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Small jfc drinkers leaking

  • 28-11-2020 6:44pm
    #1
    jd06
    Registered Users Posts: 581 ✭✭✭


    Hi all
    I gave a small standard jfc drinker and its constantly over flowing. Iv opened it more times than I care to remember. Iv cleaned it out taken it apart to no avail . I even cut a circular piece of 1cm rubber as I thought the old rubber wasn't able to stop the water. And I covered the moving parts with vaseline Still no good
    .
    And it not the first jfc drinker iv had problems with
    Maybe its just me but I want to sort it for my sanity!


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  • #2
    DukeCaboom
    Registered Users Posts: 1,027 ✭✭✭DukeCaboom


    jd06 wrote: »
    Hi all
    I gave a small standard jfc drinker and its constantly over flowing. Iv opened it more times than I care to remember. Iv cleaned it out taken it apart to no avail . I even cut a circular piece of 1cm rubber as I thought the old rubber wasn't able to stop the water. And I covered the moving parts with vaseline Still no good
    .
    And it not the first jfc drinker iv had problems with
    Maybe its just me but I want to sort it for my sanity!

    Is that the green one


  • #3
    cute geoge
    Registered Users Posts: 2,843 ✭✭✭cute geoge


    I used have them small hereford galvanised bowls and the same story ,the outlet that closes against the rubber stoper used eat away .maybe yours might be same


  • #4
    DukeCaboom
    Registered Users Posts: 1,027 ✭✭✭DukeCaboom


    It's the rubber that's broke my heart.


  • #5
    E mac
    Registered Users Posts: 403 ✭✭E mac


    I've found JFC come up with some realty great ideas and designs until I have to presume the money people are consulted and the end product while looks great will no doubt have a weak point, in the case of drinkers really cheap shoddy ballcock system.


  • #6
    jd06
    Registered Users Posts: 581 ✭✭✭jd06


    DukeCaboom wrote: »
    Is that the green one

    Mine is blue


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  • #7
    jd06
    Registered Users Posts: 581 ✭✭✭jd06


    cute geoge wrote: »
    I used have them small hereford galvanised bowls and the same story ,the outlet that closes against the rubber stoper used eat away .maybe yours might be same

    Yes it could be the nozzle and wore away . Hard to see it being anything else


  • #8
    jd06
    Registered Users Posts: 581 ✭✭✭jd06


    jd06 wrote: »
    Mine is blue

    This is my one


  • #9
    Wildsurfer
    Registered Users Posts: 1,380 ✭✭✭Wildsurfer


    The problem is the pressure of your water coming in is too much and with the small ballcock it wont shut off. One solution is to use a 5 gallon drum as a header tank overhead. Put the mains water into that with a proper long arm ballcock and leave the water flow by gravity from bottom of drum into the jfc trough underneath.


  • #10
    jd06
    Registered Users Posts: 581 ✭✭✭jd06


    Wildsurfer wrote: »
    The problem is the pressure of your water coming in is too much and with the small ballcock it wont shut off. One solution is to use a 5 gallon drum as a header tank overhead. Put the mains water into that with a proper long arm ballcock and leave the water flow by gravity from bottom of drum into the jfc trough underneath.

    Thankyou that makes sense that could be the problem


  • #11
    orm0nd
    Registered Users Posts: 4,172 ✭✭✭orm0nd


    Wildsurfer wrote: »
    The problem is the pressure of your water coming in is too much and with the small ballcock it wont shut off. One solution is to use a 5 gallon drum as a header tank overhead. Put the mains water into that with a proper long arm ballcock and leave the water flow by gravity from bottom of drum into the jfc trough underneath.

    +1


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  • #12
    50HX
    Registered Users Posts: 1,657 ✭✭✭50HX


    There are 2 types of ballcocks for this trough, think the green float is for high pressure


  • #13
    wrangler
    Registered Users Posts: 11,041 ✭✭✭✭wrangler


    50HX wrote: »
    There are 2 types of ballcocks for this trough, think the green float is for high pressure

    If you buy the hereford or JFC drinker in glanbia they don't bother to tell you about the high pressure ballcocks until you come back complaining.
    There hereford ones are a joke altogether there's a very fine line (if there is a line) between off and overflowing..... impossible to set


  • #14
    Omallep2
    Registered Users Posts: 175 ✭✭Omallep2


    wrangler wrote: »
    If you buy the hereford or JFC drinker in glanbia they don't bother to tell you about the high pressure ballcocks until you come back complaining.
    There hereford ones are a joke altogether there's a very fine line (if there is a line) between off and overflowing..... impossible to set

    Is this the hereford one you refer to 0Screenshot_20201129-184127_Samsung Internet.jpg


  • #15
    wrangler
    Registered Users Posts: 11,041 ✭✭✭✭wrangler


    Omallep2 wrote: »
    Is this the hereford one you refer to 0Screenshot_20201129-184127_Samsung Internet.jpg

    Yes that's it, I've bet them off the wall with a sledge in frustration.
    If they told me that they don't tolerate high pressure I wouldn't have bought them. We're on mains water here so high pressure
    If they leak for 24hrs the little black rubber bung is wrecked by the jet of water coming from the littlle nozzle in the ballcock


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