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DRINKING POST Drinking Post – The frost-free drinker without electricity Drinking Post – the frost-free drinker without electricity – is that even possible? Yes. The most reliable and at the same time most elegant solution is the “Drinking Post”. The “drinking pillar” from USA has proven itself in the harshest winters in Rocky Mountains. The pasture drinker surprises with its benefits even in hot, dry summers. The system now also is available in Germany. Our slogan: “If you wouldn’t drink your animal’s water, why should they?” The advantages of the Drinking Post as a frost-free drinker without electricity Fresh drinking water for animals on pasture – anyone who deals with this knows the challenges, especially in wintertime as soon as frost comes. How can you make horse troughs frost-proof or pasture waterers for cattle or sheep? Dirk Ringsdorf has been working intensively on this question for years. “Rather casually we finally have become aware of the Drinking Post system from USA,” as the sales manager at Lister GmbH in Lüdenscheid mentions. The Drinking Post was convincing as a frost-free drinker without electricity, for a number of reasons. The focus is on frost resistance of the Drinking Post, even though the drinker does not require a power connection. This avoids cost-intensive energy bills. Electrical installations are no longer necessary. Lister GmbH

DRINKING POST In addition, the drinking pillar is easy to install. It delivers fresh, clean water even in icy outside temperatures or on hot summer days. Algae formation is eliminated. Because there is no standing water, the risk of transmission is largely eliminated - in contrast to conventional drinking troughs. Germs or bacteria basically cannot multiply. In contrast to other systems that also do not require electricity, the Drinking Post does not require a minimum number of animals. There also is no water left in the drinking bowl that could freeze during winter use, as it is the case...

DRINKING POST Where the frost-free drinker without electricity, the Drinking Post already has proven itself. And the Drinking Post system really works? The manufacturer and developer is a company from the USA, from Denver, in the state of Colorado. Denver is located at the foot of the Rocky Mountains. With its numerous mountains over 4,000 meters high, the mountains offer alpine conditions, i.e. snowy, ice-cold winters. On the other hand, as seen from Denver, a section of the so-called Great Plains stretch eastward. The steppe landscape is a high plateau reaching up to 1,800 meters,...

DRINKING POST protective cover frost line Install the bottom of the Drinking Post at least 45 cm (18 inches) below the frost line. water supply Geotextile fabric washed rock How to install the Drinking Post frost-proof without electricity Dig a pit up to the water connection below the frost line. Dig the pit a little deeper, about 20 centimeters. Fill with gravel or similar up to the water connection. Connect Drinking Post. Fill the pit with the excavated material and compact the soil. Mission completed! The frost-proof drinker does not require its own foundation. The installation and...

DRINKING POST Frequently asked questions about Drinking Post (FAQ) What are the advantages of the frost-proof drinking post? The Drinking Post is frost-proof as a pasture drinker, but does not require any power supply. The other advantages summarized at a glance: • The Drinking Post is frost-proof. • The drinking pillar / column does not require electricity. Heating costs are omitted. • Any efforts and costs for safety checks and maintenance of electrical devices are omitted as well because heating devices are not required. • Always “well-tempered” water for your animals. It means: water is...