{"product_id":"hoskins-hc7-16-automatic-horse-waterer","title":"Hoskins HC7-16 Automatic Horse Waterer – 3 Gallon, 17 x 14 in.","description":"\u003ch2\u003eThree gallons, and that is deliberate\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe HC7 is the smallest waterer Hoskins makes, 17 in. long and 14 in. wide. Three gallons sounds like nothing until you think about what a horse actually wants, which is water that has not been standing. A small tank turns over several times a day and stays fresh.\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;\"\u003eNo float rod on this one\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.55;\"\u003eThe HC7 uses the 3\/8 in. RM 153 valve and float assembly rather than a Bob valve on a rod. When you order parts, ask for the RM 153, or you will be sent something that does not fit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat is inside the frame\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe HC7-16 is built the way every Hoskins is built, at this particular size. Stainless tank, 3 gallons. Insulated galvanized frame. Element mounted in the frame with air all around it rather than clamped to the steel.\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 HC7-16 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\u003eAt 17 by 14 in. the HC7-16 takes up very little of a stall or a fence line, and the 16 in. frame sets the drinking height. 49 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 HC7-16 footprint is 17 by 14 in., which is what your stub-ups have to land inside.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePour a reinforced pad about 25 by 22 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 A element draws 2.1 amps at 120 volts, so a dedicated 15 amp circuit is enough.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEmpty weight is 49 lb. Two people can set it, which is part of why this size gets picked for pens that move.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe HC7-16 is rated for a single stall or a small pen. Check the drinking height against your animals: the 16 in. frame is the thing that sets it, and the same tank is offered on the other frame.\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":54110112284867,"sku":"HC7-16","price":673.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0682\/1894\/5731\/files\/hc7-16_a0875639-af4c-4ed1-a00e-bfe3689d8dcf.png?v=1793305159","url":"https:\/\/www.petecosupply.com\/products\/hoskins-hc7-16-automatic-horse-waterer","provider":"PeteCo Supply, LLC. ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}