The Thrifty King units are knowing for their superior insulation and energy free properties.  Even with the supplemental heat, the Thrifty King units remain extremely energy efficient.  As a tradeoff to these superior properties, cleaning requires a little bit of time and effort.

Engineer Ed explains the steps needed to properly clean your Thrifty King waterer and maintain a clean drinking environment in the video below.

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A fresh and exciting partnership between Classic Equine® and Ritchie® now provides automatic water solutions designed specifically with horses in mind. Classic Equine by Ritchie automatic waterers provide a top-of-the-line watering solution for your horses in all climates.

While Classic Equine by Ritchie waterers will provide fresh water to your horses, periodic cleaning will ensure a clean drinking environment for your horses and less maintenance for you in the future.  Ritchie Engineer Ed provides step by step instructions on how to clean your Classic Equine by Ritchie Autofount in the following video.  You will see how quick and easy cleaning will be.

To learn more about Classic Equine by Ritchie automatic waterers visit http://www.classicequinebyritchie.com.

Being a Ritchie Distributor is much like our waterers.  Once your company is established as a Distributor, you will be around for a long time.  We are proud of this and the relationship we have with our Distributors, many of which have been around for 30 or more years.

This low turnover rate also means that the opportunity to become a Distributor doesn’t come around that often. Recently a Distributor opportunity became available in Kentucky, Southern Indiana and Southern Ohio. We are excited to introduce to you Central Farm Supply of Kentucky as the newest member of the Ritchie Family!

Central Farm Supply and their story:

On Monday April 1, 1985 our very first delivery was made. That first delivery was made by a tractor trailer that was rented on a daily basis. We don’t quite remember exactly, but we think it was only three days later before we needed to rent it again. 
The company now has over forty employees and operates out of a warehouse that sits on five acres. We now have a fleet of ten tractors with twenty trailers and make over fifty deliveries daily. Deliveries are scheduled by 10:00 AM and delivered the next day.

Central Farm Supply strongly believes that customer service is the most important item that we have to present to our customers. We believe that this is what separates us from the pack. 
Several of you have been a part of the Central Farm Supply family from the very beginning and many more have joined with us along the way. Without all of you we could not have made it. We thank you for your business over these last twenty plus years.

Central Farm Supply of Kentucky, Inc. is a privately held farm supply wholesaler located in Louisville, KY. Our focus is the distribution of general farm supplies to retail dealers in the states of Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Tennessee, along with portions of Virginia and West Virginia. 
Our primary products distributed are feed ingredients, feed, wire fencing, steel posts, baling twine, livestock equipment, pet food, electric and high tensile fencing, animal health, seed and other related items.

We are truly excited for this new venture with Central Farm Supply and welcome them to our family.

For more information about Central Farm Supply visit their website or visit them on their Facebook page.

Using a gravity flow system to supply water to your automatic waterer isn’t an unusual application when using our waterers. Due to the versatility of our valves and the pressure range that they can handle, 5-80 PSI, you can have a successful operation with a gravity flow situation. Engineer Ed explains further in our latest addition to Ritchie Customer Questions.

We are often asked if goats and sheep can use our Thrifty King Series in an energy free setting. Engineer Ed highlights how our energy free waterers function and what may need to be done if used with sheep or goats.

The energy free requirements are below:

Thrifty King fountains are intended to be energy free, however, a number of factors must be met for this to be the case:
 There must be at least 10 animals that have the Thrifty King fountain as their only source of water.
 There must be a good seal against wind between the concrete platform and base of the unit.
 The water seal grooves between the base, and top of the unit, and between the top of the unit and the valve cover must be filled with liquid.
 The supply water temperature must be at least 42 degrees. (This may be an issue for rural or municipal water supplies.)

Goats and sheep often do not drink enough water to qualify for the 10 head requirement. Engineer Ed elaborates further on the energy free usage.

For more information on Ritchie Thrifty King Series visit https://ritchiefount.com/product-category/product-lines/thrifty-king/