Fabric pots the cure for clogged drains?

[.Smoke]

I've been trying to come up with a solution to the age old problem of roots and/or media clogging up the drains on my Hempy buckets, but I know it's an issue all hydro growers can run into.

I was wondering if anyone had ever tried making a "filter" cap from the material of a fabric pot to place over the inlet for the drainage to keep roots/media from clogging the pipes/hoses?

I figure they're made for the purpose of allowing runoff to pass through pretty much unimpeded, and should last quite a while without deteriorating. "If" it worked...

I know it will slow draining for drain to waste hydro, along with slowing transfer between buckets on Rdwc, but I would guess, without testing, that the impact should be negligible.

Anyway,
I was wondering if anyone has tried it and could give an opinion, or if maybe I should just start cutting a fabric bag tomorrow for "test purposes"...
Suggestions?

 

[Destroyer of chairs]

I've been trying to come up with a solution to the age old problem of roots and/or media clogging up the drains on my Hempy buckets, but I know it's an issue all hydro growers can run into.

I was wondering if anyone had ever tried making a "filter" cap from the material of a fabric pot to place over the inlet for the drainage to keep roots/media from clogging the pipes/hoses?

I figure they're made for the purpose of allowing runoff to pass through pretty much unimpeded, and should last quite a while without deteriorating. "If" it worked...

I know it will slow draining for drain to waste hydro, along with slowing transfer between buckets on Rdwc, but I would guess, without testing, that the impact should be negligible.

Anyway,
I was wondering if anyone has tried it and could give an opinion, or if maybe I should just start cutting a fabric bag tomorrow for "test purposes"...
Suggestions?

I've never tried using cloth. Using mosquitoe netting over my hempy bucket drain holes. Superglue ftw.
In my final weeks and no clogging.

 

[Mont@n@]

I use a Stainless steel mesh on my aero/nft system.

I hope it helps, happy growing.

 

[.Smoke]

I use a Stainless steel mesh on my aero/nft system.

I hope it helps, happy growing.
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That's a clean setup.

 

[Larry3215]

Screens will stop media, trash etc from going through the drains - until they clog up - but nothing will stop roots. If water can get through the screen, roots can get through the screen.