Siphoning Issue With Floraflex

dabarino · Feb 11, 2019

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stonestacker · Feb 11, 2019

Put a small hole in the feed line inside the reservoir above the water line to break the psiphon. It will shoot a small amount inside your res but should solve your problem.

cemchris · Feb 11, 2019

What stones said. Your rez is higher then your plants. Gravity.

dabarino · Feb 12, 2019

stonestacker said:
Put a small hole in the feed line inside the reservoir above the water line to break the psiphon. It will shoot a small amount inside your res but should solve your problem.

Thanks for the solution!.... lol do you work for floraflex because that’s the same thing they told me to do like word for word haha

dabarino · Feb 12, 2019

cemchris said:
What stones said. Your rez is higher then your plants. Gravity.

I figured having that 3 foot vertical piece attached to the pump and going to the top of the Rez and over would eliminate that

dabarino · Feb 12, 2019

stonestacker said:
Put a small hole in the feed line inside the reservoir above the water line to break the psiphon. It will shoot a small amount inside your res but should solve your problem.

I don’t mind spending a couple bucks is there something I can use that doesn’t result in having that hole there spraying while my pump is on

stonestacker · Feb 12, 2019

No I don't work for them...
Not that I know of. That's the way I've been doing it for years. Just keep the lid on.

cemchris · Feb 12, 2019

dabarino said:
I don’t mind spending a couple bucks is there something I can use that doesn’t result in having that hole there spraying while my pump is on

You can get siphon breaks that are a couple of bucks from the big box stores in the irrigation section. If they don't have it any irrigation supply house will have them.

dabarino · Feb 12, 2019

Here’s my solution it’s sprays but doesn’t make a mess even with the lid off

Siphoning Issue With Floraflex

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