Easiest DIY Pig Waterer Ever! | Don't cut holes in your barrels | Read Description Before Drilling! 

Quick added tip. If you cut the pvc pipe at an angle on the end you are passing thru the gasket. This will help start the pipe and you won’t have to need as much pressure to get past the gasket as a 90 degree cut would.

So smart! You need to give yourself more credit. I'm mechanically inclined and a plumber and didn't think about the bulk heads

Getting prepared for our first set of pigs. After watching numerous videos about these waterers yours looks like a winner. Amazon links were an awesome resource.

Just now getting pigs for the first time. Watering was the one thing I hadn’t zeroed in on. Now I know I’ll be using your uni-bulkhead idea. Simple, clean, durable. Thanks for sharing.

Love this method! So easy to do. We had trouble finding barrels where I live, but found out that a Brute trash can is food-grade plastic! Your method worked perfectly with the trash can. Thank you!

Thank you for sharing tips and details. Feeling confident this is something I could do myself

Thank you, i like the set up its informative detailed and down right creative. I'm gonna duplicate it. I appreciate you taking the time and sharing your cleverness.👍

Now that I have moved my pigs several times since building these, I can attest that this method is pretty easy to drain by simply pulling out one of the nipples, and then shoving it back in when you are ready to refill. I have done this several times now, and the uniseal's are still holding strong!

Thank you so much! I have watched so many videos, and THIS is the one I needed! God bless!

Thanks for the video and links. A couple of my deer club members and I made our first corral trap, and we are thinking of adding a water system as well. This might be the perfect setup.

This is a very simple method.if I seen this video before now I wouldn't have spent so much on my farm.thank you for sharing

Great info. Learned some good pointers from you. Thanks for making this vid!!

I enjoyed the video. My waterer is working great.

Your method is easy to follow Thanks for sharing

I’m going to start raising pigs in the spring and am getting things ready now. Building a pen etc. I’m going to use this idea but someone commented that the one shortcoming is that sometimes they pull it out & the barrel empties. I’m going to work on a fix for that too. I think I have something that will work in mind

Very good delivery and description. Thanks for the links to the parts you used. Tim in northern TN

Great method to water the pigs. Thank you! I had to wrap a ratchet strap and hook around the nipple to prevent the pigs from pulling it out.

Thx I'll be doing this this weekend

Really enjoyed and picked up some great points from this video. You appeared to have solved several of the same things that have kept me from building a gravity fed pig nipple system. For instance - didn’t want to cut the barrels, still wanted good bulkheads and wanted some flexibility/movement allowed in the nipples. Great stuff. Really appreciate the follow up comment below, as well as the float add on video - I was concerned about the durability but you ha e put some of those concerns to ease as well. Thanks! New Sub here from not too far away - Hogansville, Ga.

Greetings from Jamaica, thanks.

Drilled a 1-1/2” hole should have read the instructions Found a 1 1/2 plug 4$ back in business Karen learned how to use it in about 10 seconds Best pig waterer I’ve seen thank you.

HOLLY COW ! ! That is Freaking Brilliant. I am going to try this with a 275 gallon Tot.

Great video, thanks for sharing. I too do not like the idea of cutting open the top of the barrels, because then I had to figure out a lid; or purchase the barrels that have the snap rings to hold the lid on, but then those things like the rust. Excited to try this out, blessings.

Thanks, a lot Just what I'm, looking for!!!!

I sure like this ideal on pig water am going to build one or to thank you so much michael bender from east texas thanks

Thank you for the video. I copied this system and it works well enough. The issue I am having with it is my pigs keep pulling the pipes completely out of the barrel causing the water to drain out. Also lost one of the uniseals in the mud after the pigs pulled it out and had to purchase another. Not really that big a deal but I am now looking for a way to better secure the nipples and pipes so that I am not constantly having to repair and refill it.

These were just the instructions we needed! Raising feeder pigs for the first time, and the hose isn’t conveniently located near their pasture, so I think this will save a lot of time.

People are not smart. You can add text to a video once it is posted. It is really pretty easy, Thanks for the video.

Great option. I think it does depend on the pig though. My sow loves it and fully understood the assignment. However, our boar has gone through 2 bulkheads in like a month. He just doesn’t get to drink out of it instead of mess with it until you break it to get water out.

This is excellent-also works very well on the 5 gal water jugs. My pigs knocked it off the cinder block after a day or 2. Need to put ratchet strap on today!! Thank you!!

So easy!

