Recent content by DoktorD1313

Whew, I havent been around much, but I've been trying to hone things in to get a plant up and going in the next day or two. I have everything dialed in with the bio control nozzles shooting down from the top, and I'm really happy with how everything has come together. Took a little tweaking to...

Personally, I'll recommend the Pro-Gro Elite 1 timer.. It's got a hefty price tag on it, but it seems to be built like a tank and can handle any range of off/on cycles from 0.1 sec - 999 sec.. The mechanical push button time setting is so much nicer than a rheostat IMO and it has a two nice...

1/4" ID pex tubing is rated at 1100 psi at room temperature

Yeah, from everything you and others have been telling me, they should be sufficient. None the less, I did spend a little money today on some other misting nozzles that claim to fall within the 50-80 micron range so I'll see how they compare to the biocontrols. I'll use the biocontrols on the...

Yeah, I don't know why I left it at the .2 second interval to shoot the video, I guess I wasn't thinking... haha.. Anyway, I'll listen to you guys, but I haveta say I just can't shake the feeling in my gut that with all the steps and measures taken to control the pressure, flow, droplet size...

Here is a second video showing all three nozzles: http://youtu.be/6KhpYIiU3jc

It's actually the same kind of spray coming from all three nozzles I have installed at the moment... I ordered 6, so I have three backups... I'll try out a few of my backups and try slightly adjusting the impingement tip to see if I can't get rid of those dense streams.

Yeah, like I said I remember at least one other person commenting on the apparent coarseness of the mist from those nozzles. I still trust that it will bring good results considering all the high praise they're gotten from the other contributors. Anyhow, here's a video of a test fire...

Well, everything is hooked up and I made my first test today. I'm running at 100psi to the nozzles and I know it's been said before, but boy the mist from those nozzles sure does look coarse. I really hope that the nozzles are working properly and I'm achieving the droplet size we're reaching...

Also, I'm finishing up hooking up the rest of my system. Is a check valve needed after the pump? I wasn't sure if it was alright to subject the pump to the constant 125+ psi or if the pump even prevented the backflow since it states it doesn't prevent forward flow even when off. I just thought...

Ok, I have a question. This crossed my mind when gathering some fittings to finish assembling my rig. Why does it seem like everybody is avoiding brass and copper like the plague? I understand that some people would be worried about copper toxicity, but would it really reach anywhere near the...

So remembering something at work yesterday got me thinking... I wasn't really keen on using white PEX or translucent polyethylene tubing because of the grow light and the potential for growth inside my tubing and I've been trying to think of a way of "shielding" the tubing as suggested to me...

I certainly hope that's not the case ;)

Well I have my solenoids all hooked up/wired up and I haveta say I love this Elite 1 timer! The push button interval selectors and digital readouts are awesome. Unnecessary? Well, maybe... but in my mind well worth it to visually see the cycle times progress. I definitely feel like I made the...

Lol yeah, I forgot my college physics there for a few minutes.