Auto watering - where to get valves?

[Cas]

Okay, so does anyone know where I can get valves for a gravity fed auto-watering system? Prefer to get the Edstrom vari-flow valves, and would prefer a Canadian source (already know about agselect.com, but I'm trying to avoid international shipping costs).

Thanks,
Dawn

[Jayson]

If you find some, let me know please. I just bought some from ag select.( VERY COSTLY )

Jason

[JasonBrennan]

Don't you have feed stores up there? I buy all of mine from the local feed store (they are located in the rabbit section, but they are the same thing for rabbits or rats).

[Cas]

None in my immediate area - maybe in Edmonton (~4 hrs south). And anyway, wouldn't rabbit valves be a little too big for mice?

Dawn

[JasonBrennan]

I don't know about them being to large for mice, I always think in terms of rats. Sorry about that. The valves are VERY sensitive and don't require much to activate them, so I think they would work just as well for mice

[Siretsap]

Any local hardware store will do.
Just buy a copper tube (the ones with the crewing parts on) and put a bearing in it. Last part, screw on a washer (it will prevent the bearing from falling right through).

What I am trying to mean by the crewing part on the copper tube is it has to have the lining done on it soes you can crew the washer on.

[Lisa]

a similar idea to Siretsap is to take the tubing drop in the bearing and use a flaring tool to flare the end inwards to keep the ball bearing in the tube.