Tough, Durable and Dependable.
The JUG is a heavy insulated, tough, livestock waterer that provides clean, cool water to your animals. It is well suited for herbivores of all sizes. The open-bowl design makes it easy to use by young sheep, goats, calves and foals, yet rugged enough for use by mature cattle, horses, bison, and elk. There are no balls, lids, or flaps for animals to move out of the way.
Patented Draw Tube Design:
The unique draw tube works like a giant straw - the animal uses its normal method of drinking by placing its muzzle over the opening in the drinking bowl and sucking up the water, just as it would drink from a natural water hole. The draw tube is attached to a feed trap that prevents feed debris that falls off of the animals' mouths from entering the reservoir, keeping the water in the tank exceptionally clean. An external adjustment screw allows you to easily raise or lower the water level in the drinking bowl.
The JUG is available in one, two, and four bowl models:
1 bowl
7 gallons
45 lbs.
26" long x 21" wide x 23" high
2 bowl
16 gallons
72 lbs.
42" long x 21" wide x 23" high
4 bowl
45 gallons
125 lbs.
40" long x 38" wide x 24" high
How animals drink from the JUG
Features:
• Open bowl design
• Draw Tube for natural drinking action
• Drain plug for easy cleaning
• High capacity anti siphon float valve
• Sledge hammer tough, rotationally molded plastic construction
• Inspection cover for easy access to valve
• External Adjustment Screw for water level adjustment
• One, two, and four bowl models available
• Energy-Free models for warmer climates
• Energy-Efficient models for cold, cold winters
Benefits:
• Clean, clean, clean
• Low energy use
• No balls, lids, flaps, or discs for animals to move
• Animals drink naturally and adapt quickly
• Feed trap design keeps food debris out of the tank
• Stays open even through the coldest winters
• Many options and accessories to suit your needs
• Perfect for the littlest lamb or the biggest bull
How animals drink from the JUG:
It all hinges on the “Draw Tube” - a word we coined to describe a unique design for supplying the animal with water. It is much like a giant straw so the animal can use its normal method of drinking. The animal places its muzzle over the opening in the drinking bowl and sucks up the water just as it would drink from a natural water hole. Even timid animals adapt to the Jug easily.
Clean Fresh water:
Designed for clean, clean water JUG water is clean. No more smelly water from heavy bacterial growth. The Draw Tube is attached to the drinking bowl with a feed trap (see Fig. at left.) which keeps feed debris that falls off the animal’s mouth from dropping into the reservoir. Besides sucking up water, the animal draws up any accumulated debris in the trap and bowl areas, providing further assurance of cleanliness. With the Jug waterer you will not have the usual slime problem to deal with. And, of course, no algae will grow in the JUG since it is a light-tight waterer. The bowl is sealed with Weather Seal.
Water is a nutrient and absolutely essential for maximum productivity. You know what the vets say: If the water is palatable the animal will drink the quantities it needs for maximum feed efficiency and rate of gain.
Quality=Quantity=Productivity
Easy to adapt animals to the JUG
With the JUG, animals can see and smell clean water. They do not have to learn to lift flaps or push balls and floats out of the way to get a drink, but they do have to know where the water is located. To this end, the JUG has an external adjustment screw (simply turn the screw with a coin) - there is no lid to remove - which allows you to raise the water level in the drinking bowl. When the animals know the JUG is their drinking station, return the water to its lower operating level to minimize the amount of water exposed to the weather. An internal, pilot-operated float valve automatically keeps the water at the determined level.
Thermal energy, supplemented with electrical energy.
The Draw Tube is really three tubes, two copper and one CPVC. As the water gets cold in the drinking bowl, it becomes heavier and sinks down the CPVC tube forcing the warm tank water up the copper tubes into the drinking bowl. This keeps the water in the bowl from freezing by slowly circulating it and replenishing it with warm water.In addition, the copper tubes are designed with a large surface area in the trap. Since copper is an excellent conductor of heat, heat is transferred from tank water to the trap area through the copper tube walls. One copper tube conducts sufficient heat to keep water from freezing in the bowl, but we have two for safety.
