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How the JUG Works
It all starts with the "Draw Tub" which is 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 mouth in the open pool of water over the opening in the drinking bowl and sucks up the water just as it would drink from a natural water hole. JUG water is clean. No more smelly water from heavy bacterial growth. The Draw Tubes are attached to the drinking bowl with a Feed Trap which keeps feed debris from the animal's mouth out of the reservoir. As an animal drinks from the JUG a suction/swirling action is created in the Feed Trap area, thus most of the feed from the face of the animal is sucked up as the animal drinks. Also, anytime an animal drinks, the water is "turned over" as fresh, clean water enters the drinking bowl. With JUG Waterers you will not have the usual slime problem to deal with. No algae will grow in the JUG since it is a light-tight waterer. The reservoir is sealed with Weather Seal. |
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Animals Easily Adapt to the JUG
With the JUG, animals can see and smell clean, fresh water. They do not have to learn to lift flaps or push balls and floats out of the way to get a drink. An internal, pilot-operated float valve which is adjustable from the outside of the JUG, automatically keeps the water at the determined level. Dairy Friendly The JUG is perfect for dairy farms. It is equipped with an anti-siphon flat valve to prevent back siphoning into your water supply. Energy Efficient (With Heat) JUG Waterers are equipped with a standard 65 Watt, 110 Volt Heater and Thermostat. Also available as special order are 220 Volt and 12 Volt Heaters. the JUG Works |
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Thermal Energy, Not Electric 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 warmer water from the bottom of the reservoir.
In addition, the copper tubes are designed with a large surface area in the Feed Trap. Since copper is an excellent heat conductor, heat is transferred from the tank water to the trap area through the copper tube walls.
For Energy Free Models in marginal climates, you will need enough animals drinking to keep water in the tank warm enough to provide heat energy (At least 15 head per drinking bowl.) Otherwise a small 65-watt heater may be added 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. The average electrical cost for a JUG Waterer is $10.00 for the Entire Season.
The Jug is super insulated with urethane foam to conserve heat loss, and is very reliable in extreme cold and wind chills. It's like a Thermos JUG.
Energy-Free & Energy-Efficient Installations Using JUG Earth Tubes
When animals drink, 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 which supplies additional heat from the ground. The Insulated Earth Tube extends below the frost line which prevents heat loss to the frozen ground in winter. 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.
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 warmer water from the bottom of the reservoir.
In addition, the copper tubes are designed with a large surface area in the Feed Trap. Since copper is an excellent heat conductor, heat is transferred from the tank water to the trap area through the copper tube walls.
For Energy Free Models in marginal climates, you will need enough animals drinking to keep water in the tank warm enough to provide heat energy (At least 15 head per drinking bowl.) Otherwise a small 65-watt heater may be added 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. The average electrical cost for a JUG Waterer is $10.00 for the Entire Season.
The Jug is super insulated with urethane foam to conserve heat loss, and is very reliable in extreme cold and wind chills. It's like a Thermos JUG.
Energy-Free & Energy-Efficient Installations Using JUG Earth Tubes
When animals drink, 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 which supplies additional heat from the ground. The Insulated Earth Tube extends below the frost line which prevents heat loss to the frozen ground in winter. 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.