Low Cost 40psi Pump For TAG?

poppinfresh

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I was wanting to start a T.A.G. grow but was having trouble finding the right pump. And so in my quest do save as much money and DIY as much as possible could i use this Power Supply to power this Pump? The pump puts out 43gpm at 40psi. With the right jets do you think it would work?
 
for the money you can buy a pump in 120v and more suited to the application. many pond pumps will work for you or flojet pumps work well.
 
It looks like the spec is 43gph so only 2.72gpm.
40psi isnt really enough pressure for TAG, ideally you want at least 4-5bar (~60-75psi)
Buy a diaphragm pump and an external pressure switch, set the switch to cut-in at 70psi and cutout to 90psi.
Hook that upto an accumulator tank with the air pressure set to 68psi.
Use a cycle timer to fire up a solenoid (3 seconds on and 3 minutes off). Depending on how many mist heads you run,and the size of the tank, the pump will run for a few minutes every hour to recharge the accumulator.
The mist heads fire up with 70-90psi of instant water pressure to drive them.
Using the pump without the accumulator/solenoid will result in the pressure ramping up as the pump gets up to speed and ramping down again as it slows down so you won`t get a uniform droplet size.
Your pump won`t last long if you cycle it on and off 20-30 times an hour, if you run it for 5 minutes per hour it will last a lot longer.
Its no surprise that the majority of pump failures in TAG systems are from those that pump directly to the mist heads using short cycle timings.
 
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