354 Hale All Purpose Livestock Water Medicator
355 H.E. Anderson AV4-AM Livestock Water Medicator
356 Crown H6F1P Livestock Water Medicator
372 Merit Commander Livestock Water Medicator
Summary of Hale All Purpose Livestock Water Medicator (Evaluation Report - PDF File - 0.25 MB)
Performance: Performance of the Hale All Purpose Medicator was Fair. It was designed to deliver 1.00 oz/gal (U.S.) (7.8 mL/L). Observed medication ratios varied from 0.46 to 0.84 oz/gal (U.S.) (3.6 to 6.6 mL/L) at constant water flow rates between 0.25 and 1.30 gal (U.S.)/min (1.0 and 5.0 L/min). At fluctuating flow rates between 0.40 and 1.04 gal (U.S.)/min (1.5 and 4.0 L/min), observed medication ratios varied from 0.69 to 0.79 oz/gal (U.S.) (5.4 to 6.2 mL/L). The medication ratio was constant to 0.79 oz/gal (U.S.) (6.2 mL/L) over a wide range of supply line pressures.
Installation and Operation: Ease of installation and operation was considered good.
Safety and Durability: No safety problems were evident. No durability problems occurred during the test.
Operator Manual: An operator manual was not supplied.
Summary of H.E. Anderson AV4-AM Livestock Water Medicator (Evaluation Report - PDF File - 0.29 MB)
Performance: The performance of the Anderson was fair. It was set to deliver 1.0 oz/gal (U.S.) (7.8 mL/L). Observed medication ratios varied from 0.0 to 0.74 oz/gal (U.S.) (0.0 to 5.8 mL/L) at constant flow rates between 0.25 and 1.30 gal (U.S.)/min (1.0 to 5.0 L/min). At fluctuating flow rates between 0.40 and 1.04 gal (U.S.)/min (1.5 and 4.0 L/min), medication ratios varied from 0.58 to 0.83 oz/gal (U.S.) (4.5 to 6.5 mL/L).
Variations of supply line pressures resulted in medication ratios between 0.69 to 0.78 oz/gal (U.S.) (5.4 to 6.1 mL/L).
Safety and Durability: No safety or durability problems occurred during the test.
Installation and Operation: Ease of installation and operation was considered good.
Operator Manual: The operator manual was clearly written and contained comprehensive installation and maintenance instructions.
Summary of Crown H6F1P Livestock Water Medicator (Evaluation Report - PDF File - 0.27 MB)
Performance: Performance of the Crown H6F1P was very good. It was designed to deliver 1.0 oz/gal (U.S.) (7.8 mL/L). Observed medication ratios varied from 1.0 to 1.02 oz/gal (U.S.) (7.8 to 8.0 mL/L) at constant flow rates between 0.25 and 1.30 gal (U.S.)/min (1.0 and 5.0 L/min). At fluctuating flow rates between 0.4 and 1.04 gal (U.S.)/min (1.5 and 4.0 L/min), observed medication ratios varied from 1.02 to 1.06 oz/gal (U.S.) (8.0 to 8.3 mL/L).
Variations of supply line pressures did not greatly affect medication ratio.
Installation and Operation: Ease of installation and operation was considered good.
Safety and Durability: No safety problems were evident. No durability problems occurred during the test.
Operator Manual: The operator manual was clearly written and contained comprehensive installation and maintenance instructions.
Summary of Merit Commander Livestock Water Medicator (Evaluation Report - PDF File - 0.36 MB)
Overall Performance: Performance of the Merit Commander was very good. It was designed to deliver 1.0 oz/gal (U.S.) (7.8 mL/L). Observed medication ratios were 1.0 oz/gal (U.S.) (7.8 mL/L) at constant flow rates between 0.25 and 1.3 gal (U.S.)/min (1.0 and 5.0 L/min). At fluctuating flow rates between 0.4 and 1.04 gal (U.S.)/min (1.5 and 4.0 L/min), observed medication ratios were 1.0 oz/gal (U.S.) (7.8 mL/L).
Variations of supply line pressures did not greatly affect medication ratio.
Installation and Operation: Ease of Installation and operation was considered good.
Safety and Durability: No safety problems were evident. No durability problems occurred during the test.
Operator Manual: The operator manual was clearly written and contained comprehensive installation and maintenance instructions. |