How To: RDWC/UCDWC diy (advanced)

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TokinAllDay

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You seem to have to hack the top piece for the basket. Just mark it and use a utility knife (razor blade) and go around it a couple times with light pressure then when it gets a little groove going then just put more pressure. Just a tip for people who may not have some tools or know how to easily do it. I've cut through a lot with a utility knife doing construction work so try it out guys.
 
Hitek

Hitek

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Hey where'd you get those square buckets? Could you please check out my question on RWDC regarding plumbing a control/res room under my house (crawl space) and into my grow room and give me some feedback please? Thanks!
 
Doer

Doer

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twistedwords said:
Pop this in your reservoir and presto more oxygen than you can imagine in your roots. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4czczYnuM_w
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Sure venturi will pull in air, but it is just to lift the water. It is the surface that does the mass exchange is the science.

How much oxygen can you imagine? Do you know the saturation point for your temp and salinity? No...you don't.

I found an on-line calculator. DO changes big time with atmospheric pressure and temp and nute concentration. I marked it in my journal a few pages back.

DO kit arrives today, so I will report on the flooming tonight I imagine. But, it hasn't stopped me from top flooding 3 week Veggers with 200 ppm. And I have a 1 inch grow spurt in the last 3 days.

So, I believe I am at SatDO already. We'll see.
 
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twistedwords

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Doer said:
Sure venturi will pull in air, but it is just to lift the water. It is the surface that does the mass exchange is the science.

How much oxygen can you imagine? Do you know the saturation point for your temp and salinity? No...you don't.

I found an on-line calculator. DO changes big time with atmospheric pressure and temp and nute concentration. I marked it in my journal a few pages back.

DO kit arrives today, so I will report on the flooming tonight I imagine. But, it hasn't stopped me from top flooding 3 week Veggers with 200 ppm. And I have a 1 inch grow spurt in the last 3 days.

So, I believe I am at SatDO already. We'll see.
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Here you go this will explain to you about a venturi. Amazing how so many of you want to knwo things and then are shown and still sit there in denial because it is not in a hydro store. I bet if I built a RDWC unit with this and put a cool label on it and sold it to you for 2000 you would buy it. http://www.hakkoairpumps.com/subcat16.html
 
Doer

Doer

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twistedwords said:
Here you go this will explain to you about a venturi. Amazing how so many of you want to knwo things and then are shown and still sit there in denial because it is not in a hydro store. I bet if I built a RDWC unit with this and put a cool label on it and sold it to you for 2000 you would buy it. http://www.hakkoairpumps.com/subcat16.html
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Why are trying to insult me. Do you have an idea of who you are trying be a jerk to? No. Explain venturi? What your 15 years old? Tone it down.

So, Admiral Jerkoff, I guess you see me a patsy. I bet if we were face to face you would improve.

I design and build my own systems, which you could know....but you don't. I can spend or save thousands, it is up to me alone and not for you to say.


So, Calgary, is it? And what is all the oxygen you can imagine, smarty pants?
 
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twistedwords

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Why are trying to insult me. Do you have an idea of who you are trying be a jerk to? No. Explain venturi? What your 15 years old? Tone it down.

So, Admiral Jerkoff, I guess you see me a patsy. I bet if we were face to face you would improve.

I design and build my own systems, which you could know....but you don't. I can spend or save thousands, it is up to me alone and not for you to say.


So, Calgary, is it? And what is all the oxygen you can imagine, smarty pants?
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What are you FBI or DEA or something. What's with the Social Engineering of trying to find my location for? You are now flagged as an informant.

Here is a document that explains Venturi, learn how to use google, not that hard to find. http://technicaldesignservice.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/1-Benefits-of-Venturi-Aerators-VS-Jet-Aeration.pdf
 
Doer

Doer

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Who the fuck cares for your argumentative sophistry, Canuk?

Flagged me did you? :) Too funny. I know you are Canadian from your very attitude, how about that?

Learn how to use google?

Mommie mommie, doesn't venturi just lift the water, same as an airstone but less heat, but same contaminators?

"Of course it does. That is all you said to the Argutron. Here have a brownie."
 
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twistedwords

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Who the fuck cares for your argumentative sophistry, Canuk?

Flagged me did you? :) Too funny. I know you are Canadian from your very attitude, how about that?

Learn how to use google?

Mommie mommie, doesn't venturi just lift the water, same as an airstone but less heat, but same contaminators?

"Of course it does. That is all you said to the Argutron. Here have a brownie."
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Please check yourself into a doctor, you clearly have some serious mental issues.
 
ibjack

ibjack

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The only thing I was confused about was the ball cock mechanism. How to set that up stop the pump and/or close the return line valve? I used just the 5 gal bucket system. I control the level my manually added the water to the res. I also run a top drip but not constant. I used 3/4 in hosing and it takes a bit to level off with 2 grow buckets and a rez. But the ladies grow gigantic using it!
 
Doer

Doer

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I've used a refrigerator water supply valve, 12 volts, 1/2" fittings. They are gate/guillotine valves. Just flip a switch.

The switch can be a float switch on the 12 volts for the valve. Need water? Trip valve. Enough water? Valve off. No electronics required.
 
