Irrigation manifold (orbit) question

J. Rocket

J. Rocket

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the ones that fit my search didnt flow close 100 ml/minute. I know there were/are a bunch with much higher flows, at much higher cost.
the longer run times would wear/fatigue the tubing that does the pumping.
I was probably overthinking it. It was a few years ago now.

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bk78

bk78

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J. Rocket said:
the ones that fit my search didnt flow close 100 ml/minute. I know there were/are a bunch with much higher flows, at much higher cost.
the longer run times would wear/fatigue the tubing that does the pumping.
I was probably overthinking it. It was a few years ago now.

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Be great to drip feed a seedling? That’s about it
 
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Nope_49595933949

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bk78 said:
Just linked you to his IG acct on IG. Shame he shut the company down, It is literally the best thing I’ve ever bought for my grow
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I've done some more digging and it seems most irrigation controllers are 24v. I have reached out to inkbird to see if they would do a 12v version. You can get 24v self priming pumps, but they are about 2x the price.
 
Jjgrow420

Jjgrow420

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pahpah-cee said:
Do your fingers hurt yet?

These are pressure compensating at .6 and “self flush.” I’m hoping this is the final design.
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Haha fingers always hurt. I work with them all day long. I dunk my pipe in warm water beforehand and it helps soften it and make it more pliable.
 
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pahpah-cee

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Jjgrow420 said:
Haha fingers always hurt. I work with them all day long. I dunk my pipe in warm water beforehand and it helps soften it and make it more pliable.
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Great idea! I’ll give that a try when I attach these rings to my pots/plants. Once you got a design you’re proud of share a pic of it.
 
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pahpah-cee

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Jjgrow420 said:
I got one going on now I think it'll be alright here's a shot

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right on, I dig the double loop.

what’s the gph of the drippers? I had issues with the previous design because I was only running 2gph total per ring and it didn’t build enough pressure to equalize the flow through 5 punched holes. If I increased the gph or decrease the size of the holes in the tubing it probably would have worked.
 
Jjgrow420

Jjgrow420

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pahpah-cee said:
right on, I dig the double loop.

what’s the gph of the drippers? I had issues with the previous design because I was only running 2gph total per ring and it didn’t build enough pressure to equalize the flow through 5 punched holes. If I increased the gph or decrease the size of the holes in the tubing it probably would have worked.
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Hmmm. They are 2gph. I haven't tested them yet. Because I run 2 lines per pot I'd attach each line to a dripper feeding the ring 4gph. From the flow off each one I figured it would be ok....
 
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