4 32 site xl undercurrent systems in a 20X40 room

Have2

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Stop posting bullshit.

Distilling is when materials are condensated from their vapor state. In a distillery, that's ethanol and water. In a grow room, just water unless something is very wrong lol That's the exact opposite of boiling.

The problem with the cannabis industry is that it's full of people who have never cracked a textbook and still think they know what they're talking about.
If the only way you can argue is with insult, thumbs up!

"Often, no special treatment required
Condensate is considered good water — as pure as distilled water, low in mineral content, and can be used for a number of applications in addition to cooling towers. Paul Puckorius, a 55-year veteran of the water treatment industry who runs Puckorius & Associates Inc., outside Denver, ticks off a few: irrigation; ornamental fountains and ponds; industrial process makeup; and even flushing toilets, if filtered and disinfected first. That precaution is necessary, he says, because toilet water can spray like an aerosol, which could expose people to Legionella bacteria. The same risk applies when HVAC condensate is used in lawn sprinklers, although this hazard is not associated with drip irrigation.

E.W. Bob Boulware, P.E., author of Alternative Water and Wastewater Management System and president of Design-Aire Engineering, Indianapolis, adds that condensate can also be used in swimming pools if biocide is added and even for potable water if steps are taken to reduce the risk of Legionella and other forms of biological contamination. In that case, treatment would include disinfection with ultraviolet light, chlorine tablets, ozone injection or raising the water temperature to at least 140°F.

Although the presence of Legionella, even at low levels, is a concern, higher levels are particularly unsafe. Boulware explains that most natural sources of water are not infective, but can become problematic when an amplifying device, such as an air conditioner, is present. Contamination of air conditioning condensate by Legionella is so common that kits are commercially available for adding to the condensate to inhibit microbial growth, he says."


So even from a University, they will threat the water before using it for toilet, or for lawn sprinklers... But they can be wrong since I don't think they ever grew cannabis... ;)
 

bdt1981

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Not sure if you have said, but what do you do for sourcing cuts and/or genetics? Any ideas for strains for the good people of Oaklahoma?
A friend grew out some bergman seeds. Very stable blue dream and goldleaf some others. I have a variety of cuts from their plants for my first run. High society in okc saw some the blue dream and wanted 40lbs. They didnt have it and the shit flowered under t5 in a tester room.
 

bdt1981

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Nothing growing in them will hurt the plants.

Bleach or use a cleaner in the unit if it makes you feel better. Rinse well before using the runoff to feed plants, of course.

I'm not suggesting anyone drink the water.
I have collected dehu water in a closet gro the ppm read 0 but the water didnt look good. Like hair and stuff in it. I couldnt force myself to use it. Lol.
 

bdt1981

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I wouldnt even consider using anything other than ro in a hydro setup. The evolution 1000 is pretty nice and with the prefilter kit even better. I hooked mine up and it produces pretty good. Ill be filling my chiller res in next couple days to flush it out ill time it to see whats up.
 

ttystikk

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I have collected dehu water in a closet gro the ppm read 0 but the water didnt look good. Like hair and stuff in it. I couldnt force myself to use it. Lol.
Sounds like the unit was just dirty and was flushing the crud out. Plants really don't care about dust and hair lol

I used water cooled air handlers to dehumidify my growing spaces in a standard sealed room controlled environment agriculture setup. With the plant mass and 10kW of lighting- ceramic metal halide in this case- I was seeing a constant steady stream of moisture running out of the discharge tube amounting to roughly 15 gallons daily, nearly all produced during the lights on phase.

I had two 32 gallon trash cans; when one filled up, I moved the outlet tube to the other, added nutrients and used it to top up my RDWC systems. I basically never had to add water to the room unless I drained the RDWC, which I only did between bloom runs.

