Air cavitation / reduced water flow

[CBDfutute4]

Water goes left in pvc, gets to a 180 bend and comes back along flowing right to pump

pump pulls into res n res flows out the bottom to the 3 in room

very sorry, lots to drink

 

[CBDfutute4]

Try this one.

I may do exactly that

thanks for ur help

 

[ComfortablyNumb]

I may do exactly that

thanks for ur help

That will fix it.

 

[smokedareefer]

I believe I have something like that

it’s been killing me trying to get it, I’ve ran it in reverse, drain n filled with other pumps

will having higher water level help me get it figured out?
This has ran for 8 months

"will having higher water level help me get it figured out?"

Yes. Half full will usually get it going

Ps: my stock current culture 4 site 13 gal modules uses a danner 500 gph pump

 

[CBDfutute4]

thinking better now

if I use the diagram u posted I’m going to be running in reverse

so the 2” pvc will be my return and 3/4” hose will be my feed. I don’t top feed either, should?

As of now buckets and res are the same height off the ground……I’d really like to get this going and not be cutting/rerouting pvc

here is video

 

[CBDfutute4]

"will having higher water level help me get it figured out?"

Yes. Half full will usually get it going

Ps: my stock current culture 4 site 13 gal modules uses a danner 500 gph pump

"will having higher water level help me get it figured out?"

Yes. Half full will usually get it going

Ps: my stock current culture 4 site 13 gal modules uses a danner 500 gph pump

Do I run a submerged pump or online ?

 

[smokedareefer]

Do I run a submerged pump or online ?

Inline

 

[smokedareefer]

Do I run a submerged pump or online ?

There's a t" on the pump that i fasten a garden hose to empty the system. Burping the garden hose side will get rid of the air lock too

 

[CBDfutute4]

I need to add a valve or two to mine for this exact thing

 

[smokedareefer]

As per current culture instructions filling the system with more water works too

And it does

 

[CBDfutute4]

My build mine

I had something designed he laughed at

thanks for the help everyone

my clones have vegged 10 days in tote n are plenty big to goto into the 5 gal buckets

 

[ComfortablyNumb]

Submerged pump. Turn it around so you are running forwards. Whatever that means.

 

[Cashmeh]

Remove your 2 inch infeed pvc and bulkhead from tote 1, and seal the hole. Insert your 3/4 inch hose directly into the side or top of the tote. Do not increase it from 3/4inch to 2 inch. Your pump cannot fill a 2 inch line sufficiently.

Use gravity to get the water back to the res, not the pump.

 

[CBDfutute4]

Remove your 2 inch infeed pvc and bulkhead from tote 1, and seal the hole. Insert your 3/4 inch hose directly into the side or top of the tote. Do not increase it from 3/4inch to 2 inch. Your pump cannot fill a 2 inch line sufficiently.

Use gravity to get the water back to the res, not the pump.

for me to do this I just need to turn around my pump, buy longer 3/4” hose and slightly change the lines how water goes in/out of the chiller

do u believe the 3/4 feed will work, cuz if I proceed with this my 2” pvc will be my return to res.

than pull from res into chiller n out n back to pump

 

[Cashmeh]

for me to do this I just need to turn around my pump, buy longer 3/4” hose and slightly change the lines how water goes in/out of the chiller

do u believe the 3/4 feed will work, cuz if I proceed with this my 2” pvc will be my return to res.

than pull from res into chiller n out n back to pump

Oh yea, I use 1/2. All you need is a slight current. Sounds like you gotta easy way to fix it.

 

[CBDfutute4]

Remove your 2 inch infeed pvc and bulkhead from tote 1, and seal the hole. Insert your 3/4 inch hose directly into the side or top of the tote. Do not increase it from 3/4inch to 2 inch. Your pump cannot fill a 2 inch line sufficiently.

Use gravity to get the water back to the res, not the pump.

Thank u for your continued help sir

 

[CBDfutute4]

Submerged pump. Turn it around so you are running forwards. Whatever that means.

thank u too brother

u have put ur .02 in several times, I appreciate it

 

[ComfortablyNumb]

thank u too brother

u have put ur .02 in several times, I appreciate it

I try where I can to help. I'm glad you are getting it sorted. But I still think the pump is supposed to be underwater. Every pump like this I've ever used (fish tanks and sumps) is designed to be underwater for cooling and lubrication.

 

[CBDfutute4]

Ok

I’m going to chop things up and reroute to allow for it to be submerged

my pump needs 11.66 gal per minute and u can hear it becoming unprimed when u start it now matter how much water/time u put into priming it

even my wife wants this working so I stop dabbing n drinking n fuking around with all this

 

[ComfortablyNumb]

Ok

I’m going to chop things up and reroute to allow for it to be submerged

my pump needs 11.66 gal per minute and u can hear it becoming unprimed when u start it now matter how much water/time u put into priming it

even my wife wants this working so I stop dabbing n drinking n fuking around with all this

Yeah, like @Dirtbag said, its made leaky on purpose. Sink that buggah.