The JUG will operate energy free with a certain number of animals drinking from it. Since my sales territory of Central Iowa can experience long harsh cold spells in the winter time, I do not recommend an Energy Free unit in ths part of the United States. But the Energy Efficient (With Heat) units work fine no matter how many or few animals you have drinking from the JUG. A small 65-watt heater is used to make the JUG energy-efficient. In either case it is primarily thermal energy, not electrical energy keeping the water fresh and at a constant temperature, summer and winter. In 1993-94, we conducted a electrical consumption test at Northeast Iowa Community College in Calmar, Iowa. At the time, this ended up being the third coldest winter in recorded Iowa History. The JUG used 108 Kw-hrs for the 120 trial. At 8 cents/Kw-hr, it used all of $8.64 of electricity.
The JUG is super-insulated with urethane foam to conserve heat loss, but the middle of the bowl area is left free of insulation so the internal heat will melt away ice that could form on the exterior from sloppy drinking. The Jug is very reliable in extreme cold and wind chills. It's like a Thermos Jug.
External Drain Plug
The external drain plug makes it easy to drain water from the JUG tank. The JUG’s design keeps the water free from feed or hay, but most water has iron bacteria which will leave a
residue in the tank over time. It is, therefore, wise to
drain the tank periodically. I recommend once a year, in the fall when you check the heater and thermostat prior to the on set of cold weather.
Inspection Cover
The JUG has an inspection cover that can be easily removed for inspection and service to the float valve. Milk inspectors requested that we provide this so they can easily check to see if the JUG is meeting requirements.
Installation Diagram
For Replacement of Existing Waterers
The Energy-efficient JUG is the choice to replace a worn-out, low usage (less than 10 cattle/50 sheep) or energy-glut waterer. It requires no excavation; just bolt it down to your existing mounting pad. It has a low wattage heating element and thermostat to provide "insurance" against ice forming in low usage situations. If your existing incoming water line is
in an open uninsulated tile you should install an air space heater.
For this installation you will need to order
• Energy-efficient JUG
• Shut-off Ball Valve
• Air Space Heater (optional)
Energy-Free & Energy-Efficient
Installations Using Earth Tubes
Energy-Free
The energy-free JUG uses energy from ground water (45o to 550F if
the supply line is buried at least 18" to 24" below the frost line and
from a heat well to prevent freezing of water in the tank and bowl.
The JUG is super-insulated and has very little heat loss. It's like a
Thermos Jug.
When an animal drinks, the water in the JUG is replenished by the
warm ground water. In addition, when using an insulated Earth Tube
and uninsulated Earth Tube, a heat well is formed (see) which supplies
additional energy from the ground.
The insulated Earth Tube extends below the frost line which prevents
heat loss to the frozen ground in winter. The uninsulated Earth Tube
is the same length as the insulated Earth Tube and is installed as
shown in the diagrams for options 1 and 2. The heat well works
because heat from the warm ground flows through the uninsulated
Earth Tube into the heat well and then is used as additional energy
to keep water in the JUG from freezing.
In summary: Heat from the incoming warm water and heat from the
ground that flows into the heat well is used to keep the JUG
frost-free. There must be the recommended minimum number of
animals drinking (10 cattle per drinking bowl) to replenish the water
in the JUG tank. I recommend NOT using Energy Free North of Interstate 70,
but rather the Energy Efficient models described below.
Energy-Efficient
The Energy-efficient JUG is the model of choice if there are fewer
than the recommended minimum number of animals drinking, or if
you live in an area where long cold winter storms can cause
prolonged periods of non-drinking by the animals. The small,
low-wattage heater provides "insurance".
Order Product online at the JUG Parts & Accessories Page.
Installation Diagrams
OPTION #1
Water Supplied by Underground Shut-off & Drain Valve Assembly
This shows the use of the water supply Underground Shut-off & Drain Valve Assembly. Advantage: If the JUG is installed in a location where animals will not be using it for long periods of time, the water can be shut-off and the water in the riser will be drained away. The JUG tank should also be drained and the incoming electric supply disconnected if it is an energy-efficient model.
