The Drinking Post Buyer's Guide
Drinking Post Buyer's Guide
In the Box
In the Box
Training Attachment
If you have equines or bovines, clip your Training Attachment to the flat paddle before introducing your animals to the Post. You can remove it once they’re trained.
5” Stainless Steel Nipple
You will thread the 5” stainless steel nipple onto the elbow at the base of the Drinking Post. This is your waterline connection. It is a 3/4” NPT connection.
Installation Guide
The Installation Guide has step-by-step instructions for installation. Be sure you and your installer read it carefully and call us with questions.
Specialty Paddle (if ordered)
If your Drinking Post is for goats, sheep, pigs, alpacas, or llamas, you will use a Specialty Paddle. Connect it to your flat paddle using the included screws. Your Specialty Paddle is placed at the base of the Drinking Post during shipping, make sure you locate it and set it aside before installation.
Training Attachment
If you have equines or bovines, clip your Training Attachment to the flat paddle before introducing your animals to the Post. You can remove it once they’re trained.
5” Stainless Steel Nipple
You will thread the 5” stainless steel nipple onto the elbow at the base of the Drinking Post. This is your waterline connection. It is a 3/4” NPT connection.
Installation Guide
The Installation Guide has step-by-step instructions for installation. Be sure you and your installer read it carefully and call us with questions.
Specialty Paddle (if ordered)
If your Drinking Post is for goats, sheep, pigs, alpacas, or llamas, you will use a Specialty Paddle. Connect it to your flat paddle using the included screws. Your Specialty Paddle is placed at the base of the Drinking Post during shipping, make sure you locate it and set it aside before installation.
TOP 3 REASONS
we're contacted after an install
TOP 3 REASONS
we're contacted after an install
1. Clogged Intake Filter
The intake filter can get clogged easily during installation. There is a lot of dirt and debris around that can make it’s way into the valve if you’re not careful. Also, there could be sediment and debris in the waterline that will clog the filter when you fill the bowl for the first time. If you notice your Drinking Post is filling slowly, there’s a delay in filling, or it’s not filling at all, then your intake filter is probably clogged. To fix this, remove your interior (see pg. 7) and clean your intake filter (see pg. 11).
2. Improperly Adjusted Paddle
The intake filter can get clogged easily during installation. There is a lot of dirt and debris around that can make it’s way into the valve if you’re not careful. Also, there could be sediment and debris in the waterline that will clog the filter when you fill the bowl for the first time. If you notice your Drinking Post is filling slowly, there’s a delay in filling, or it’s not filling at all, then your intake filter is probably clogged. To fix this, remove your interior (see pg. 7) and clean your intake filter (see pg. 11).
3. Draining Issues
It’s critical that your Drinking Post can drain reliably! If your leach field is too small, you will have drainage problems. Please supervise your leach field installation to make sure it’s built to the correct dimensions. Also, make sure you have a good understanding of the ground content on your property. If you have clay, hard pan, or rock on your property, drainage will be more difficult. You need to account for this by over-building your leach field.
1. Clogged Intake Filter
The intake filter can get clogged easily during installation. There is a lot of dirt and debris around that can make it’s way into the valve if you’re not careful. Also, there could be sediment and debris in the waterline that will clog the filter when you fill the bowl for the first time. If you notice your Drinking Post is filling slowly, there’s a delay in filling, or it’s not filling at all, then your intake filter is probably clogged. To fix this, remove your interior (see pg. 7) and clean your intake filter (see pg. 11).
2. Improperly Adjusted Paddle
The intake filter can get clogged easily during installation. There is a lot of dirt and debris around that can make it’s way into the valve if you’re not careful. Also, there could be sediment and debris in the waterline that will clog the filter when you fill the bowl for the first time. If you notice your Drinking Post is filling slowly, there’s a delay in filling, or it’s not filling at all, then your intake filter is probably clogged. To fix this, remove your interior (see pg. 7) and clean your intake filter (see pg. 11).
3. Draining Issues
It’s critical that your Drinking Post can drain reliably! If your leach field is too small, you will have drainage problems. Please supervise your leach field installation to make sure it’s built to the correct dimensions. Also, make sure you have a good understanding of the ground content on your property. If you have clay, hard pan, or rock on your property, drainage will be more difficult. You need to account for this by over-building your leach field.
INSTALLATION
The 3 most important parts of installation are:
1. Make sure the base of your Post is buried deep enough. The base must sit at least 18” below your frostline. Make sure you ordered a long enough Drinking Post to achieve this.
2. Make sure your leach field is big enough, at least 3’ x 3’ x 1’ deep. If you have clay, hard pan, or rock in your ground (anything that will cause bad drainage), please overbuild your leach field!
3. Install a fabric over the leach field to protect it from getting packed with dirt.
Installation is the most important part of your Drinking Post purchase. It’s your responsibility to make sure both you and your installer understand the installation process and execute it properly.
INSTALLATION
Installation is the most important part of your Drinking Post purchase. It’s your responsibility to make sure both you and your installer understand the installation process and execute it properly.
The 3 most important parts of installation are:
1. Make sure the base of your Post is buried deep enough. The base must sit at least 18” below your frostline. Make sure you ordered a long enough Drinking Post to achieve this.
2. Make sure your leach field is big enough, at least 3’ x 3’ x 1’ deep. If you have clay, hard pan, or rock in your ground (anything that will cause bad drainage), please overbuild your leach field!
3. Install a fabric over the leach field to protect it from getting packed with dirt.
TRAINING
Training is very easy! You’ll do 1 training session per day. Before you get started, make sure you have the correct paddle attachment on. If you have equines or bovines, clip on your Training Attachment. If you have goats, sheep, or alpacas/llamas, install your Livestock Attachment. If you have pigs, install your Pig Attachment.
TRAINING
Training is very easy! You’ll do 1 training session per day. Before you get started, make sure you have the correct paddle attachment on. If you have equines or bovines, clip on your Training Attachment. If you have goats, sheep, or alpacas/llamas, install your Livestock Attachment. If you have pigs, install your Pig Attachment.
Remove or cover all other water sources. Make sure you have the correct paddle attached.
Wait until your animals are thirsty before you introduce them to the Drinking Post. If they aren’t thirsty, they won’t be interested!
Bring your thirsty animals up to the Drinking Post and push the paddle, filling the bowl completely. Step back and allow them to drink the water. After this training session, leave the thirsty animals out with the Post for a couple hours so they have time to re-approach and investigate it on their own. Repeat this one time each day.
If you’d like, you can do some molasses training in addition to your daily training session. This is not required as daily training. To do this, just put a swipe of molasses on the bowl underneath the paddle. As they work to get to get the molasses, they will activate the paddle. You could also try putting some molasses on the paddle attachment. Once they’re finished, clean off any excess molasses.
Remove or cover all other water sources. Make sure you have the correct paddle attached.
Make sure your animals are thirsty before you introduce them to the Drinking Post. If they aren’t thirsty, they won’t be interested!
Bring your thirsty animals up to the Drinking Post and push the paddle, filling the bowl completely. Step back and allow them to drink the water. After this training session, leave the thirsty animals out with the Post for a couple hours so they have time to re-approach and investigate it on their own. Repeat this one time each day.
If you’d like, you can do some molasses training in addition to your daily training session. This is not required as daily training. To do this, just put a swipe of molasses on the bowl underneath the paddle. As they work to get to get the molasses, they will activate the paddle. You could also try putting some molasses on the paddle attachment. Once they’re finished, clean off any excess molasses.