Hackerman
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My grow room and setup is such that I can't get a water jug to the pots past the first or second row. So, I have always used a garden sprayer. I fill the sprayer with my properly pH'd nutes and water and (after removing the spray nozzle on the sprayer) I can easily reach the wand to all the plants. The water comes nice and slowly out of the nozzle (without the spray tip) and it has worked pretty well for years.
I want to automate that a little.
I made a little setup with a hand pump attached to a 5 gal bucket with a hose coming off it and it worked OK as a prototype but I want to automate it more.
I am thinking about tossing a small pump into the 5 gallon bucket, turn it on and.... water my plants like I do outside with the garden hose.
A couple things popped up right away. Most of the pumps I have are WAY too powerful for this task. I don't need a fire hose. LOL It's going to have to come out softly and not splash dirt all over.
And on/off capability would be the first feature to add.
I am looking at a tiny aquarium pump like this... http://www.ebay.com/itm/210-GPH-Aqu...054?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a90dae636
The outlet is 1/2" so I could come out at 1/2" and after about a foot, slip on a 3/4" and a foot later, a 1" for the rest of the length. This should help reduce the final pressure at the exit point.
This is so low pressure, I could probably just put my finger over the end of the hose to stop and start it.
Not a great idea but it's the first one that popped into my head. I would love to hear any suggestions on how you would accomplish this task.
Thanks
I want to automate that a little.
I made a little setup with a hand pump attached to a 5 gal bucket with a hose coming off it and it worked OK as a prototype but I want to automate it more.
I am thinking about tossing a small pump into the 5 gallon bucket, turn it on and.... water my plants like I do outside with the garden hose.
A couple things popped up right away. Most of the pumps I have are WAY too powerful for this task. I don't need a fire hose. LOL It's going to have to come out softly and not splash dirt all over.
And on/off capability would be the first feature to add.
I am looking at a tiny aquarium pump like this... http://www.ebay.com/itm/210-GPH-Aqu...054?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a90dae636
The outlet is 1/2" so I could come out at 1/2" and after about a foot, slip on a 3/4" and a foot later, a 1" for the rest of the length. This should help reduce the final pressure at the exit point.
This is so low pressure, I could probably just put my finger over the end of the hose to stop and start it.
Not a great idea but it's the first one that popped into my head. I would love to hear any suggestions on how you would accomplish this task.
Thanks