The Ritchie hydrant has been carried by Jad-Vent Distributors Ltd. for 35 years. It is very reliable and easily serviced without having to dig it out to accomplish this.
In 2009, Ritchie turned over manufacture of this product to Merrill Manufacturing, in Storm Lake IOWA, a company that manufactures a variety of hydrant styles.
Merrill took the Ritchie hydrant design and made some improvements, therefore the parts are not interchangeable. Due to Merrill’s modern manufacturing facilities, these hydrants are now more competitively priced yet they still maintain the ‘Ritchie’ reliability and serviceability!
View the product fact sheet for more information.
