no reservoir for true aero & maintaining pressure?

hi,
I figure why add a res to the design when true aeroponics doesn't necessarily need one.
-The time at which the vapor is not spraying is the time necessary to dry.
-And at 1.5 liters/day I have a setup that if my calculations are correct, would be 1.3 seconds on, 2.2 minutes off.

What I found with the capabilities of my nozzle and my pump is:
-In order for my nozzle to reach a 6 micrometer (mu) diameter/droplet the pump needs to reach at least 450psi or above, anything below that and the nozzle will give off vapor varying the size of your drops, lowering the pressure is suitable for larger plants.

This is what I'm aiming for. The problem is this is my first time and everything is setup and the piping works but I haven't started growing yet and I'm trying to nail the pressure setting on my pump to at least 450 so it stays that way during it's off time, which I haven't understoor, considering when I test it the entire room turns into a cloud in a matter of minutes incapacitating my ability to read the pressure guage.
 

bLunteDDDD

Active Member
well you need a rez cuz where you gunna be spraying the nutes/water from? and usually with true aeroponics they do run off to waste and not recycle the water since you use so little water in the first place, true areo setups are expensive as hell and even if your going to DIY its still mega expensive and a lot of room for error, i suggest a hydro setup really...
 

Bob Smith

Well-Known Member
You needn't go much over 100 PSI to run high pressure aero.

450 PSI is a fucking bomb waiting to explode..........not even sure what tubing you'd use, PEX is only good for 230ish PSI.
 
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