Brower 7GF 7-Gallon Poly Poultry Fount

Easy to install, easy to fill, easy to clean, easy to tell how much water is leftInstall on 4" tall 12" x 12" concrete block placed on level ground. Just the right height and size.Filling - Just need to ensure gray slide is high enough to cover the O-ring on the outletOpen top lid, pour in water, wet the rubber gasket, ensure it is seated and snug down the lidPush down the gray slide on the outlet to let water into tray- water should make a noisy gurgle and bubbles should rise, if not, the rubber gasket is not sealed and leaking air- close slide and try re-seating gasketCleaning - ensure gray slide is high enough to cover the O-ring to prevent water fron entering the tray while you clean itIf you are able, tip fount over on side and wipe clean with one of those small foam brushes about 3" across.If fount is too heavy to tip over, use kid's pool water squirter to suck up water and debri and wipe down to remove any slim.Transparent fount makes it easy to track water useageI have two of these and my 84 year old mother-in-law has no problem filling and cleaning these fountsHighly recommend them.

UPDATE: After reading a few reviews about tightening the cap, I thought I would try that before sending it back. After 5 days of tightening the cap, things seem MUCH better. I was tightening it before, but now I give it a little "extra" tug and that seems to have done the trick. The water is not coming out anymore.QUESTION: Has anyone tried painting the container black? I ask because of the algae build-up. If there is less light coming algae will not grow - at least that is my theory? Anyone know about this?I initially really liked the idea of this product... handles, fill from the top. Seemed like the perfect waterer for my chickens. The first one I received had a flat side on the part that holds the water. I was sent another. I have had problems on and off with keeping water in this. I have leveled the area where it sits 6 times. Put a number of different things under it, hoping that would work. In the end, the water is not staying in the container. Initially when I fill it, things seem okay but when I come back a few hours or more later, it is empty which is not right. The only conclusion I can come to is there is a leak somewhere. I have looked but have not been able to find a leak. I hate to rate this product so poorly as I really did like it but I just cannot get this to work. And, I cannot run the risk of having no water for the chickens in the middle of summer. I am going to have to find an alternative.Anyone have any suggestions before I chop this thing up out of frustration?

I bought this fount for watering my dozen chickens while gone out of town. While it took a while to get used to, at this point I really like it. I can go almost a week without hauling water down to the coop now. It works fine on the heater and have only seen a little ice once when the level got low. We live at 9100 ft in Colorado. so it gets cold here. I just put the fount directly on the electric heater and have had no problems. The only thing that could be improved upon is the valve that you close to fill the fount is submerged and you get your fingers wet to close it. Some kind of actuator would help.

Don't buy waterers, all the water leaks out. Fill to line next day its empty. Bought 2 and they both leak. Can't see where it is leaking out but when I check it the next day 14 gallons of water is gone. Crappy product. Bought because they said you can use these on the heaters during winter. Yeah right. Complete garbage.

This is a well-built fount and some might find it perfect for their application, but I don't. I wanted a really big fount so I wouldn't have to fill it very often. Unfortunately, this beast is a bit too big to deal with. I have to screw the lid on very tightly to ensure nothing leaks. If we are out of town for a few days and the fount leaks, then my hens might die. Also, cleaning it is a chore. So I ended up putting this one loft and setting out a big super-cheap plastic wash basin. If I'm going to be gone a few days, then I can just put out a second wash basin. The wash basins are a really cheap, really easy to fill, and really easy to clean. Plus they collect rain water The wash basin is working great and I'm kicking myself for spending so much on a fount. Would have given it four stars, but the last 3 liters or so of water are stuck in the bottom of the jug and never drain into the red pan. Also docked it because I have to clamp the lid on so tightly to keep it from leaking.

The waterer arrived quicker than I thought it would. Very happy to see that! It does work very well, and I have had no real issues with it. There was only one problem with it. I was hoping to hang it so it would be easy to adjust the height, to keep dirt and the like out. Unfortunately, the removable bottom will not stay in proper position when the birds start to get a little heavy with the drinking. Not really an issue as the waterer is not designed for that application. Cleaned up the mess and put it back the way it was designed. Since then, it has worked flawlessly!

This is so much easier than traditional water containers. Being able to pour water In from the top saves a lot of mess!

can't figure out how the black lever works. no matter which way i turn it,i can't get the water to come out? no instructions came with it.would be great if it worked ?!