Drinking
Drinking Bowl
Robust drinker bowl with a float valve, so water is there when the animal wants it and nowhere else.
Cast + stainlessFloat valve
Drinking Systems
Water Control Valve
Diaphragm water control valve that holds the right pressure to bowls and nipple lines, all day and every day.
Diaphragm valveRegulatedService-ready
Product Overview
Almost every drinker fault traced back on a farm turns out to be a pressure fault. Too high and bite valves drip and floors go wet; too low and the animals at the end of the line do not get what they need. A diaphragm regulator holds a set outlet pressure regardless of what the mains is doing.
The valve is built to be serviced in place — the diaphragm is the wearing part and it is designed to be changed without cutting the line.
Technical Features
- Diaphragm regulating valve
- Holds a set outlet pressure
- Serviceable in place
- Suits bowl, cup and nipple systems
- All animal stages
- Mounts on the line at the room entry
Made by the factory that sells it.
Moulded and machined components, assembled in-house, produced on our own lines in Ningbo and shipped flat-packed for container export.
Application Scenarios
- All animal stages
- Farrowing to finishing
Used In
Key benefits
Why Buyers Specify This Product
One pressure, whatever the mains does
A diaphragm regulator holds the outlet setting through mains fluctuation.
Stops the leak you cannot find
Most drip and wet-floor problems in a room are over-pressure problems.
Serviceable in place
The diaphragm can be replaced without cutting the pipework.
Protects every drinker downstream
Bowls, cups and nipples all last longer on a regulated supply.
Problems It Solves
Drinkers drip and floors stay wet
Regulating the supply removes the cause instead of adjusting each drinker.
The end of the line gets less water
A regulated supply evens out the pressure along the run.
Valve failures mean replacing the unit
The wearing part is designed to be changed in place.
Who It Is For
- Any house with more than one drinker line
- Farms chasing wet pens and dripping drinkers
- Producers standardising water pressure across rooms
One-factory supply
Flooring, penning, feeding, water and climate are made on the same site, so a room can be specified and shipped as one order.
See the turnkey packageSpecifications
Sizes Codes and Materials
Figures below are taken from the JGM product catalogue. Anything we cannot source from it is marked TBC and confirmed with your quotation rather than estimated.
| Item | Specification |
|---|---|
| Type | Diaphragm water control valve |
| Function | Regulates outlet pressure to the drinker line |
| Service | Diaphragm replaceable in place |
| Stage | All stages |
| Connection and pressure range | TBC confirm your line size and supply pressure with the enquiry |
| Packing | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Method | Boxed |
| Notes | Carton size and container quantity confirmed with the quotation |
Ask for the full size chart and carton-loading data for your order.
Materials and Manufacturing
Moulded and machined components, assembled in-house. The Water Control Valve is assembled from moulded and machined components on our own line. Moulded bodies come off the same presses as the rest of the range; stainless and metal parts are sourced to specification and fitted with the fasteners the assembly drawing calls for, so a replacement part years later still fits.
Customisation Options
- Sizes and sections produced to customer requirement on a full-container order
- Colour matched to your existing equipment where the material allows
- Lengths cut to your room rather than to a catalogue dimension
- OEM and private-label production accepted
- Packing and carton marking to your import requirements
Quality Control
- Incoming metal and stainless components checked against specification
- Assembly to a fixed build sheet, not from memory
- Function check on every assembled unit before boxing
- Sample units re-checked at the end of each production batch
Certifications. We do not publish certification claims we cannot evidence.
Tell us what your market requires and we will confirm in writing what can be supplied for this product.
Comparison
How It Compares With Other JGM Products
| Alternative | When to choose it instead |
|---|---|
| Drinking Bowl | Float bowls downstream of a regulated supply refill consistently. |
| Drinking Cup | Bite cups seal correctly only on a regulated line. |
| Piglet Drinking Cup | A separately regulated piglet line gives the best control for creep drinkers. |
Use guide
Installing and Running It
Step 1
Fit one regulator per room or per drinker line rather than one for the whole house.
Step 2
Set the outlet pressure to the drinker manufacturer's figure, then check the last drinker on the run.
Step 3
Record the setting on the valve so it can be restored after service.
Step 4
Keep a spare diaphragm on the shelf — it is the part that wears.
Answers
Water Control Valve FAQs
What pressure should I set?
Set it to the figure for the drinkers you are feeding, then verify flow at the far end of the line. Send your drinker type with the enquiry and we will advise.
What connection sizes are available?
Confirm your line size with the enquiry — connection details are marked TBC here rather than assuming your pipework.
Can I regulate the whole house from one valve?
It is better to regulate per room or per line, because rooms at different heights and lengths need different settings.
Which part wears out?
The diaphragm. It is replaceable in place, and keeping a spare avoids a room without water.
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Related reading
Guides For This Equipment
Troubleshooting ArticleWhy Drinker Faults Are Usually Pressure Faults
Wet pens, dripping drinkers and animals at the end of a line that never get enough: three symptoms, usually one cause.
Design GuideDesigning a Pig House for Washdown and Biosecurity
Disinfectant only works on a surface it can reach. Most biosecurity failures are surface-design failures, decided when the equipment was specified.
Talk to an engineer
Send your room dimensions and we will specify it
Tell us the room size, the animal stage and the capacity you are aiming at. Our engineers reply with a layout, an equipment list and a quotation.