petecosupply.com\/products\/hoskins-h9-22d-ss-automatic-hog-waterer","provider":"PeteCo Supply, LLC. ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}