Cleaning Water Lines

A regular cleaning program should be used to eliminate water line contaminants; including bacteria, sludge, drug residues and hard water deposits.

General Cleaning Procedure:

Mix cleaning solution as indicated below.
Fill watering system with solution.
Allow solution to sit 1 to 3 hours.
Flush system with plain water using high pressure.
Check filters, valves and nipples for clogging from debris.
Adjust regulator pressure to normal operating pressure.

Regular Maintenance

Watering system should be cleaned every four months (or every month in hot weather) during production with one of the following at a ratio of 1:128:

Administration	Vinegar for alkaline water	Citric Acid for alkaline water	Ammonia for acid base water
Proportioner	64 fl oz. white household vinegar + 64 fl oz. water = 1 gal. of stock	1 pack 205 gm citric acid + 128 fl oz. water = 1 gal. of stock	4 fl oz. clear household ammonia + 124 fl oz. water = 1 gal. of stock

Between Flocks

Watering system should be cleaned between flocks. A stronger cleaning solution can used, since no birds will be drinking the water. It is important to thoroughly flush the system with plain water to prevent storing high concentrations of cleaning solution in the watering system until the next flock is placed in the house.

Administration	ProClean	Vinegar for alkaline water	Citric Acid for alkaline water	Ammonia for acid base water
Proportioner	128 fl oz. ProClean = 1 gal. of stock	128 fl oz. white household vinegar = 1 gal. of stock	4 packs 205 gm citric acid + 128 fl oz. water = 1 gal. of stock	16 fl oz. clear household ammonia + 112 fl oz. water = 1 gal. of stock

Chlorine

Chlorine is now considered to be the key salmonella fighter.
When using chlorine, the following dosages and application methods should be followed:

Administration	Chlorine
Proportioner	5 fl oz. bleach + 123 fl oz. water = 1 gallon of stock solution

This solution should run out in the poultry house through the medicator at 128 parts of water to 1 part of stock solution. The solution should be run during one of the last three days of the growout. This cleans the whole system including Val nipples drinkers and sterilizes the entire system for the new growout cycle.
Do not place chlorine agents in the system when the house is vacant. This places heavy residue in the pipes and nipple drinkers which can clog up various parts of the system.

Knowledgebase Docs

Article	Description
Info Sheets	List of Sell Sheets and other documents.
Manuals	All Manuals
Water Facts	Important Water Facts
Line Height	Line Height Management
Clean Drinkers	Cleaning the drinkers
Cleaning Lines	Cleaning Water Lines
Flushing	Line Flushing Procedure
Flushing New	Line Flushing Procedure [RFV160]
Flush Filter	How to Flush the Filter (VF122)
Reg. Manage	Regulator Management
Management	Broiler Management Procedures
Vaccination	Vaccination Procedure
VR202 Parts	Regulator Kit Parts List
VR205 Parts	Regulator (VR205) Kit Parts List
Replace Filter	Replace Filter Cartridge (VM121)
Chemicals	Chemical Resistance List

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