Resources
Product Manuals
VAL-CO Product Manuals provide guidance and insight on setting up, testing, and troubleshooting your new poultry or swine equipment. If you have a question or require assistance, our Technical Support team is always happy to help! Just shoot us an email at tech-support@val-co.com. Older versions of manuals are stored at the bottom of this page in the “Archived Manuals” section.
Feeding
Chain Disk Feeders
Feeding Accessories
- Manual – Rooster Winch
- Manual – Tube Indexing
- Quick Sheet – 1.25″ Dia. Pipe Coupler Kit
- Quick Sheet – Boot Safety Proximity Switch
- Quick Sheet – Ceiling Bracket
- Quick Sheet – Farrowing Tube Drop
- Quick Sheet – Feed Commander for Farrowing Tube
- Quick Sheet – Feeder Light Assembly
- Quick Sheet – Hopper Level Feed Switch
- Quick Sheet – Mechanical Boot Safety Switch
- Quick Sheet – Metal Hopper
- Quick Sheet – Optient System
- Quick Sheet – Poly Hopper
- Quick Sheet – Poult Winch
- Quick Sheet – Tube Mounted Prox Sensor
- Quick Sheet – Volume Drop
Flat Chain Feeders
Pan Feeders
Feed Bins & Fill Systems
Augers
- Manual – Flexible Auger Fill System
- Manual – Flexible Auger Fill System (740) 4.25″
- Manual – Rigid Auger
- Quick Sheet – 740 Twin Boot Plate Restrictor
- Quick Sheet – Auger Drive
- Quick Sheet – Control Box Adapter Kit
- Quick Sheet – Flexible Auger Feed Screener
- Quick Sheet – Outlet Drop Assembly (740)
- Quick Sheet – Pinion Spacer Field Tool
- Quick Sheet – PVC-Steel Adapter
Bin Accessories
- Quick Sheet – 15 Degree Wedge Installation
- Quick Sheet – 40 Degree Pneumatic Fill Kits
- Quick Sheet – Flexible Auger Bin Discharge Cap
- Quick Sheet – Free Standing Transfer Hopper
- Quick Sheet – Ladder Cages
- Quick Sheet – Slide Valve & Hardware Installation
- Quick Sheet – Taper Hopper Slide Valve
- Quick Sheet – Triple Boot Metal Transition
- Quick Sheet – Tru-Lok Lid Opener
- Quick Sheet – Twin Fill System Bin Cap
- Quick Sheet – Upper Collar Slide Valve
- Quick Sheet – Wayback Lid Opener
- Quick Sheet – Wayback Lid Opener with Adapter
Watering
- Manual – Cage Watering Systems
- Manual – Cage Watering Systems Spanish
- Manual – Floor Watering System
- Manual – Floor Watering System Spanish
- Manual – Water Filter Instructions
- Quick Sheet – 1.05″ Dia. Pipe Coupler Kit
- Quick Sheet – 1.25”/33mm Perch Pipe Installation
- Quick Sheet – Anti-Rotation Clamp
- Quick Sheet – Anti-Tilt Hanger Bracket Installation Instructions
- Quick Sheet – Anti-Tilt Hanger Brackets
- Quick Sheet – Badger M25 Water Meter
- Quick Sheet – Badger RTR Water Meter
- Quick Sheet – Big Tom Turkey Drinker
- Quick Sheet – Dosatron D25RE2, 11gpm Medicator Seal Kit
- Quick Sheet – End Assemblies, Autoflush
- Quick Sheet – End Assemblies, Manual Flush
- Quick Sheet – Hog Watering Cups
- Quick Sheet – Holding Clamp Set w/ Hanger
- Quick Sheet – Holding Clamps
- Quick Sheet – Lott Stick Assembly
- Quick Sheet – Manual Flush End Assembly Installation Instructions
- Quick Sheet – Regulator Flushing Kit
- Quick Sheet – Regulator Install
- Quick Sheet – Regulator Kits w/ Anti-Tilt Hangers
