High Pressure Aeroponic issue. Accumulator Tank?

Hi all,

New to posting however i'm a long time lurker.

I'm building a HPA system, i have +150psi water pumps,air compressors and all the the other things like nozzles.
I found an issue the first time i turned it on, the high pressure water pumps don't deal well with switching on and off all day nor it's energy efficient as the pump takes a huge load to kick in.
An Accumulator tank as i saw here in the forum should help with that, which would seem an easy fix however where i live, finding one is tricky and ordering one would be expensive due to the shipping charges.

My question is, is it possible to build an Accumulator Tank from a regular Gas Cylinder sold in gas stations?
Also can i use the Air Compressor to charge the accumulator with nutrient solution instead of using the water pump? I saw somewhere that this could be done at least for using the air compressor.

BTW the air compressor/pump is a Hailea ACO-009E 140L/min
 

redi jedi

Well-Known Member
Hi all,

New to posting however i'm a long time lurker.

I'm building a HPA system, i have +150psi water pumps,air compressors and all the the other things like nozzles.
I found an issue the first time i turned it on, the high pressure water pumps don't deal well with switching on and off all day nor it's energy efficient as the pump takes a huge load to kick in.
An Accumulator tank as i saw here in the forum should help with that, which would seem an easy fix however where i live, finding one is tricky and ordering one would be expensive due to the shipping charges.

My question is, is it possible to build an Accumulator Tank from a regular Gas Cylinder sold in gas stations?
Also can i use the Air Compressor to charge the accumulator with nutrient solution instead of using the water pump? I saw somewhere that this could be done at least for using the air compressor.

BTW the air compressor/pump is a Hailea ACO-009E 140L/min
Building your own accumulator will most likely cost more than buying one. Than there's the issue of does your diy accum... work as intended.

Inside the accumulator is a bladder that is pressurized. The bladder is what keeps the fluid in the accumulator under pressure. Finding a suitable bladder will be difficult as they are made from a heavy duty rubber (Buna) If your diy bladder is not up to the task you will be constantly replacing it. As it abraids on the inside of the accumulator vessel.

Also your air pump is no compressor. Linear air pumps (like yours) are only capable of making 3-5 psi.
 
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