If your room is running properly, you'll end up with a lot of distilled water too. There's absolutely no reason you can't use it over and over. Mother Nature does and damn if she doesn't seem to know what she's doing lol
 

bdt1981

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Sounds like the unit was just dirty and was flushing the crud out. Plants really don't care about dust and hair lol

I used water cooled air handlers to dehumidify my growing spaces in a standard sealed room controlled environment agriculture setup. With the plant mass and 10kW of lighting- ceramic metal halide in this case- I was seeing a constant steady stream of moisture running out of the discharge tube amounting to roughly 15 gallons daily, nearly all produced during the lights on phase.

I had two 32 gallon trash cans; when one filled up, I moved the outlet tube to the other, added nutrients and used it to top up my RDWC systems. I basically never had to add water to the room unless I drained the RDWC, which I only did between bloom runs.

If your room is running properly, you'll end up with a lot of distilled water too. There's absolutely no reason you can't use it over and over. Mother Nature does and damn if she doesn't seem to know what she's doing lol
Yea the 3 4ton cieling mounted air handlers im using have a drain i was either going to collect it or plumb it to the sink drain. So far i have 2 200 gal water storage tanks for either condensation or my ro. May try one as a collector. My ac guy said will spit out up to 13 gal a day each. They are rated at 180 pints per day
 

bdt1981

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I have a question about seed to sale tracking. So i see there are a few different ones to select from. All expensive. Anyone know of anything not so expensive?
 

bdt1981

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Sounds like the unit was just dirty and was flushing the crud out. Plants really don't care about dust and hair lol

I used water cooled air handlers to dehumidify my growing spaces in a standard sealed room controlled environment agriculture setup. With the plant mass and 10kW of lighting- ceramic metal halide in this case- I was seeing a constant steady stream of moisture running out of the discharge tube amounting to roughly 15 gallons daily, nearly all produced during the lights on phase.

I had two 32 gallon trash cans; when one filled up, I moved the outlet tube to the other, added nutrients and used it to top up my RDWC systems. I basically never had to add water to the room unless I drained the RDWC, which I only did between bloom runs.

If your room is running properly, you'll end up with a lot of distilled water too. There's absolutely no reason you can't use it over and over. Mother Nature does and damn if she doesn't seem to know what she's doing lol
So you sayin you only changed out your water between bloom runs?
 

ttystikk

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How long u veg? Size buckets and how much do u think plants drink a day ? I was going to use one top off for all 3 systems.
I vegged in a different room and only moved plants into bloom when they were ready and the bloom room was empty. That's how I got over 6 turns a year. Fresh nutes at the beginning, topups thereafter.
 

nDanger

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Its not free tho right?
Yeah, it's free. They make their money on the back end.
It's like a big Weed Home Delivery service in San Francisco can use this software to take phone orders, dispatch drivers, process the payment, track and confirm the delivery. NatureTrak takes 1% of the transaction as their fee. It's just like it's free to have a VISA card, but VISA make TONS of money!
They have a deal with one of the PayPal type companies (Paygo, Waygo, something like that..) A dispensary could use it to pay you for 10 lbs of product and you can have a MasterCard linked to that account to make purchases or have it disbursed to your bank. Since they're tracking the money from one legit business to another legit business it reduces any concerns about "Dirty Money".
 

bdt1981

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Is there
Yeah, it's free. They make their money on the back end.
It's like a big Weed Home Delivery service in San Francisco can use this software to take phone orders, dispatch drivers, process the payment, track and confirm the delivery. NatureTrak takes 1% of the transaction as their fee. It's just like it's free to have a VISA card, but VISA make TONS of money!
They have a deal with one of the PayPal type companies (Paygo, Waygo, something like that..) A dispensary could use it to pay you for 10 lbs of product and you can have a MasterCard linked to that account to make purchases or have it disbursed to your bank. Since they're tracking the money from one legit business to another legit business it reduces any concerns about "Dirty Money".
A set up fee oe something? My friend was sayin like 50 a month and 500 up front. Idk he is known for talking just to talk.
 
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