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...over 20 inches...so we did a pump test, it worked :thumbsup:, so...
1. It is important to de-burr all your PVC after you cut it, to provide a better seal when you glue system together...
2. Get all your manifold pcs. together and start assembly...
3. We dry-fitted pcs. together and 90'd over to test it out...
4. :smokin: Check out the round water mounds on the wall... :D...
...............wwweeeeeeeee...........
I found this very motivating :dance: :dance: :dance:
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...see what we think :cool:...
I hope that these head can providethe oxygen needed to grow MONGO'SIZE
root systems :p
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...the pump...from the res to pump inlet/frompump outle to manifold...
1. This is the basic water/nutrient supply line/w 4 line manifold
2. Notice the angle slightly up from towards 90, then up...Notice the 90 foot
in the res...this this helps to draw fluids lessening the chance of creating a vortex effect if the water level gets low...
3. ...up and 90 over to manifold...Notice shelf 4' shelf supports used to brace up manifold...
4. I put tubs back in place and thought, here is a nice view of the delivery/drain system...
5. After I put every thing together; I realized that not all of you are handy:oyet, so I thought I would introduce you to pressure fittings in the drain system... :thumbsup:
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IMHO PVC is not that hard to deal with, so I dry-fitted...
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...the pump...from the res to pump inlet/frompump outle to manifold...
1. This is the basic water/nutrient supply line/w 4 line manifold
2. Notice the angle slightly up from towards 90, then up...Notice the 90 foot
in the res...this this helps to draw fluids lessening the chance of creating a vortex effect if the water level gets low...
3. ...up and 90 over to manifold...Notice shelf 4' shelf supports used to brace up manifold...
4. I put tubs back in place and thought, here is a nice view of the delivery/drain system...
5. After I put every thing together; I realized that not all of you are handyyet, so I thought I would introduce you to pressure fittings in the drain system...
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1. ...push it on 3/4 to an inch onto pipe...
2. insert drainpipe into coupler, tighten, and drain is complete.
3. Supply system/Drain system.
4. In order to attach 1-1/2 inch dump valve to plastic drain pipe...we must do a conversion; we found a 1-1/2 PVC compression fitting that will slide right over 1-1/2PVC coupler...
5. Now we are ready to attach dump valve...It took 3-4 trips :( to H'ware, then feed store, where I found the :) 'schtuff', for this conversion.
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1. ...and snug on valve...now we know our conversion fits properly, so take it apart and...
2. ...connect it to drain system (remember to slide on coupler, then compression ring 3/4 to an inch, so a s not to bind or crimp it)...
3. Now add conversion coupler and PVC valve...
4. OK...Now we have a nice drain system and a dump valve...or is it?..
5. MY 'Special Feature'...If you close off valve, then you have a ................
....Drumrolllll; PLEASE!!! Dumpable Deep Water Culture System...NO MORE...
...BACKBREAKING, res changes :) :dance:
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1. ...put the sprinkler couplings/lines/heads on the manifold :smokin:
2. screw on 1/4 inch line nipples...
3. Lines attached...we put a T here; This allows us to expand system or to add a watering station on end...we have already drilled a 1/4 inch hole and slipped 1/4' hose thru hole...
4. barbed sprinkler heads attached to 1/4' hose.
5. System complete...:p, Or is it :confused:
OK, I need to stop here :( ...Houston, We have a problem :cool:)
Well, I knew I had a lot of power from this 600gph, 1/2hp external pump, but
I did not know how that would effect my system...
When I primed pump and turned it all on, it took 20-30 seconds to pump up pressurand then wwweeeeee... water pumping, misting everywhere, and the hhissssssssssss of fine jet misting :D :D :D
Then came the pulsating wine of the pump struggling :(...I let it run for about a minute and it sounded like it was having a brown-out... :(...Well, I shut it off. It turns out; the sprinklers didn't allow enough flow to properly relieve pressure off the feed lines and bogged the pump motor down.
I had about 10 hours of work/redesign/and :stoned: :stoned: by this time and I was ready to give up; Then it HIT ME :D ...I pulled 2 sprinkler heads off the lines, cranked up the pump and let those 2 lines run wide-ass open...
I mean J-Lo ass open ;). This worked, I was whipped :o and went to bed :cool:
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I have decided to add a pressure relief line by adding a 3/4" PVC valve to extension stubout> and recirculate flow right back into the reservoir. By doing this I will relieve pressure from the sprinkler manifold and lines.
1. stub out to a T...
2. on the downside we stub out to a 3/4" PVC valve. (adding this valve will allow me to open/close it as much as I need to relieve pressure off the pump and enable me to use my sprinkler heads without bog down of pump motor.
3. Stub out to another T and we now have a waterstation for potted plants or filling water vessel(Special Feature #2)...Notice downpipe for pressure relief valve.
4. I had to move downpipe inside of support frame and I 90 stub 90'd over to final splashpipe.
5. Here is what final system looks like...Notice plants in res on left (When original system failed), I needed to move these to bigger res for final veg/sexing...so, you see, I already am using 'Special Feature' #1 :smokin:
...On the middle res...I have shown a line that could be a drip line, then another hooked to sprinkler head thru the top...Just to illustrate the versitility
of this design...
...I will be testing the newly re-designed system tomorrow night...Stay tuned.
...Same Bat-time...Same Bat-station...Peace. The madness is draining out of me now...I must retire to my :smokin: study..................
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1. ...Beast on...10-15 seconds and pressure came up...as pressure came up, I cracked open pressure relief valve 45degrees/1/2 way...
2. It worked;:) As I opened valve pressure came down...you could hear the strain of the pump motor going away and then, the sprinklers stream started to droop; and I tweaked it up until sprinklers started to hiss :smokin:
3. Look at the overflow pressure and the amount of turbulence in the reservoir.
4.more turbulence on the inlet side of res...
5. All I can say is "Awesome" :dance:
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...I have a few more pix to wrap up this portion of system build. From here I will take it apart and tweak things/pieces, glue it all back together and I am trying to get up the nerve to dump the nutrients out of this (left)pic#5) DWC unit, with drain system open we will have a nice little aero unit(I will probably take pix when I open drain and let nute solution dump into main reservoir as I turn on the sprinklers ...I am going to take clones from my BB cross. The one in the pics with 2 main stalks...I think...and I will use second res (middle)pic#5) as an aero cloner....wait until you see my little cloner inserts. :thumbsup:
1. Check out the turbulence that the 4 sprinkler heads are causing in this 3 gallon tub...
2. check it out...that is a lot of water runoff...I might be able to run an entire hydrohouse off this baby!!! :D
3. I had a couple of towels over system to guard against splashing up and blowing up my 400w MH...but, the only leaks we had were minor leaks at the manifold/couplers, because I hadn't tightened them enough...a little tweak and no leaks!
4. Water station works great, but if you notice there is not enough pressure; It is because I had already turned off the pump...then I said to myself..."Damn, you didn't include pik of waterstation"...
5. Pik #5 for your reference...latewood