{"product_id":"hoskins-sc22-16-automatic-sheep-waterer","title":"Hoskins SC22-16 Automatic Sheep Waterer – 10 Gallon, 22 x 20 in.","description":"\u003ch2\u003eThe sick pen waterer\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eTen gallons, 22 in. long, 70 lb. The SC22 is the smallest unit Hoskins builds on the narrow 20 in. sheep body, and the company points it squarely at individual sick pens and small groups of calves or lambs. A Model A element at 250 watts is all a tank this size needs.\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;\"\u003eSmall on purpose\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.55;\"\u003eIn a hospital pen you want water that turns over and a trough you can tip, scrub and refill without a fight. Ten gallons does both. Size up only if the pen is going to carry a real group.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat is inside the frame\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is no mystery inside a SC22-16. The 10 gallon tank is stainless and rounded at the corners; the frame around it is insulated 16 gauge galvanized steel; and the Model A element sits in that frame, not against the tank.\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 SC22-16 that compartment holds a 3\/8 in. Bob valve on a 6 in. float rod. The drain takes a 2 in. rubber stopper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe body is 20 in. wide, narrow enough for a sheep pen that a cattle trough would crowd, and 22 in. of it gives the flock room to crowd the rim at once. 70 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 SC22-16 footprint is 22 by 20 in., which is what your stub-ups have to land inside.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePour a reinforced pad about 30 by 28 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 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\u003eRated for sick pens and small lamb or calf groups. If the pen runs both species, buy on the sheep number and the cattle figure follows.\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":54110112088259,"sku":"SC22-16","price":855.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0682\/1894\/5731\/files\/sc22-16_b2f9c7be-3a55-4cc6-84d1-831c0d504851.png?v=1793305146","url":"https:\/\/www.petecosupply.com\/products\/hoskins-sc22-16-automatic-sheep-waterer","provider":"PeteCo Supply, LLC. ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}