Watering wand / pump combo

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jonnynobody

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Renfro said:
Just some ideas...

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I like your setup. I ordered a 1/3 HP pump on amazon with a 1 year warranty for $54.99. I got a 36" melnor watering wand from home depot for $12 and a 25' hose to run the wand that I had in the basement. I also ordered a remote outlet switch for $15 so I can turn on / off the power to the pump when I start / stop watering. I figure that'll maximize the life of the pump. Building pressure with no relief was my concern. I seriously hate hauling buckets of water. I want to do everything I can to make sure it runs for a long time :)

I was about to spend $90 on the wayne waterbug, but I got a pump with more power and better reviews with the same warranty for $55 through mighty pump. Why spend another $40 for less performance and the same warranty? I couldn't justify the added expense, and went with the mighty pump. My pump arrives tomorrow, and I'll be firing that bad boy up as soon as I get home from work. I may even get a backup to keep on standby.
 
Renfro

Renfro

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myke said:
If your storage tote is elevated wouldnt gravity take care of the flow?
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Maybe if its two stories above the point of use. But then hose restriction comes into play so a 2 inch pipe would be in order to get it down to the hose.
 
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jonnynobody

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Renfro said:
Maybe if its two stories above the point of use. But then hose restriction comes into play so a 2 inch pipe would be in order to get it down to the hose.
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All in the whole kit will cost me:
$54.99 Pump
$13 Wand
$15 remote on / off switch
For a total of $82.99.
I had an extra hose sitting in the basement, so the hose was free.
$83.00 to be done with hauling buckets is a deal. If I didn't have a hose I would include another $20.00 in my costs for a quality hose, so $103 if a hose had to be purchased. I plan to use the pump and wand for my flower room and veg room. I'll flush the line with clean water after each use. I feel like I just landed on the moon man :)

BTW, I noticed there are no tutorials on this on youtube or anywhere online that I could find for that matter. I was really shocked.
I'll post pics when I have the kit all complete and put together tomorrow. I'm just waiting for the pump and remote switch to arrive.
 
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Peenuts

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jonnynobody said:
Yes. It's just a key chain remote with on / off. The pump plugs into the switch. $14.99 on amazon. Some guys just turn the switch on and off on the water wand, but the pump is still running. The on / off switch solves that problem quite nicely.
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Yes! Thank you.. Looking everywhere for a solution because I'm trying to do this very thing. Don't want to let your pump build up pressure and get blue balls.
 
evn_420

evn_420

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Great post surprised i couldnt find any others on the topic, but you jonny got it figured out so i copied you :D this was my purchases came to 220$ canadian dollars


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Hydrowannabe

Hydrowannabe

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jonnynobody said:
Yes. It's just a key chain remote with on / off. The pump plugs into the switch. $14.99 on amazon. Some guys just turn the switch on and off on the water wand, but the pump is still running. The on / off switch solves that problem quite nicely.
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I completely forgot where I heard about the remote switch I bought a few weeks ago. It was here too lol. This, unintentionally, happened to be a good sales pitch. You should get some commission money.
 
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jonnynobody

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Hydrowannabe said:
I completely forgot where I heard about the remote switch I bought a few weeks ago. It was here too lol. This, unintentionally, happened to be a good sales pitch. You should get some commission money.
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Just like evn_420 mentioned, I couldn't find anything anywhere on the web on instructions to assemble a watering wand with a pump. It was kinda baffling considering how many people are growing dope these days. One thing I have been doing is flushing the line and pump with a couple gallons of hot water after each water cycle to keep the pump and hose from accumulating damaging salts. It's a little annoying extra step I take, but I want my equipment to last. I also run an organic seaweed supplement that runs through the hose, and I don't want any funky "growth" tainting my juice. At one point I was just leaving the pump inside the reservoir. I ultimately decided against this and place the pump in a bucket when not in use. I just don't know what kind of interaction bubbling fertilizer water may have with the pump and finish on the pump, and I don't want to take any chances. To each their own though :)
 
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Hydrowannabe

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jonnynobody said:
Just like evn_420 mentioned, I couldn't find anything anywhere on the web on instructions to assemble a watering wand with a pump. It was kinda baffling considering how many people are growing dope these days. One thing I have been doing is flushing the line and pump with a couple gallons of hot water after each water cycle to keep the pump and hose from accumulating damaging salts. It's a little annoying extra step I take, but I want my equipment to last. I also run an organic seaweed supplement that runs through the hose, and I don't want any funky "growth" tainting my juice. At one point I was just leaving the pump inside the reservoir. I ultimately decided against this and place the pump in a bucket when not in use. I just don't know what kind of interaction bubbling fertilizer water may have with the pump and finish on the pump, and I don't want to take any chances. To each their own though :)
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That's a good habit to form...cleaning all the rez equipment routinely. I used to do that after every other rez change... That would be every two weeks. I run a "sterile" rez and cant really speak to how you should be doing things when using seaweed and stuff. But imo, I think taking your pump in and out is unnecessary. You should just be able to leave it in there, but to each their own. Theres a lot more than one would think when it comes to operating a rez lol. Seems like it should be straight forward, but as with anything in this hobby, there are lots of different ways. P.s. when I was building my rez, i also ran into the same issue of a lack of info on the subject. I kinda learned as I put it together and I'm still upgrading it to this day every now and then like adding that remote to turn the pump on and off. I used to just use the nozzle but I like the remote accessory. Happy growing
 
downhill21

downhill21

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jonnynobody said:
I also found an adjustable pressure relief valve I could install with a Y adapter at the pump. It could be adjusted down to say 40PSI which would open the valve, but for $60 that's just overkill especially when the pump I'm protecting is only $100. Remote shut off seems like the cheapest and most effective way to address this issue.

I'm surprised this isn't discussed more frequently here. Hand watering and hauling 5 gallon buckets is an absolute bitch. Eventually everybody has to take the step to a water wand and pump if you're doing a lot of watering. Doing it by hand is simply too labor intensive and time consuming to be a long term solution.
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Just addressing the same thing in my garden. Yesterday, I was contorted under the scrog screen, with a bucket of nute-water, & I managed to submerge my co2 sensor as it hung just under the canopy. I have 30 gallon dirt pots with around 14” of clearance. And I’m fuckin’ old. I use a 32 gallon Hefty. Near as I can figure, a similar water transfer pump & remote (pump power) switch is my best approach.
 
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