3 wells in Volcano have gone dry.The inflow in our 300'ft deep well has slowed down by about 50%. So we pulled the pump & drilled down to 560'ft hoping to pick up more water.....nada. $7000 down the hole.....literally
We will have to punch a new hole this off season.
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Damn......$240 gets us 4000gls delivered....
We just throw it away.
Yeah but you are a smart newbie!! I have had the BlueLab one with long probe in my Amazon cart for a while now, but people say they need constant calibration and are a PITA to use...That's what I am trying to get away from. So I'm gonna order the Apera PH60 base model with the changeable tip I think. I really don't care about the app. Or I'm tempted to get the budget one for $50 that also has good reviews, but no changeable tip...Nah, quit being so cheap!!!.
Your well driller is pretty reasonable, compared to my paying $5500 for a well 100 ft deep, in sand here. That includes a pump and pvc pipe, but that is maybe $1k. And the price is pretty much the same, no matter which driller you go to. It’s kind of a racket, only a licensed driller can certify a new driller. So a lot of drillers are 3rd or 4th generation. And when a driller retires, unless he has someone to take over, the license goes away.The inflow in our 300'ft deep well has slowed down by about 50%. So we pulled the pump & drilled down to 560'ft hoping to pick up more water.....nada. $7000 down the hole.....literally
We will have to punch a new hole this off season.
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Is it still putting out water, even if it's 50% less than original? Or is it dry now? That absolutely sucks! How long does 4,000 gallons last you? Damn it's not easy being a farmer!!The inflow in our 300'ft deep well has slowed down by about 50%. So we pulled the pump & drilled down to 560'ft hoping to pick up more water.....nada. $7000 down the hole.....literally
We will have to punch a new hole this off season.
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I never realized that flexible ducting also acts as a muffler and reduces fan noise big-time.
Spectrum sucks ass. Just think how much cheaper it could be if they didn’t advertise to the customers they already have. And also how much better the programming would be for us the customer that is already over paying just to watch commercials......those mf’ers really make my blood boil.
I didn't know that, noise control was my main reason to upgrade to the vortex fan. I think I'm going to get at least one harvest out of here before I do any further modifications or upgrades.I never realized that flexible ducting also acts as a muffler and reduces fan noise big-time.
Right now I'm set up with smooth ducting plus a can fan and it's a noisy bitch, even on the lowest speed.
Definitely got worse when I removed the phresh carbon filter to clean the sleeve.
For the next indoor grow I'll probably use a hybrid of smooth & flexible.
I'm re-engineering the space now in an effort to decrease light leaks -- not that it really matters for plants that were brought in from outside.
They tend to be way less finicky than plants that were started indoors. Light leaks don't bother them at all.
Nice, I think you'll be happy with it. Does that one come with the calibration solution.
the well is still producing 1000-1200gl a day depending on the weather. we have a solar pump, it didn't pump at all for 2 days when the fires were closest because the heavy smoke blocked out the sun. I think we will get by with 1 water delivery per week. 8 weeks left....farming ain't easy....or cheap. Wish us luck.
Smells better than it tastes.
Yes the whole little kit, and I already have 3 bottles of it from Biopharm, just like Chunky Stool posted pics of...I had to calibrate often with the cheapos, but they were wore out.
I have a handheld Bluelab and rarely have to calibrate. I love that meter. Cannabineer gifted me an expensive Oakton (changeable probe) and it took forever to register. My Bluelab has been wonderful. I hope your Aphera works as well for you. A good, fuss free meter is wonderful
$7000 was just to drill 260'ft. and reinstall my old pump. and they were booked up for 6 weeks.
I went in and left a large ca$h deposit and after 2 weeks their drilling rig had to evacuate a drilling site nearby because of the fire. They called and bumped us up in the que....or we would still be waiting.....farming!?!
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