How to Get a Chicken Waterer to Flow Slowly

Chicken waterers, or poultry watering systems, come in several varieties, and the speed of water distribution depends on the type of waterer you own. If you use a pressure system, the water dish is connected to a hose and faucet, and the water flows at the rate of pressure your water source is set at. Fast-flowing water is caused by a high amount of pressure being forced through the hose. To get slower-flowing water, you can install a pressure regulator with pressure gauge. This attachment corrects high and low water pressure by equalizing water pressure lines.

Things You'll Need

  • Pressure regulator with pressure gauge
  • Wrench
  • Pipe/hose cutter
  • Coupling
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Instructions

    • 1

      Find your water source. If your water is supplied by a city or other municipal source, your home most likely receives water at about 200 psi (pounds per square inch). This is too high to be useful, so houses are equipped with regulators that drop the pressure to around 50 to 70 psi. An additional regulator may be necessary for your chicken waterer.

    • 2

      Shut off the source of water, usually a faucet on the side of your house.

    • 3

      Attach the pressure regulator to your exterior faucet and chicken-waterer hose. This should easily fit onto the threads. If it does not, you might need a coupling. The regulator's product instructions also should specify whether you need a coupling.

    • 4
      Ppressure regulators should come with a pressure gauge.

      Adjust the pressure. To get the water to flow slowly for a small chicken waterer, you should only need about 10 to 20 psi. The regulator's pressure gauge will have marks on it to indicate the pressure.

    • 5

      Test the water flow. If the water still flows too fast, the pressure is still too high. Shut off the water source and adjust the regulator until you reach the flow of water you need.