{"product_id":"tusker-blue-float-valve-vm200","title":"Tusker Blue Float Valve, VM200","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe blue valve fitted in Tusker livestock waterers. It is a Monticello valve with a \u003cstrong\u003e3\/4 inch base thread\u003c\/strong\u003e and the smaller \u003cstrong\u003e.25 orifice\u003c\/strong\u003e, and it is the piece that opens and closes against the float to hold the water level in the trough.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat the .25 orifice is for.\u003c\/strong\u003e The narrower orifice is the one to run where water pressure is on the higher side. A wider orifice fills so hard that the float cannot close the valve cleanly against the incoming water, and the result is a trough that overfills or a valve that never quite shuts. If your supply is in the normal range the wider .45 version is the usual choice instead.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow the valve is built.\u003c\/strong\u003e A one piece base that keeps its shape when the nut is drawn down, a slotted vent cap that relieves pressure and assists the anti siphon function, and a crowned plunger that turns as water passes it, so grit and rust work their way through rather than settling into the seat.\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;\"\u003eThe same valve is sold under three brand names\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0;line-height:1.7;\"\u003eThis is the valve Monticello supplies to several waterer builders, so you will also find it catalogued as a Pride of the Farm and a Brower VM200. If your old valve carries one of those names, this is the correct replacement for a Tusker waterer and nothing about the fit changes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBuying it as part of an assembly.\u003c\/strong\u003e If the float and the stem need renewing at the same time, the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/tusker-oval-float-with-stem-valve-118-blue\"\u003eTusker float and valve system\u003c\/a\u003e puts the valve, the oval float and the stem hardware together in one part number.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot certain which orifice your waterer wants? \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/contact\"\u003eTell us your water pressure\u003c\/a\u003e and we will point you at the right one.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tusker Livestock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54111111741635,"sku":"VM200","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0682\/1894\/5731\/files\/tusker_valve_c3366987-5f91-4c26-88b8-ea0c131eeda7.png?v=1793399896","url":"https:\/\/www.petecosupply.com\/products\/tusker-blue-float-valve-vm200","provider":"PeteCo Supply, LLC. ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}