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Originally Posted by ceestyle  Where did you pick up the adjustable drippers - home depot? I don't need them at the moment, as each of my systems delivers to equal-sized pots, but i've been thinking about that. My only concern is that back-pressure on the lines increases the chance of leaks at connections. My proposed solution was to just adjust the number of lines to compensate.
That must be a small pump. Mine is about 2 qts (~2L) per plant with two plants in about five minutes. |
I have the adjusters closed down. The pump is a 150GPH.
I went with the adjusters, because it will go path of least resistance. So the end of the line may not flow the same as the front. (yeah, got them at Lowes, sprinkler dept. $4 for like 4 or 5 of them)
If back pressure is a concern, add in a return line with an adjuster on that.
And leaks at the connections? LOL. I can barely pull off the hoses. That and I doubt the pressure out of a $20-30 pump s going to be more then 10psi/.6bar. (Now divide the pressure by the surface area of .125 internal hose)