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yum114

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What is the check valve an what is its purpose. You guys claim you're not getting them I would like to make sure I have mine.
 
drgreentm

drgreentm

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yum114 said:
What is the check valve an what is its purpose. You guys claim you're not getting them I would like to make sure I have mine.
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im also wondering what this is, dont think mine came with any check valve. is it just to check the water level easier??
 
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tommyo3000

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a check valve lets fluid go one way and not the other.

Are people getting a siphon effect where the rez empties back into the controller bucket seemingly magically?

I use a 90 degree elbow on the fill line in the barrel , but above the water level. It has a tiny hole in it to prevent the rez from siphoning into the controller bucket..
 
drgreentm

drgreentm

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tommyo3000 said:


a check valve lets fluid go one way and not the other.

Are people getting a siphon effect where the rez empties back into the controller bucket seemingly magically?

I use a 90 degree elbow on the fill line in the barrel , but above the water level. It has a tiny hole in it to prevent the rez from siphoning into the controller bucket..
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o ok it came with a 90 with a tiny hole in it on mine that streams water out when the fill pump kicks on in the drum so im good i guess lol.
 
Oldgrowerdude

Oldgrowerdude

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I have been growing with a ebb and flow bucket system for 2 stright years , I just grow from seed pickout the best female and chop it up into 30 cuttings ready for dipping and placing in the ezcloner, and I am very pleased with the results of both ....got 6 grows in that time....
 
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MoJobud

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The valve is used for pumping the water out. Mine at times will have some water move back and forth to cause the float to rock and kick on and off. It's basically a one way valve so water pumped out of the controller bucket never rushes back in.
 
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formfactor

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I bought min used and it has a different looking thing (says toro) and it's on my brain to drain line.
check valve I guess..
That makes sense, I too am curious if it comes withthe sys...
 
drgreentm

drgreentm

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mine did not come with one on the controller for the drain line but there is literally no way it can siphon the drum as the line goes directly to the drum lid into a straight fitting to nothing, meaning the water pumped from the controller to the res just dumps to the water level. now when i first hooked it all up i ran a little piece of hose from the inside of the lid to the lower part of the res to silence the noise of water falling into it and this created a siphon to the controller so i removed the hose and problem solved no siphon.
 
hellraizer30

hellraizer30

Rebel From The North
The check valve will solve everybodys issue with float trip and back flow, ive figured out how to correct it by
Keeping the C box. Right next to the res and keeping the hose goingfrom the C box as short as posable, by
Doing this it will solve theses issue but for the person that dont want the box right next to the res the check
Is the answer
 
hellraizer30

hellraizer30

Rebel From The North
View attachment 1670706View attachment 1670705View attachment 1670704View attachment 1670703View attachment 1670702View attachment 1670698View attachment 1670697View attachment 1670695k heres the 3/4 upgrade, all parts bucket grommet-tubing-and raindrip pressure fiting are 1/2.
the rest is 3/4 pvc parts. you might ask why use any 1/2 parts well I havnt been able to get parts to go 100%
but the pressure from the amount of water in the 3/4 moves water through the 1/2 faster than without. all the
pvc is made in 4 foot sections for ease of cleaning. Im also done with rock going 100% growdan. these pressure
fitings work alot like macro fitting there simple just push the tubing in the fitting and it seals. also the threaded
end makes removing or caping off a pot super simple. any ideas on filling in the 1/2 gaps would be great?
 
Ferredoxin

Ferredoxin

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hellraizer30 said:
View attachment 1670706View attachment 1670705View attachment 1670704View attachment 1670703View attachment 1670702View attachment 1670698View attachment 1670697View attachment 1670695k heres the 3/4 upgrade, all parts bucket grommet-tubing-and raindrip pressure fiting are 1/2.
the rest is 3/4 pvc parts. you might ask why use any 1/2 parts well I havnt been able to get parts to go 100%
but the pressure from the amount of water in the 3/4 moves water through the 1/2 faster than without. all the
pvc is made in 4 foot sections for ease of cleaning. Im also done with rock going 100% growdan. these pressure
fitings work alot like macro fitting there simple just push the tubing in the fitting and it seals. also the threaded
end makes removing or caping off a pot super simple. any ideas on filling in the 1/2 gaps would be great?
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DOPE....thanks a lot. Two things.....Are those straight 1/2" barbed fittings made by raindrip, and do they fit in the E&G grommets? Or are those new grommets also? And the other.....I'm super interested in your switch to Grodan. What size Grodan are you growing in? Are you using those Growcubes, or the large inserts? I am tired of hulking around Hydroton aka Dog food. Have you completed a grow with them? Do you flood much less frequently than with rocks?

One more thing.....is the interface with the brain bucket the same as with the pots?
 
hellraizer30

hellraizer30

Rebel From The North
the (barbed) fiting is a raindrip 1/2. and the grommets are the cap ones, the grow dan im going to is the cruton size.
as for floading this will be my first but I got a bud thats useing it and hes flooding x3 for 15min each during a light cycle.
Im thinking im going to start off like this, but I think less floods and longer will be better like x2 for 30 each once at lights
on and once at lights off for 12/12 and for veg x3 floods 30min each.
 
stillgamble

stillgamble

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hellraizer30 said:
the (barbed) fiting is a raindrip 1/2. and the grommets are the cap ones, the grow dan im going to is the cruton size.
as for floading this will be my first but I got a bud thats useing it and hes flooding x3 for 15min each during a light cycle.
Im thinking im going to start off like this, but I think less floods and longer will be better like x2 for 30 each once at lights
on and once at lights off for 12/12 and for veg x3 floods 30min each.
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ru using 2 gal buckets? in my 4 gal i only flooded once a day as the crutons more more water than u think but next time i might try 2 times a day and see what happens. did u ph the crutons and if so what ph did u set ur water to and how long did u soak them?
 
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