By pairing stainless-steel toughness with our insulated poly design, OmniFount offers reliable, all-season watering for your livestock. The OmniFount 3 is designed to provide frost-free service all winter with a stainless-steel trough and thermostatically controlled heat elements. Its fully insulated design boosts energy efficiency, while the smooth, rounded edges help keep animals safe.
The OmniFount 3 is designed with a quick-refill valve and provides fresh water for up to 100 beef cattle or horses, or 50 dairy cattle. This waterer has a 26-in (66-cm) drink height.
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Reliable quick-refill Ritchie valve offers constant access to fresh water.
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Designed with heating elements directly under stainless steel trough for exceptional performance.
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Unit comes complete and ready to install.
- Part No.
- 18270
- Length
- 31.5in/80cm
- Width
- 22in/56cm
- Height
- 33in/84cm
- Weight
- 77lbs/35kg
- Drinking Height
- 26 inches
- Heat
- 548 W (4.6 A@120V)
- Herd Capacity
- 50 Dairy, 100 Beef, 100 Horses
1-foot thermal tube top
2-foot thermal tube extension
3/4-inch series float
3/4-inch series float hardware package
3/4-inch valve bracket
3/4-inch valve rubber package
4-foot thermal tube top
Anchor bolts package
Cable heater
Drain washer package
Green 3/4-inch valve series
Replace your existing valves in your larger green Ritchie automatic waterers.
Heater 120V 250W
OmniFount drain plug
Red 3/4-inch valve series
Stainless-steel Fenwal thermostat
Ritchie Waterers are so well insulated that we have been recognized by electric companies and government agencies for energy efficiency. Below is the estimated cost of electricity per unit, per year.
All costs are based on a rate of 18.05 cents per kilowatt-hour. Your cost may vary. Estimates based on U.S. dollars.
Estimated annual energy cost for OmniFount 3
| Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | St. Louis, Missouri | Conrad, Iowa | Sioux Falls, South Dakota | Fargo, North Dakota | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
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| $39.96 | $51.14 | $82.55 | $89.48 | $95.36 | $103.34 |




























