DIY drip system DTW
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jondamon
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As promised Heres that pic of the filth that was the floraflex cap.
You can see what i mean about once the plant stem fills the hole you can’t remove the cap for cleaning etc.
jondamon
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And I was just using BaseA/B, MKP, Epsom, Triacontanol.
jondamon
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Pics in use of the new delivery system.
In picture 1 you can see the delivery to each T flowing well.
Nrk.cdn
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@Jondamon
Did you find the floraflex square caps useless? I bought 2 but the holes in the bottom are huge. I cannot get even watering. If i dump a quart (liter), it flows thru in 2 seconds. Useless design. I tested with blocking the holes partially and place some cloth on top but still crap. Total waste.
I will go back to 3 open ended drippers per pot.
Did you find the floraflex square caps useless? I bought 2 but the holes in the bottom are huge. I cannot get even watering. If i dump a quart (liter), it flows thru in 2 seconds. Useless design. I tested with blocking the holes partially and place some cloth on top but still crap. Total waste.
I will go back to 3 open ended drippers per pot.
jondamon
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Not useless no (I had a pot that they fit almost perfectly in ) but rather very messy with no ability to clean them during the cycle as once your plants stem fills the hole you can’t take them off.
i bought them to try, I tried them, didn’t really like them and they do get very dirty for an entire cycle going Uncleaned.
Billy the Mountain
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For a 1/10 of the price, you can make your own drip ring from a T connector and some tubing.
Can make any diameter you need.
Soldering iron works great for making the holes.
Can make any diameter you need.
Soldering iron works great for making the holes.
jondamon
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@ChongMaBong this is the design I’m using now but with 4 delivery tubes to each pot rather than 2.
ChongMaBong
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Thanks bud
coreywebster
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Is the tote from B & Q mate?
jondamon
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No bud. I bought it from Ryman.com
coreywebster
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Ah cool, the handles look the same as mine is all.
Good to know of another place to gander for containers though, wouldn't of though of rymans
Star Dog
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I clean forgot about the pics I was going to take of my DIY feeder.
It's pretty simple.
This reservoir feeds a bucket I keep inside the tent it gets a chance to warm up during the winter.
There's a hydro/smart valve at the top botched into a stop cock, the above reservoir tops up the bucket as the pumps use it.
It's pumped out to a manifold.
Then delivered to the pots via some home made feed rings T and X pieces.
Or just a X piece deppending on the pot size I'm using.
I did get a timer with second intervals it makes dialing in run off a lot more convenient.
To work out run off or feed anything weekly I've a 10ltr measure that comes in handy.
pahpah-cee
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Reviving this thread because I procrastinated and now I need to set up a babysitter drip system for thanksgiving break.
I spent a few hours last night designing a system. At 1am I tested it out and it failed hard. Alright back to square one.
Is there a reason no one uses those 1gph drip emitters? I thought if I use those then the system would regulate the pressure and have even pressure.
I was going to do a res with a pump to a manifold with 8 1/4 lines. it didn’t work when I tested it. I worried that;
1) I used too many emitters per pot. (6 1gph emitters per pot, 7 pots total).
2) the emitters I used were from the 90’s “flag dripper.”
3) I probably am lacking some fundamental knowledge on how this works.
halp! My wife has no sympathy and I’m week 8 of flower. I’m low key panicking.
I spent a few hours last night designing a system. At 1am I tested it out and it failed hard. Alright back to square one.
Is there a reason no one uses those 1gph drip emitters? I thought if I use those then the system would regulate the pressure and have even pressure.
I was going to do a res with a pump to a manifold with 8 1/4 lines. it didn’t work when I tested it. I worried that;
1) I used too many emitters per pot. (6 1gph emitters per pot, 7 pots total).
2) the emitters I used were from the 90’s “flag dripper.”
3) I probably am lacking some fundamental knowledge on how this works.
halp! My wife has no sympathy and I’m week 8 of flower. I’m low key panicking.
Billy the Mountain
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What type of pump?
Pressure compensating drippers have a minimum psi to work properly. Usually 10-15 psi minimum
Most of the common submersible pumps have MUCH lower pressures and don't work particularly well with pc drippers (as far as regulating the output)
As an aside, I've have much better results with floraflex caps than drippers.
They work well with low-psi pumps, have no tiny orifices to get blocked, and output evenly over the entire surface
Pressure compensating drippers have a minimum psi to work properly. Usually 10-15 psi minimum
Most of the common submersible pumps have MUCH lower pressures and don't work particularly well with pc drippers (as far as regulating the output)
As an aside, I've have much better results with floraflex caps than drippers.
They work well with low-psi pumps, have no tiny orifices to get blocked, and output evenly over the entire surface
pahpah-cee
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Thanks dude.
so I was trying it out on a 396GPH pump. I wish I prepped ahead of time but now I’m at the mercy of Home Depot. I could hunt around hydro stores if I’m desperate.
I have a sump pump that is 1/2hp-1500gph. I thought it would have been overkill originally.
I liked the idea of PC drippers because I figured it would require less initial set up. I also have a few plants that are on risers so I worried that the added 6 inches in height for those pots would cause uneven distribution without a PC on it.