For this installation you will need these items:
• Energy-free or Energy-efficient JUG
• Insulated Earth Tube
• Uninsulated Earth Tube
• Split Coupler for Earth Tubes
• Underground Shut-off & Drain Valve Assembly
• Top and Bottom Mounting Bracket Kit
• Anchor Bolt Kit
OPTION #2
Water Line Supplied by Customer
In this option the user furnishes the incoming water supply to the Ball Shut-off Valve.
For this option you will need these items:
• Energy-free or Energy-efficient JUG
• Insulated Earth Tube
• Uninsulated Earth Tube
• Split Coupler for Earth Tubes
• Top Only Mounting Bracket Kit
• Shut-off Ball Valve
• Anchor Bolt Kit
JUG Mounting Pad Information
All Installations
Joint between base and JUG must be sealed by putting the Weather Seal, supplied with the JUG, in the groove molded in the JUG base. The weather seal is included with each Jug unit. I also recommend using some canned spray foam for insuring an adequate seal between the base of the Jug and the concrete pad.
Insulated Earth Tube
15 inch OD, corrugated plastic tubing insulated inside
with Urethane foam to a 10 1/4 inch ID. Used to insulate the Heat Well below the frost line, preventing the loss of energy into the frozen ground.
• Durable
Won't rust, resists rot, and holds up to chemically active soil conditions.
Unaffected by ground movement due to freezing and thawing.
• Strong
Corrugated design provides rigidity without bulk when
backfilled with earth. It will take the abuse.
Insulated Earth Tube Lengths
To order, use the following part numbers or go to /parts.aspx
2 ft. long # 10021, 3 ft. long #10031, 4 ft. long #10041
$65.00 $85.00 $105.00
Coupler For Earth Tubes
Part Number: #10000 $16.00
Used for joining the 15 inch. OD Earth
Tubes. It is a split plastic coupler that fits into the corrugation of the Earth Tubes.
Insulated Earth Tubes Part Numbers:
2 ft. long Part Number #10021 $65.00
3 ft. long Part Number #10031 $85.00
4 ft. long Part Number #10041 $105.00
Uninsulated Earth Tubes Part Numbers:
2 ft. long #10020 $35.00
3 ft. long #10030 $43.00
4 ft. long #10040 $51.00
The Uninsulated Earth Tube is used to extend the air space below the JUG deeper into the ground to captuer heat from the earth.
Installation Accessories:
Heavy Duty Underground Shut Off & Drain Valve Assembly
This is used when the JUG must be removed from service
due to non-use by the animals. It provides a positive way to
shut the water off and drain the existing water from the riser
pipe.
• Easy To Operate
The valve is operated by an easy-access handle in the
service-well of the JUG. To turn the water on, simply turn the
handle counterclockwise to a positive stop. To shut off the
water, turn clockwise to a positive stop. The incoming water
is stopped and water in the riser pipe will drain away.
• Compact Assembly
The water is supplied through a riser tube inside a control
tube.
Three models to choose from:
P/N 12003 3 Ft. HD Shut off/drain $198.00
P/N 12004 4 Ft. HD Shut off/drain $215.00
P/N 12007 7 Ft. HD Shut off/drain $236.00
----Mounts inside a 3' & 4' Earth tube coupled together. T-handle for turning on & off P/N 12020 $29.00
Mounting Bracket Kit for HD Shut off/drain Valve
Part Number: #12010 $20.00
Kit consists of top bracket, screws, clamps, lock washers and nuts, for mounting the Water Supply Pipe (furnished by customer) to the Insulated Earth Tube. All metal parts are stainless steel. The Mounting Bracket Kit assures the waterline will stay centered in the air space preventing any possibility of the line freezing. This product is NOT pictured, sorry.
Shut Off Ball Valve
Part Number #10500
$10.00
This is a rugged PVC Ball Valve
with 1/2 inch FPT. It is used with
Jug when the HD Shut Off/Drain
Valve is not used.