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Some info.
Running this pump (1/3hp, 1930gph) inside of a 55 gallon reservoir, with a hose that comes up to a manifold mounted on the wall above the reservoir.
The manifold tees off to two lines each on ball valves which feed one tray each, respectively. Each tray is running 75 sites, with 2 drippers per site. This is with floraflex octobubblers, lines, and caps. To be clear, I only feed one tray at a time, by opening one ball valve at a time. Therefor, I am feeding 150 drippers at once.
I have had an issue with drippers not getting pressure, resulting in low flow, or down right now flow. Irregular flow is an issue as well. I run drip clean with every watering.
I added an inline filter which has been catching a shit ton of debris, and I think it was an excellent move. However, even with a perfectly clean and clear filter, and blasting 34% phosphoric acid through the lines (which made the room smell like all holy fucking hell, as it cleared out a shit ton of nasty anaerobic sludge built up inside the system), I still have clogged drippers. Some which won't function at all.
Now the octobubblers are running without any restricters in them. I was told this was incorrect, and that the restricters are necessary in maintaining equal pressure. So I will be adding them and testing tomorrow.
Would anyone say that the pump I am running is the main culprit here, and I need to move to an inline pump with a hole drilled in the bottom of my rez?
Any other solutions would be appreciated.
Running this pump (1/3hp, 1930gph) inside of a 55 gallon reservoir, with a hose that comes up to a manifold mounted on the wall above the reservoir.
The manifold tees off to two lines each on ball valves which feed one tray each, respectively. Each tray is running 75 sites, with 2 drippers per site. This is with floraflex octobubblers, lines, and caps. To be clear, I only feed one tray at a time, by opening one ball valve at a time. Therefor, I am feeding 150 drippers at once.
I have had an issue with drippers not getting pressure, resulting in low flow, or down right now flow. Irregular flow is an issue as well. I run drip clean with every watering.
I added an inline filter which has been catching a shit ton of debris, and I think it was an excellent move. However, even with a perfectly clean and clear filter, and blasting 34% phosphoric acid through the lines (which made the room smell like all holy fucking hell, as it cleared out a shit ton of nasty anaerobic sludge built up inside the system), I still have clogged drippers. Some which won't function at all.
Now the octobubblers are running without any restricters in them. I was told this was incorrect, and that the restricters are necessary in maintaining equal pressure. So I will be adding them and testing tomorrow.
Would anyone say that the pump I am running is the main culprit here, and I need to move to an inline pump with a hole drilled in the bottom of my rez?
Any other solutions would be appreciated.