"I've got a farming degree from RU-vid". BAHAHAHA!! Me too! Great video, thank you for all the good tips. This looks like an awesome set up that should work well for us. I'm ready to try this for my pig and goats. Hope the goats are smart enough to figure out how to use the water nipples.

yep ibc tote here I come thank you sir

Note to self, know which size your using to drill out the hole in tank based on the smart guy laying out all his equiptment on a table.. Thanks buddy, your invaluable and by all means, keeping making videos. SMFH

Great video! Would it also work to use the same 55 gallon drum but made out of metal? I recently turned all of my plastic 55 gallon drums into planters. Thanks so much for the brilliant video!

fantastic lesstime ,chiper materiis awow

I used a different style of water tank, that has spots on the wall that curve inwards. That was optimal height for the nipples, and they leak horribly. Make sure you use a smooth walled containers!

Based upon this video, I ordered these parts and made this for my boar and sow waterer. So far so good (thye are about 420lbs & 370lbs). They suck and chew pretty hard, but the uniseal seems to be holding the pvc pipe in place. I was concerned that the boar would pull it out but first week is holding strong. The flexibility of the uniseal, like yer man says in the video is THE secret ingredient. Every time I tried these nipple waterers, my hogs have bent them, broke them and pulled them out. I will make one for the feeders this week, but wanted to the hard one first. IF it holds for the boar, it will be easy for the feeders (half the size & weight when full grown). I'd add photos but I don't see a way to do that here. I ratchet-strapped the barrel to t-posts atop two layers of cinder blocks, on my side of the hog panels with 6" pvc pipes extending into the pen. THANK YOU for this video!!! this is a game changer if it holds. Yer man's a genius. Please keep posting your ideas for "pig farmers for dummies" like me. Keep it simple like. Now, I need a way to keep the water from freezing during Michigan winter. Let me know what you're doing.

So we started building it today and didn’t notice the written note about the wrong hole saw size. User beware it’s a 1 1/4”’hole. We now own a barrel with 3 (2.5”) holes in it. Any ideas what we can use it for? 😮

Now what am I supposed to do with 1 1/2” holes? Thanks!

What size hole do you drill 11/2 inch hole is to big I screwed up my drum

I've got 5 50lb piglets, a 400lb sow and bigger boar. I just got the parts to put the nipples directly into the barrel, it the pvc pipe necessary? The adults will be culled and frozen soon since they eat so much

I love this and it was an easy build, BUT my pigs (4 berks) keep pulling the PVC out and draining the barrel. Any tips? I have a few ideas to modify it, but wasn't sure if you've run into this.

what is the size of the screw in on the pvc pipe. im looking on amazon and all i see for the pig nipple is 1/2 in.

Based on the posting date, you've had at least one winter. How did your solution fair?

I ordered all the stuff in ur parts list an built two different drums. They bothe lasted not even a week an the pigs pulled the nipples right off the drum

Great video. I’m having trouble locating a 3/4 smooth to 1/2 threaded connector. Do you have the part number for the Lowe’s part? Thank you

Saw this video and been looking for a good way to water my pigs. They tip there water bowl out and it’s a lot of work to get them water again. This may be a stupid question. I have two pet pigs will they adapt to this pig nipples. If so I got barrels at work and I love to build them a water tank like this. Would be easier for me. Also will it give them enough water they need. Sorry for the long question

I just threaded the nipples directly to the barrel. I’m guessing this is prone to leaking eventually?

I'm only getting two piglets, so I'm thinking only one nipple will suffice. I'm thinking I should put three at different heights as they grow like you suggested some one did.

Hi! I found this video very interesting and helpful. Thanks for putting it together. I'm trying to start a small farm myself and documenting some of it with videos -- I just found your channel looking for pig waterer ideas.

These worked for the first few weeks with my pigs then they figured out how to pull the pipes right out of the gaskets. I have used industrial adhesive to attempt to glue them in but they are so strong they pulled the pipe and adhesive 😢

We just something like this together. The nipples only dribble a little water out. Are there nipples that flow better? I am guessing the one we used is intended for use on pressurized water.

Your pigs look great! What kind of pigs are they? Large Blacks?

Well laid out and easy to follow. Unfortunately, my pigs keep pulling the pipe out of the barrel.

I built this one exactly as you have in the video and was very pleased with it for quite a while. However I now have a pig that is pulling the whole thing out. Went out this morning and she had pulled out 2 of the three. Still can't find one of them. Every time she does this, which has been three times now, I can't find the rubber grommet. Have you had any pigs do this with your set up and did you find something to fix the problem? Thanks for the video and any thoughts you can provide. I think I may have to go with a bulkhead for this pig.

Believe it or not, the hardest part of this whole waterer is finding a 3/4' smooth to 1/2" threaded PVC reducer. I've been to Lowe's and an irrigation store and nothing. I can put 2 different parts together which just makes the nipple bulky but I'm gonna choose to keep looking.

how do you adjust the water flow on the nipple?

