Where to find pump for drip system???

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2012dmax

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I can't find anything online that meets my requirements......
My drip tape requires 25psi @ 6gph, everything I see online is in gpm and or is more than 6gph, where can I find such a small pump? Does it matter also how much tape I'm using? I have around 200ft give or take. I would like something 110v so I can plug straight into my outlet.
 
PetFlora

PetFlora

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Nutrient salts tend to clog drip emitters. I use Halo Drip Rings and had to drill out all the holes, even though my pump, is 320 gph. Check out my thread to follow along

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2012dmax

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I'm running drip tape like soaker hose, I don't have any emitters. The hose says 6gph I'm afraid if I use more it will cause the hose to expload and or split.
 
PetFlora

PetFlora

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2012dmax said:
I'm running drip tape like soaker hose, I don't have any emitters. The hose says 6gph I'm afraid if I use more it will cause the hose to expload and or split.
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Did you miss something? The hose WILL clog, then it is USELESS= KILL your plants

 
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2012dmax

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You said the emitters would clog, I don't have emitters, My hose has holes drilled in them. If your saying the holes in the tape will clog that's one thing but you said emitters.
 
Green Troll

Green Troll

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Inline ball valve and inline PSI gauge. No one needs to buy a pump that is exactly the flow they need, you restrict it to what you want with a valve. Simple plumbing. When you turn your tap on in the bathroom, or turn your shower on, you control the pressure right? It doesn't just come out full bore and blow your hands off max pressure. Use the gauge after the valve and use it to fine tune your PSI. Unless your pump is rated by horsepower, you are not going to split any pipes at all. Just get one that is the closest rate OVER what you need. There are loads of aquarium pumps that handle loads of different flow rates (if you are going submersible).
 
Green Troll

Green Troll

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Btw you might want to check your figures. You either want 25 psi or you want 6gph. You sure you don't mean 6gpm? Average water pressure for a house is 50 psi. You go turn your tap on full and see how hard that gushes out. Sure as hell won't take 3 hours to fill 6 one gallon buckets. Probably wouldn't take 3 minutes. And looking at you trying to run 200 feet, you will probably have to FEED it at 25 psi, but only get an OUTPUT of 6gph. In that case, you don't need a small pump my friend, you need a damn large one. You might want to rethink your feeding methods. 200 feet is a long way to go to get even pressure at each point. I suggest a series of manifolds, 1 inch breaking into a bunch of 1/2 inch, breaking into a bunch of 1/4 breaking into 4 x 1/8 inch drippers or something.

Some product details on the dripper tape and details on your grow would help a lot here.
 
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2012dmax

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Im sorry I forgot a 0, I need 0.6gph at 25psi or 0.4gph at 15psi
i called my irrigation store they said I will need a 120gph pump

200ft x 0.6gph = 120gph
My drip line is connected to a 250gal resivor so it's gravity fed which doesn't work to well.



Green Troll said:
Btw you might want to check your figures. You either want 25 psi or you want 6gph. You sure you don't mean 6gpm? Average water pressure for a house is 50 psi. You go turn your tap on full and see how hard that gushes out. Sure as hell won't take 3 hours to fill 6 one gallon buckets. Probably wouldn't take 3 minutes. And looking at you trying to run 200 feet, you will probably have to FEED it at 25 psi, but only get an OUTPUT of 6gph. In that case, you don't need a small pump my friend, you need a damn large one. You might want to rethink your feeding methods. 200 feet is a long way to go to get even pressure at each point. I suggest a series of manifolds, 1 inch breaking into a bunch of 1/2 inch, breaking into a bunch of 1/4 breaking into 4 x 1/8 inch drippers or something.

Some product details on the dripper tape and details on your grow would help a lot here.
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