Hi Guys,
Well thought I would do a quick thread on my Wilma and the setup I will be using this grow.
I really like the Wilma, and have been growing with mine for a year now, but out of the box there were a few things that worried me.
1. The stock pump isn't powerful enough
2. I needed a way to empty the reservoir easily.
3. I wanted more than the four drippers, that come as standard, my version allows for up to 3 per plant.
So I redesigned the dripper system on mine, I have had a few variation's over the year, but the below is what I will be going with this grow. I have tested this and it literally empties the reservoir to nothing, in about 5 minutes.
Here is a picture of the dripper system:
So a quick explanation of how it works:
1. The red gate on the far left is for cleaning purposes only, and remains closed at all other times
2. To empty the reservoir, close the middle red gate, open the green gate and the system can pump the contents of the reservoir into a jerry can or other container
3. To feed plants open the middle red gate and close the green gate on the output hose
The water pump uses a 19mm barb, so I have added an a 19mm elbow barb and some 19mm hose. It draws from the very bottom of the reservoir and then I have added a 19mm to 13mm reducer connector, to increase water pressure.
The kit I used for this is below:
1. 13mm hose
2. 19mm hose
3. 3 x 13mm elbow connectors
4. 1 x 13mm T connector
5. 3 x 13mm 4 dripper manifold
6. 3 x 13mm gates
7. 1 x 13mm to 19mm reducer
8. 1 x 19mm elbow connector
9. 1 x Hailea HX8810 Water pump
Hope this helps someone, I will do a video at the weekend showing it in action
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