pump sizing for drip system

kcc420

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Anybody have any idea what size pump i would need for a 24 plant drip system?

I have a feeling these drip rings arent going to work so i bought stream bubblers in case

1/2" line with 3ft rise out of the resevoir
10' of line towards a 1/2" tee that feeds either table. Each side is identical so i will just describe one.

About 2 ft off the pump there is a small dripper punctured in to prevent siphon

From the pump feed line there is a ter that goes 4" to a shut off valve. Then another 6" to a tee that feeds a 5 ft circle of drip lines punctured into it with barbed elbows.

My current pump is a 396 gph but its just jot cutting it, there is barely any flow even if i shut off one side completely
 

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Grandpapy

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I don't have a problem using it with 12 sites (haven't tried any more)
Perhaps you are losing pressure at the anti-siphon return? or a rouge piece of peril lite in the pump inlet.
 

kcc420

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Its dtw we just set up the lines yesterday, for sure the inside is clean. Only ran it once before figuring out pressure wasnt sufficient. I tried pulling out the anti siphon line and plugging it and still dont get pressure
 
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