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Very nice job, thanks for the FAQ.
Now what about using step-down hoses and taking the drip hose down to 1/4" then you can put a variable drip valve and then regulate it to just that drip. You just need to turn the valve up or down depending on how fast you want the drips?
Just a thought
Did you order the SMS122 or SMS125?Quote:
Originally Posted by Gen
MountainMan,
You made the FAQs!!!
Congratulations dude! :)
Where can you buy a drip valve? That'd be an interesting thing to try. Better than using a c-clamp :) Also, where would you suggest finding an adapter to choke down the hose? I have trouble finding any hose barbs in Home Depot and similar stores that sell fittings.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zandor
The adaptor is in pond supply or try ice maker parts in homedepot. I got the choke down adapter with my pump 130 gph beckett. But the pump takes 1/2 inch hose.
Hmmm, I'll take a look at that. A choke down adapter did come with my pump too, but it only chokes it down so much :-/ Oh well. The most important thing is that we have something to activate the dosing now!
Ok, I looked a little for drip valves online, and I was just being dumb! I guess it's a pretty common hydroponic item, eh? Next time I'm down at the hydro store, I'll be buying a couple drip valves.
MM
I'm getting the sms 122. Do you think the 1/2 inch hose would work or is that too big? I could use a barb and put a 1/8 inch hose in the 1/2 inch hose.
Yeah, it should work, just choke it down (1/8th inch hose will probably work). As Zandor suggested, look at maybe using some drip adapters from a local hydro store. It'd be nice to use a smaller pump, but as long as you put the injection point near the ph probe, it should keep you from over-dosing. This is because the concentration of acid will initially be very high near the ph probe, then making it shut off fairly quickly (this causes the short bursts I spoke about, and is also why a drip adapter would be a good thing).
At Home Depot you can get all the drip valves you want. As for the step down that's easy. At Home depot you can get a foot of each size of hose where one fits tight into the other thus each hose is a step down to the next OD/ID hose. It may take a few of them but you can make one with ease.Quote:
Originally Posted by mountainman