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Tavlixos stocks gravity feeder valves and automatic waterer float kits — the small parts that stick, crack or stop sealing long before the feeder or trough itself wears out — matched to the equipment you already run.
Basis for pricing: a gravity feeder valve runs from $8, an automatic waterer float kit from $17. Both are estimated bases, confirmed once we know the feeder or trough size and the quantity.
Tell us the bin size or trough length and we check fit before you send any money.
A gravity feeder valve replacement is almost always about a valve that has stuck open or shut, not a cracked bin — kibble dust works its way into the mechanism over months and eventually jams it. An automatic waterer float valve fails the same slow way: the seal hardens, the float takes on water, and the trough either overflows or runs dry.
We have supplied this shop's own feed room shelves since 2014. The valves and floats on this page are the ones that have actually needed replacing here, not a catalog built from a supplier list.
A gravity feeder's valve has to match the throat diameter of the hopper it sits in — too small and kibble jams around the edges, too large and it will not seat against the seal at all. A float kit has to match the depth of the trough and the arm length the mechanism needs to travel through its full range without binding.
Send us the feeder's bin capacity or the trough's length and depth, and we confirm which valve or float kit actually fits before we take payment for anything.
What we will not do: ship a universal valve or float and hope it seats. A gravity feeder valve that does not seal properly either starves the animal by jamming shut or dumps the whole bin by jamming open, and neither failure is acceptable to sell around. We check the fit first.
The flow valve is the moving part inside a gravity feeder base that lets kibble drop into the bowl as the animal eats and shuts again once the bowl fills. When it sticks, the feeder either stops dispensing or dumps the whole hopper at once, and both are the valve's fault, not the hopper's.
Sized for standard gravity feeder bases. Send us the brand and bin capacity if you have it — most standard bases share a throat diameter, but a few brands cut theirs differently and we would rather check than assume.
$8priced per valve, estimated basis
Estimate only. Confirmed once we know the feeder base and quantity.
A replacement float arm and rubber seal for trough-style automatic waterers. The seal is usually the first thing to fail — it hardens with age and stops sitting flush, which lets water keep running past the point it should shut off. A trough that overflows onto the ground is almost always a seal problem, not a supply-line problem.
Fits standard trough-style waterers. Tell us the trough's depth and the float arm's approximate length if you can measure it, so the replacement travels through its full range without binding on the housing.
$17priced per kit, estimated basis
Estimate only. Confirmed once we know the trough size and quantity.
Two measurements decide most of this category: the throat diameter of your feeder's hopper, and the depth and length of your trough. Both are usually visible without disassembling anything.
Look at where the bin narrows down toward the bowl — that narrowed throat is what the valve has to seal against. Most standard gravity feeders share a similar throat diameter, but a few brands cut it wider or narrower, and a valve built for the wrong throat either will not seat or leaves a gap kibble slips through.
Measure from the trough floor to the water line you want it to shut off at, and note roughly how long the existing float arm runs before it hits the shutoff mechanism. A float kit with too short an arm shuts off early and starves the trough; too long and it never shuts off at all.
We will not sell a float kit without knowing the trough depth. A seal that looks identical to the one you are replacing can still sit at the wrong height inside a differently shaped trough, and that difference only shows up once it is already installed.
What people usually ask before writing in about a feeder valve or float kit.
No. We stock the valves and float kits that wear out inside feeders and waterers people already own, not the bins or troughs themselves. If the bin or trough body itself has cracked, that is a different repair than a valve or seal swap.
Send the bin or trough measurements along with the brand name if you have it. We check the valve or float seat dimensions against what you send before confirming a fit, and we say plainly if we cannot match it.
Sooner than most people plan for it — a valve that has jammed shut can leave an animal without food overnight. We cannot promise same-day shipping, but we do try to flag urgent feeder inquiries and answer them first.
No cart, no guessing. Describe the feeder or waterer, and we check it against real stock before we quote a firm price and ship date.
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