timer settings for water pump - 3min/1hr

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gWeesE

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• Nov 19, 2007

• #1

i have a bubbleponics system i just got in the mail...trying to set everyhting up...i cant figure out how to set my digital timer to turn on the pump for 3 min every hour - 24/7. I could only get the timer to switch on 14 times in a 24hr period. does anyone know a way to do this? what timers are you using for your bubbleponics setups...and how the hell do you set them for this cycle?

thks guys
gWeeSe

 

nongreenthumb

Well-Known Member

• Nov 19, 2007

• #2

why you need it to run 3 times every hour?


sorry, i'll rephrase that, why you need to use the drip so much?

 

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gWeesE

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• Nov 19, 2007

• #3

thats what the instructions say to do....are you using a bubbleponics?

 

email468

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• Nov 19, 2007

• #4

i thought you were supposed to keep the bubbles going 24x7? that's what i did when i tried bubbleponics.

 

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gWeesE

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• Nov 19, 2007

• #5

you are supposed to keep it at 24/7 until your roots start growing out of the net pots and start hitting the water in the res. at least this is what it says

 

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gWeesE

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• Nov 19, 2007

• #6

wait i just noticed what you asked...i am needing to know how to set the water pump to 3min/1hr not the air pump....you are right the air pump is always 24/7

 

email468

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• Nov 19, 2007

• #7

oh the drip - gotcha. i'd use a regular timer with the little tabs you pull in and out.

 

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gWeesE

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• Nov 19, 2007

• #8

how did you get all that to work on a regular timer...you have it set to come on every hour for 3 min? i have a regular timer...so how did you do this...wouldnt you have alot of those plug thingies to have it at 3min every hour? my timer didnt have enough plugs do this plus they would be too close...unless im totally doing this wrong

 

email468

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• Nov 19, 2007

• #9

you're right - those are in 5 or 10 minute intervals.