Not sure if this has happened to anyone else, but I tried this method and my pigs are actually able to pull the entire nipple and pvc pipe piece out of the barrel completely. Draining all the water. I even tried epoxying it in and they still pulled it out. I had to change to a different method.

Hey Scott - great video, I purchased the classic bulk head and then realized i would have to cut a hole in top of my blue barrel but dont want to. So your solution is perfect. QUICK question. On the amazon link for the 3/4 uniseals it says you should use a 1 1/4 hole saw drill bit with 3/4 uniseals. I believe in the video you said you used a 1 1/2in hole saw. Let me know what you think? Thank you!

R u sure u used 1 1/2 holesaw to drill out the whole? I have drilled out 2 different barrels with 2 different 1 1/2 holesaw bits and the seal just falls out! I’m thinking it’s a 1 inch..

Where did you order speed rite energizer from?

Use dish soap to make smooth to plugin.

Wear can you get the uniseal at what store

Needs to be 1 1/4 hole for it to work correctly. Now I need to go bigger to mske it work and order bigger uniseal. 1 1/2 hole is too big for a 3/4 uniseal to plug. Pvc/uniseal falls right out.

This is my first time ever having pigs. I am using this system. The only problem I'm having is that the pigs are pulling the pvc pipe out and draining it.

Do you have trouble with coyotes

How is this working? Roll Tide?

Question to anyone.... how would you clean this though??

Been building waterers for several years. your process is still complicated and expensive. Drill your hole, heat barrel use bolt with same thread as nipple. Thread using bolt. Remove bolt, crew in nipples done. You can also us same process and add a drain valve at bottom. 15-20 min done and no glue ot tape.

I used the exact same set up as you here, and mine still leaks! I don't know what I'm doing wrong 😕

Pig pulled it out on the first day. Live and learn.

You mentioned putting a link in the description to parts but I don't see it

Alright, so as the owner of hyper destructive pigs… drill a hole through the PVC pipe inside the barrel close to the seals. Run some stout wire through those holes and link the pvc together to keep the pigs from pulling out pipes and wrecking the seals. Took my pigs less than 48 hours to destroy this design as is.

Good job, this is very helpful.l would like some more details on the size pipe and nipples please. Thanks in advance

If you have slow internet start watching at 18 minutes.

🚨You need to add a disclaimer to the video so nobody else drills 1 1/2 just to come back and find out you screwed me out of a drum drilling the wrong size!🚨

Ok my pigs keep grabbing them and pulling them out of the drum and draining thr water lol heeellllpppp

Wish I would’ve read the comments before I drilled my barrel with a inch and a half bit !

Can put the name of the things sir 1 by 1 😊😊

I'm going to have to be a bearer of bad news. I did make 2 barrels in this fashion, using the gaskets. Both had 4 nipples. Almost every gasket leaked. I used silicone to glue them in, but found that my pigs were actually pulling the nipple through the hole and out of the barrel. Not only did the pigs abuse it, the goats would hit them, causing the gasket to leak even more. I have built these types of waterers with secure nuts and washers on both sides, holding them tightly in place, in the past. These lasted for years. But this model just can't hold up to the abuse. Too much water loss. Wasted 2 barrels with this idea. Hoping I can come up with a new idea to use what is there, and securely get everything attached. Great idea. But it just doesn't work.

1.5” hole was too big for the compression seals

I wonder if this would work with goats. The goats can ram their horns into the barrel. :(

Your gonna have to clean out barrel eventually

I thought you said no holes get to the point you just go on and on

Is there a reason why you didn't just use half inch PVC with a half inch PVC female adapter to connect the nipples into? Also have you thought about welding a frame stand that would hold the tank up off the ground instead of using cinder blocks? Seems like that would be a good way to make it lighter and easier to move around.

Don’t drill 1 1/2” hole it should be 1 1/4

My pigs just pull them out

looks like holes in thatbarrels to me . glasses need cleaning i guess .

Maybe put a little Emphasis on that you fucked up in the video and to read the description! Damn

Hey bro make sure you give out the right info in your videos, just ruined a 30$ 60gal barrel due to you saying 1 1/2 hole saw:... definitely the wrong size, way to big, I’m pissed. Can barely find food grade barrels around me and I get one this morning and now it’s trashed, thanks for nothing

I’ll bet no one ever accused you of being succinct…wth

Talking to much not enough showing half the video is youtalking

But you cut a hole. Also, too much talking about nothing.

The hole size is incorrect at 1.5! The seal calls for 1.25. Just ruined a barrel!! Fix your video or remove it

This is a very simple method.if I seen this video before now I wouldn't have spent so much on my farm.thank you for sharing