Uses & Benefits

Frequently Asked Questions

This assortment is focused on agricultural applications like fittings, valves, regulators, gauges, and filters for barn water lines and livestock watering systems. It does not include residential fixtures such as toilets, faucets, tubs, or water heaters.

The category covers black iron, brass and stainless steel, PVC, and nylon fittings, along with PEX pipe and PEX-specific components such as couplers, elbows, tees, crimp rings, and NPT adapters.

Match the fitting material to what's already installed in your system. PEX components work with flexible PEX tubing, while black iron, brass, PVC, and nylon fittings suit different pipe types and connection points. When in doubt, check the connection type, pipe size, and existing material before ordering.

Water Control covers pressure regulators, pressure switches, solenoid valves, oil-filled pressure gauges, filter housings, and faucet connection hoses, the components used to monitor, regulate, and automate water delivery in hog and poultry systems.

AMT, Plasson, and Val-Co are the brands currently represented, which matters when you're maintaining watering systems where compatibility with existing equipment is a requirement.

A pressure regulator controls and limits the water pressure delivered downstream to protect nipple drinkers and other equipment, while a pressure switch monitors system pressure and triggers an electrical signal, commonly used with alarms or pump controls. Most barn water systems benefit from both working together.