How many hours does it take to water with drip irrigation?
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Comments (2)Hi stephanieelaine, If you put the pump inside the bucket it must be submersible; if it is outside the bucket then centrifugal will do. A centrifugal pump can be mounted on the balcony itself & will easily draw the water up 10 feet from your tank. You can probably wire & monitor it better from the growing balcony as will be checking on plants there. You can run a centrifugal pump dry, but if the impeller is plastic it can eventually deform from the friction heat. If your water supply is an outdoor faucet near that proposed 5 gallon bucket placement site you can probably plumb it to a centrifugal pump sitting up on your balcony & wire the timer in to the pump. Submersibles are not meant to run dry for long stretches; sorry don't know particulars on your chosen brand. You usually use a check valve in the water tank that is connected to the feed pipe going into the pump; to keep from having to prime the pump every time go to use it. Put a screw on filter housing (so can clean inner screen out) somewhere before any water actually reaches the drip emitters to keep from clogging up. Use a pressure regulator at the outflow end of the pump. Match the regulator of the water pressure to the ratings of your drip emitters so you are not over powering their ability to release water from their holes. This is pretty simple sizing of the elements in a system, so don't be put off. I would say determine which pump can lift the water to the height you require & then work backward from the specifications of the total drip emitters you plan to use to size a pressure regulator. Emitters with built in diaphragms assure it that you will receive equal water outflow, irregardless of the planting height differentials. Put a removable end cap on the irrigation tube so can purge any algae that builds up inside, or it can block an emitter. If use an end cap that can be adjusted to bleed off some flowing water then it will let you release excess pressure if you find system design is flawed....See MoreWater hammer on drip irrigation when valve opens
Comments (5)DeRock, I checked and the components are all rated for low flow applications and my irrigation line definitely falls within the operating ranges. The parts come together as part of a Toro drip irrigation kit. The components were assembled in the order I describe in my original post, which was the order depicted by the kit instructions (valve->filter->30PSI pressure regulator->drip hose) You did give me an idea to measure the pressure after the entire assembly though to ensure the regulator is doing its job (though it's not likely since both zones are hammering). I'm glad I installed pvc unions so I could disconnect for troubleshooting purposes. I'll keep you in the loop. This post was edited by lhpineapple on Thu, Apr 17, 14 at 9:48...See MoreDrip Irrigation - How much for Japanese Maple?
Comments (5)I suppose that would be possible...but not really accurate since the emitters will release the water slower (unless you very slowly poured it out). You have to keep in mind that soil consistancy is really more of an issue. In bad clay it may take hours to get that deep, while in sand it would take only a few seconds. The clay should hold the moisture longer too; therefore, overwatering becomes a bigger problem. Sand should dry out more quickly, and more frequent watering should be needed. As for timing, I would definetely not water daily. I only do it because I have seedlings in 2 inch pots hooked to the same line that need it daily to prevent drying up. I'm guessing with our heat every other day would be best (for fairly well drained soil). For poor clay, every third day would probably be best. Next year, you would want to lengthen that interval to twice a week or even longer intervals since the tree should be more established by then....See MoreHow many hours does your filter run??
Comments (14)24/7 in NJ? No wonder you never noticed the increase...Reminds me of my Grandmother who was taking a phenobarbital pill and I told her they were addicting. She told me "no they aren't, I've been taking them for 30 years"..... We runs our Jandy 1.5hp pump with the SWG from 8AM to 4PM, that works for us. Our electric bill went up about $200 per month on our budget amount, but we are also running a cabana with a ref/freezer, an ice machine, inside and outside cabana lights, about 700 watts of landscape lights, and a 3hp pump for our hot tub, which gets used for at least an hour or more everyday....See Morebart bart
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