RDWC question???

[Loki]

Alright Lads, this turned up today.



Should do the job nicely. Just need to go B&Q & get some plumbing supplies, what size should I make my spray bars, I was thinking 25mm plastic pipe. The pressure through that should be epic.

Cheers.

Loki.

[Jesse Pinkman]

Ha mate this is gonna be a fkin monster set up man!!
Wish u lived closer dude so i could swing by and help out

[Loki]

Hello Guy's,

So I have been doing some calculations regarding water chillers, I'll be using 7x 84 litre boxes for my 6 pots & res, I would assume that the maximum capacity would be around 60 litres of water in each pot.

With that in mind:

7x 60 litres = 420 (sweet lol)

420 + 10% (for heat loss)

10% of 420 = 42

420 + 42 = 462 litres.

So I would need a water chiller capable of cooling 462 litres of water to a set temperature of 18°c - 19°c.

I'm planning on having a 500 litre water butt outside the grow room, I'm going to connect the main system to the cooler & also connect the water butt to the chiller. I'll have the water butt & the main system on separate isolation valves en route to the chiller, this will give me the chance to have the system at a set temperature & also the water butt while I make up the nutrients. This will also allow me to empty the main system & as soon as it's empty I can open the valves to release the already cooled nutrients into the system. Booooom Engineering + Plumbing & Science all rolled into one super Undercurrent Recirculating Deep Water Culture 6 pot system. I could go with either a 500 litre capacity cooler or a 1000 litre capacity cooler if I want to have both the system & water butt chilled at the same time.

Here's a little picture of a revised layout.

[Loki]

Hello Lads,

I have a pump for my setup & have been having a nightmare trying to get fittings to marry up to the pump.

Here's a quick picture of the outlet from the pump.



The outlet is 40mm but I can't get any type of fitting to match the outlet.

Was wondering if any of you experienced peeps could share how you get the pump attached to the spray bars.

Thanks in advance

Loki.

[FACE]

Am sure sqydro pushed a hose vet it mate n clamped it a could be wrong but a shall text him just now an ask for U
A git his system here as well but it under a load of gear in the loft lol

[Loki]

Am sure sqydro pushed a hose vet it mate n clamped it a could be wrong but a shall text him just now an ask for U
A git his system here as well but it under a load of gear in the loft lol

Cheers Face, I have also got a hose thing for it but I tried a 20mm push fit T Piece but it seems loose.

[Loki]

Here's the pump with the T Piece

[FACE]

Hey loki sorry for late reply but sqydro some guy to track Doon lol U never no what country he be in counting his chips
So here was his reply mate

is it a 40mm outler from the pump? if so he can use plummin pipe to make a upstand onto spray bars the white kind is 40mm and use garden hose/40mm irrigation pipe and use hose clips or tie wraps
Hope this helps U put mate

[Loki]

Hey loki sorry for late reply but sqydro some guy to track Doon lol U never no what country he be in counting his chips
So here was his reply mate

is it a 40mm outler from the pump? if so he can use plummin pipe to make a upstand onto spray bars the white kind is 40mm and use garden hose/40mm irrigation pipe and use hose clips or tie wraps
Hope this helps U put mate

Nice one Face, thanks for taking the time to get the info for me. I'll do some searching & get the bits needed.

Cheers again.

Loki.

[FACE]

Cheers loki sqydro say he will try pop on n get a look at U thread n see your build
U have this up in no time running