Y0da
Well-Known Member
Ok, so I have 6 meter square trays
each tray holds 9 x 16 litre rhizopots
each pot is fed by a dripper spiked into coco
each dripper is attached to a stainless steel 10 way manifold with a tap on each outlet
each manifold is fed by a 13mm/ 1/2" pipe apart from two trays/manifolds supplied from a Tee piece at one end of the run
each of these rubber pipes leads back to 13mm plastic plumbing pipe mounted horizontally on batten at a height of about 800mm
The main feed pipe is supplied by an aquarium pump in a 120litre butt from the room next door, not sure of the flow rate but not huge
a solenoid valve has been fitted as an anti-siphon measure
three trays are fed from one side of the tee off the main line in from the pump and three from the other side .
The problem I'm having is pressure regulation to all 6 manifolds, the three nearest the main tee take all the pressure leaving the three at the ends starving.
Will putting inline taps in the pipes feeding the three overpressured manifolds help me to regulate the pressures?
each tray holds 9 x 16 litre rhizopots
each pot is fed by a dripper spiked into coco
each dripper is attached to a stainless steel 10 way manifold with a tap on each outlet
each manifold is fed by a 13mm/ 1/2" pipe apart from two trays/manifolds supplied from a Tee piece at one end of the run
each of these rubber pipes leads back to 13mm plastic plumbing pipe mounted horizontally on batten at a height of about 800mm
The main feed pipe is supplied by an aquarium pump in a 120litre butt from the room next door, not sure of the flow rate but not huge
a solenoid valve has been fitted as an anti-siphon measure
three trays are fed from one side of the tee off the main line in from the pump and three from the other side .
The problem I'm having is pressure regulation to all 6 manifolds, the three nearest the main tee take all the pressure leaving the three at the ends starving.
Will putting inline taps in the pipes feeding the three overpressured manifolds help me to regulate the pressures?