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I dont this would be the case because of the water dumping back in the epi bucket would take care of that,its a constant recirculating kind of thing.I just cant wrap my head around any benefit of it over the other.I build my buckets different that CC anyway and dont like the single pipe design that T's.My pipes come out the side and front of the epi bucket to eliminate that point in the system.You'd need larger pumps to get flow in a long series design and at least the first plant's root zone would be getting beat up.
No man, the epi would just have less what're in it and at least the first bucket would be getting thrashed.I dont this would be the case because of the water dumping back in the epi bucket would take care of that,its a constant recirculating kind of thing.I just cant wrap my head around any benefit of it over the other.I build my buckets different that CC anyway and dont like the single pipe design that T's.My pipes come out the side and front of the epi bucket to eliminate that point in the system.
Resistance, not how it works. Same with AC, people put in long runs without having the proper ducts and wonder why they have no flow.So your saying if i took my twelve bucket and just put 6 buckets behind the 6 and ran them all in a row i would need a bigger pump lol.Its the same volume of water going through the same pipes at floor level without any elevation.
im not following you here,The system would have the same volume of water,The bucket count doesnt change and neither does the volume.Instead of having a split on the epi bucket it would be just a continuous line from start to finish.If anything you could reduce the pump size due to not having to pull from multiple sides making the flow more even,How would the first bucket flow rate be faster than the last when the same amount of water is being dumped into the epi bucket as what is being pulled.Its a loop system not a pressurized DTWNo man, the epi would just have less what're in it and at least the first bucket would be getting thrashed.
Series mod: larger pump larger diameter pipe. Problem solved
Yes but the exact same amount of water is being returned to the epi that is being pulled,Under current is really just a reverse gravity system,the water is being pulled from source point not being pushed through a series of pipes down the toilet.Resistance, not how it works. Same with AC, people put in long runs without having the proper ducts and wonder why they have no flow.
Not now it works. Google pipe and duct sizing calculators.im not following you here,The system would have the same volume of water,The bucket count doesnt change and neither does the volume.Instead of having a split on the epi bucket it would be just a continuous line from start to finish.If anything you could reduce the pump size due to not having to pull from multiple sides making the flow more even,How would the first bucket flow rate be faster than the last when the same amount of water is being dumped into the epi bucket as what is being pulled.Its a loop system not a pressurized DTW
Wrong. If he used the same sized pump he would have "no" flow at the end. It is going to be stagnant mess.Were not talking a 1000 feet of pipe here lol.
If your flow rate is more at one end of the system than the other the first bucket like you said would overflow out onto the floor.the flow rate through each bucket doesnt change.maybe using smaller diameter pipes for the flow lines at the bottom of the buckets could create an issue but the water that runs under the plants is oversized pipe and runs on gravity.the water being dumped into the epi is constant and gravity is forcing the water to flow to the end of the system.the pump is only pulling water that's available in the last bucket and returning it to epi.
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