Watering system

[Mutt-Dad]

I recently bought a Rex and Silver Fox from a local homestead who's renting a farm property. They have only had their rabbits at this property for a couple months and mentioned they have to haul water in for their rabbits each day, because the on site water isn't working. I offered to ask here and see if anyone has experience with this type of system and could help troubleshoot it. Any information is greatly appreciated.

So my question is what is this thing? It looks like a pump, but when I tried to actuate the level it didn't look or feel like there was anything connected to the handle to open any valve, or actually pump anything.

Could it be just a line attached to a main coming from the home on the property, or is this likely attached to a well?

The pipe is about three feet high, and seems to go straight down into the ground.

 

[Rexit]

It isn't a pump, it is just a valve. It needs to be plumbed to something with pressure like a well pump or city water. It is designed to not break in the winter.

 

[hotzcatz]

There's probably an on/off valve somewhere at the other end of the pipe? Can you find the other end of it?

 

[JOhn B]

It's called a frost free farm spigot. When you pull the handle up, a plunger opens at the bottom (in the ground) and water comes out.

 

[user8584]

It's called a frost free farm spigot. When you pull the handle up, a plunger opens at the bottom (in the ground) and water comes out.

And the part exposed is drained when you turn it off by pulling the handle down. That is the freeze proof part.