Cleaning the drinkers
When a drinker is dripping constantly (more than one drop every two minutes):
- Twist and hold up the trigger pin. This will flush out any small debris.
- Swish the drinker around in water.
- Open the drinker by pushing on the trigger pin. Clean the
inside out with cloth or paper. Not anything hard. Rinse and put back
together.
- Let the drinker soak in ProClean for a few hours and follow the previous step.
If none of these steps work and it is happening to a number of drinkers, then send a sample in for testing.
Some common causes of leaking:
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Sticky substance on Stainless Steel Ball
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Medication or other substance. Comes from not flushing properly after vaccinating or medicating.
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Pitted Stainless Steel Balls
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Rust
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Stuck or gritty flowpin
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Certain medications used without flushing or sand in water.
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Gray Stainless Steel Balls
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Too much Citric Acid used or left in too long.
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Pieces of plastic in drinker/broken flowpin
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Could be from high concentrations of chlorine or iodine. |
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