- Quick Sheet – Regulator Kits w/ Holding and Pipe Clamps
- Quick Sheet – Swinger Pipes & Bite Nipples
- Quick Sheet – Turkey Bell Drinker
- Quick Sheet – Two-Wire Anti-Roost System
- Quick Sheet – VR-202 Regulator
- Quick Sheet – VR-205 Regulator
- Quick Sheet – Watering Display
Inlets & Accessories
Actuators & Curtain Machines
- Manual – C433 Linear Actuator
- Manual – Linear Actuator C430A
- Manual – SafeTRAC Gen III & ATLAS Curtain Machine
- Quick Sheet – Acme Nut Rework STA Curtain Machines
- Quick Sheet – Auxiliary Limit Switch for Curtain Machine
- Quick Sheet – Ball Screw Load Block Assembly
- Quick Sheet – Curtain Machine Potentiometer
- Quick Sheet – Curtain Machine Upgrade Kit – Spanish
- Quick Sheet – Gen II to Atlas Curtain Machine Upgrade
Inlets
- Manual – AccuFlow Curved Inlet
- Manual – Attic Inlet for Z-Pro Fans
- Manual – Frameless 12″ Inlet
- Manual – Natural Flo Chimney
- Manual – Natural Flo Chimney Winter Door Installation Guide
- Quick Sheet – Attic Inlet Dome
- Quick Sheet – Hemisphere Chimney Actuation Conversion Kit
- Quick Sheet – Power Flo Inlet
- Quick Sheet – Tunnel Door Inlet
- Quick Sheet – Val Side Wall Inlets
- Quick Sheet – VWI190 Inlet Assembly
Heating & Cooling
Brooders
High Pressure Fogging
Space Heaters
- Manual – International Space Heater, 50 Hz, 220V, LP
- Manual – International Space Heater, 50 Hz, 220V, LP, Guardian 2.0
- Manual – International Space Heater, 50 Hz, 230V, AGA Approved
- Manual – International Space Heater, 60 Hz, 220V, LP
- Manual – North America Space Heater, 60 Hz, 120V, LP-NAT
- Manual – North America Space Heater, 60 Hz, 120V, LP-NAT, Guardian 2.0
Fans & Accessories
Exhaust Fans
- Manual – 36, 48, 54 inch HyperMAX Galvanized SW Fan
- Manual – 36, 50, 54 inch HyperMAX Fiberglass SW Fans
- Manual – 36, 50, 54 inch Variable Speed V-Fans
- Manual – 48, 54 inch HyperMAX Galvanized Damper Fan
- Manual – 54 inch VAL-AIR FG and Galv SW Fan
- Manual – 54 inch VAL-AIR Galvanized SW Fan
- Manual – Mach 57 Fiberglass Damper Fan
Flush Mounted Light Reduction Transitions
Hemisphere Fans
- Manual – Attic Inlet for Hemisphere Fans Installation
- Manual – Hemi Hex Shaft Conversion Parts
- Manual – Hemisphere Installation (For versions produced after 12/5/23)
- Manual – Z-Pro Hemisphere Installation
- Quick Sheet – 48” Hemisphere Fan Mounting Kit
- Quick Sheet – 72″ Welded Frame Hemisphere Fan Conversion
- Quick Sheet – Hemisphere Chimney Actuation Conversion Kit
- Quick Sheet – Hemisphere Replace High Capacity Motor
- Quick Sheet – VFD Programmed for Hemisphere Fans
Ventilation Accessories
- Manual – 12, 16, 21, 24 inch PMC Fan Installation Instructions
- Manual – 18″ and 20″ Eco-Air Stir Fan Installation
- Manual – 24″ Eco-Air Stir Fan Installation
- Manual – 36″ Eco-Air Stir Fan Installation
- Manual – Winter Door Installation
- Quick Sheet – 20, 24, 36 inch Circulation Fan Assembly
- Quick Sheet – 36 Inch VAL-AIR Basket Fan
- Quick Sheet – 36, 48 Inch Box Fan
- Quick Sheet – 36″ Fiberglass Fan Grill Kit
- Quick Sheet – Knock Down Fan Assembly Fixture
