Oh, I wanted to add that all of our Nelsons are plumbed back to a water softener because we have incredibly hard water here. That may be a reason we haven’t had any huge issues with ours, beyond the occasional valve that needs replaced.
I want to say that @fairweather had an awful experience with her Nelson waterers and the company was not willing to help her in any way. I could have the wrong company, but maybe she will chime in and tell me if I am right or wrong.
Hi, I know this is 3 years old, but I’m installing my Nelson’s, well, a contractor did the concrete pipes and water, and we are doing the electrical. The installation instructions say to have a fuse on every waterer, but so far, I have not been able to find anyone who actually has in inline fuse installed.
We are installing them all with a switch to turn off the power for each in the off season, and I’ve found some inline fuses that I can install, but if I don’t need to, I’d like to skip that.
The only videos I’ve found and references have made no mention of the correct fuse.
So far, I love them. I have 6 waiting to be installed in my barn as well.
I don’t believe mine are on a fuse, but they are all on GFI circuits, each with a switch like you are planning.
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Did you do the back to back installation in the stalls? I had planned that and that is what I ordered the parts for, but I’m second guessing myself because the walls between the stalls have gaps, vertical oak boards. It’s an Amish/Groffdale modular barn.
With 6 waterers, that’s only 3 holes to dig, but I’m worrying about the potential freezing between the two, even though it is listed as an approved installation. I’m just thinking about the space between the two.
Yes I did. If you are in VA you’ll be fine. Mine have only ever frozen when it was -35 and no horses in the stalls. I considered that fair enough.
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