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contraptionated

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Doer said:
I've used a refrigerator water supply valve, 12 volts, 1/2" fittings. They are gate/guillotine valves. Just flip a switch.

The switch can be a float switch on the 12 volts for the valve. Need water? Trip valve. Enough water? Valve off. No electronics required.
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Float switches can be hung up on a root ball and will short cycle if you vigorously agitate the body of water it resides in. Vastly obsolete solution but its the best that's out there...for now ...until I swing my sickle. Then RDWC/UCDWC will be obsolete.
Float switches are only safe in a calm water auxiliary top off reservoir. That set-up requires the DWC operator to plumb together a minimum of 2 separate bodies of water. The plumbing can be clogged with roots which would cause a flood. I (and only I ) have a solution that makes DWC failure proof.
 
chemtrailsrbad

chemtrailsrbad

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contraptionated said:
Just thought I'd let everyone know that there will be a new and far superior method of dwc making its debut in Mid 2014. This method has no cloggable plumbing and allows each site to be a separate entity much like a soil pot, thereby allowing 15 completely different strains if you purchased the 15 site system. This system will use a 9" air disc wherever there is a plant unlike the Current Culture brand which has only 1-9" disc in a central reservoir and then a tiny air stone under each plant. This system also includes an incredibly reliable and fail proof auto top off sensor for each 20 gallon pail. You can expand the system in increments of 5 sites. For example: If you buy a 5 site system you get 5-9" air discs, auto top off control for each site (including solenoid valves and well built reliable controls that just don't fail because yours truly designed it) an infinitely (and easily;a few turns of a plastic knob) adjustable water level/auto top off sensor and all parts to properly plumb each air stone within its container.


Imagine the convenience of being able to move your dwc buckets wherever you want, unhindered by cloggable plumbing. Imagine being able to run as many different strains as you have plant sites. Each plant site has its own body of water. No holes are ever drilled in your water containers. No heat inducing water pumps. Just use fresh air from outside to feed a quality Danner Pondmaster AP-100 which will give a mega abundance of air for 12 plant sites. Imagine being able to do water changes with a filling pump that shuts off automatically when the precisely chosen water level is reached. Imagine never having to worry about root clogged plumbing while achieving more dissolved oxygen than you ever dreamed. This system needs no media either. Not even a net pot.


Consider this an open letter to Current Culture. The end is near. Technology (mine) will render your little plumbing system obsolete. Like it or not, I will offer something no other has and it will make all prior art vastly inferior. If you do dwc, your perspective changes in mid 2014, because only then will Contraptionated be Motivated. Resistance is foolish , self effacing and futile. Soon, the sickle sweeps.
If anybody is curious about it you could ask me and I will answer all your questions. My system erases all the "cons" about dwc. It replaces them with failure proof pros. When it debuts, a few lucky members of this forum will be invited to use it for free.
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Sounds like a too good to be true, what 'cons' does it replace with fool proof 'pros'?

Also show us some pics and do the decent thing and make a DIY guide instead of ripping people off for something you threw together...

Why so long to wait? Have you started design yet?
 
chemtrailsrbad

chemtrailsrbad

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Doer said:
You are getting awfully close to selling in this forum. Read the rules.
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Thats why I asked for a DIY tutorial of his setup, I for one will not be buying anything he sells but I would replicate one to try it if there is any good results. Thats if anyone buys one, as anyone who questions it is stupid!
 
Doer

Doer

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And what is his answer? The high ego of a sales scam.

I reported it. We will see what the Mods think. If he posted anything good I'd have it in my setup this weekend.

That's the problem. NO SELLING HERE.
 
Doer

Doer

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Only you possess this technology? It doesn't rise to tech. Just application. Sound like you don't even have a demo. Keep it to yourself or share it. You won't be selling or promoting it here. And you are already in big violation for mentioning the other company.

Look around. Do up see any paid advertizing here? So, seems to me like you jumped on for Marketing and did not even consider what this board is.

DOT ORG. This is not a .com site.

You are admitting to selling and could be banned. We do not advertise. That is grass lands and they won't carry any junk but theirs.

See how this works? You came here and took a dump on a Company, and on a mainstream technique DWC, and all you are offering is come on.

Snake oil. The intention is obvious. The Flim-Flam Man.
 
Doer

Doer

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contraptionated said:
I don't have a product to sell. There is no scam if I am not soliciting. I am simply being nice enough to give you a heads up of what's to come in the near future. At least I don't go around accusing people of ...scamming??
A scam by definition is to get something without going through the proper procedure. I did not advertise a thing. There's nothing for sale yet .Anybody who paid close to1,000 for a 4-site UCDWC with no auto top off and an extremely lack of air flow and not enough large air stones got scammed. I wouldn't do that.
Like I stated previously, if its against forum rules to sell on this thread, please direct me to whom I may contact to be a paid advertiser. Instead of being confrontational we can all get along and I can contribute financially to this forums existence. Sounds like the intent of a scammer??
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Intent is not what gets you banned. You are hawking a future product and then you will want advanced orders. You are being commercial on a strictly not commercial, .org.

OK? RIU will not risk its .org status. So knock it off with the excuses. Done is done. If you just shut up they may only delete you posts and not your account.

You don't seem like you want to listen scammer. No Advertising; If you want to contribute you can without advertising.
 
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