- Quick Sheet – Light Trap Extension
- Quick Sheet – Pit Fan Adapter Installation
- Quick Sheet – PMC and FW Fan Wind Diverters
Controllers
Horizon
Other Controls
- Manual – Agri Alert 128
- Manual – Agri Alert 128 Installation
- Manual – Agri Alert 400
- Manual – Agri Alert 800EZ
- Manual – Agri Alert Accessories
- Manual – Dart Variable Speed Control
- Manual – Deadbolt Surge Suppressor
- Manual – Gaintrac 16 & 32 Channel Install
- Manual – GainTrac 506
- Manual – Operations for Ventra/Gaintrac 12, 16, & 32 Channels
- Manual – ThermoTrac Model 7000
- Power Fail Relay Wiring
- Quick Sheet – Agri Alert 128 Wiring
- Quick Sheet – Agri Alert 800EZ Installation
- Quick Sheet – Expansion Station Model 2VS
- Quick Sheet – Humidity Sensor PA-56
Ovation
Ventra
- Manual – Ventra Pro
- Manual – Ventra Pro – Spanish
- Manual – Ventra Pro Troubleshooting Flowchart
- Manual – Ventra XT
- Quick Sheet – CS2000 Ventra Communications Station
- Quick Sheet – Out-of-Position Troubleshooting
- Quick Sheet – Ventra Pro Expansion Station Model 12
- Quick Sheet – Ventra Pro Expansion Station Model 12VS
- Quick Sheet – VPR Analog Output Board
- Ventra Pro – Copying Parameters
- VLINK Remote Access
Nesting
Community Nest
Conventional Nest
Mechanical Nest
Feed Scales
- Manual – BinTrac Breeder Control Installation
- Manual – BinTrac Breeder Control Operation
- Manual – BinTrac DUAL Breeder Control Installation
- Manual – BinTrac DUAL Breeder Control Operation
- Manual – BinTrac Installation
- Manual – BinTrac Installation – Spanish
- Manual – BinTrac Load Cell Leg Reinforcement
- Manual – BinTrac Operation
- Manual – BinTrac Operation – Spanish
- Manual – LoRa Radio Installation
- Manual – Platform Scale
- Manual – Spinks Bin Scale
- Manual – Spinks Control Box
- Manual – Spinks Rooster Scale
- Manual – Spinks Rooster Scale Repairs
- Quick Sheet – BinTRAC HouseLink to Fortica Wiring Diagram
- Spinks Checklist for Bin Scales
Bird Scales
Biosecurity
Archived Manuals
Community Nest (for versions produced before 1-2024)
- Manual – Community Nest
- Manual Section Update – Community Nest Expeller Drive Supports
- Manual Section Update – Community Nest Expeller Shaft Coupler
- Manual Supplement – Community Nest Flat Top
- Manual Supplement – Community Nest Flat Top Expansion Section
- Manual Supplement – Community Nest Inline Egg Belt Transfer
- Manual Supplement – Community Nest Shingle Top
- Quick Sheet – Community Nest Expeller Drive Limit Switch Wiring
- Quick Sheet – Community Nest Expeller Installation
Feeding
The Ultimate Poultry Watering Guide
Dedicated Support
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For immediate Customer Service needs:
Please call 1-800-998-2526 in the US/Canada or (+1) 419-678-8731 internationally. The US call center operates Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Eastern (GMT – 4:00).
For immediate Technical Support needs:
Please call 1-888-673-2460. For international technical support, please dial 1-800-998-2526, then press 9. Or email us at Tech-support@val-co.com.
