So you have pump -> check valve -> release valve -> pressure switch -> gauge -> tank -> solenoid -> misters. Having an issue where my pump turns on shortly every time I mist. It must sense the pressure is low for a second turn on the pump and turn off right away. Still trying to diagnose...
Check the pressure inside your bladder tank, make sure it's pressurized with air about 3 psi under the low point of the pressure switch. The pressure in the tank isn't going down enough so the pump can refill it, or there isn't enough pressure in the bladder and you're just filling the tank with liquid. Have fun!
I just discovered you after a new interest in aero. I had been eyeing those slucket buckets as well. Crazy how small this world is. I see you are no longer chilling the accumulator tank with your freeze tubes.... How are you keeping the nutes at 68f?
After the testing of the Slucket prototype I found it didn’t yield more than the systems original posiflow design. The buckets are too short and ends up being low pressure aeroponics. I’m using a chiller to keep nutrients cool, but I have one system setup with a 64 gallon commander tote which just has the reservoir sitting inside on the bottom. It’s winter here so keeping the overall room cool is easier while the sealed tents keep the heat in. Another thing is my nutrients have gotten warmer than 68f for years now and there definitely is a point when things get bad but when I can keep the chamber cooler than the plants it still works. Like in the beginning the plants aren’t large enough to cover the container from light so some extra work is needed until they get big enough to shade everything below. Have fun, I still screw things up to this day but if you enjoy the challenge the rewards are great.
@@AeroponicGrowers How are the buckets shortness transforms the system in a low LPA? isn't it dependant on the droplet size more than the height of the bucket? thks for all the amazing work by the way.
@@MrLeonfs low LPA is hydroponics. So it depends on how big you want your roots to be. Droplet size matters with high pressure aeroponics HPA because the roots have much more surface area that the droplets can fit into. Low pressure LPA the droplets combine to make a stringy hydroponic root.
@@AeroponicGrowers Sorry, the low "word" was kept on mistake. When I wrote the message I started writing the whole phrase and then decided to go with the acronym but forgot to remove the low word. So what you are saying is that LPA is in reality hidroponics not aeroponics? I guess with LPA you get more water accumulated at the bottom, and if the bucket is short then the risk of the roots being exposed to a hydro solution is higher.
@@MrLeonfs yes LPA produces the same root system as hydroponics. In one of my videos I just cut a hose and let it spray inside the container growing huge roots to show how easy LPA is. It’s okay if the roots are submerged at the bottom because the top half is exposed to air. As long as that nutrient water is constantly being sprayed back up to the top of the roots, half your container can be full. It’s like a DWC system but with misters! The difference with high pressure is you can grow root vegetables like potatoes. High pressure roots adapt quickly to soil, low pressure roots have to change over from stringy hydroponic roots. In one of the videos with cannabis you can see the plants with the white lids are in low pressure constant rubbing nutrient water. The black lids are 50 gallon containers doing high pressure. You can see how the plants are very, very similar. The benefit of high pressure is its ability to clone very quickly for plants going into any medium. This speed allows for a person to add 1 more grow in during the year. So it’s not always that aeroponics is superb, rather it’s fast and very efficient throughout a year.
So you have pump -> check valve -> release valve -> pressure switch -> gauge -> tank -> solenoid -> misters.
Having an issue where my pump turns on shortly every time I mist. It must sense the pressure is low for a second turn on the pump and turn off right away. Still trying to diagnose...
Check the pressure inside your bladder tank, make sure it's pressurized with air about 3 psi under the low point of the pressure switch. The pressure in the tank isn't going down enough so the pump can refill it, or there isn't enough pressure in the bladder and you're just filling the tank with liquid. Have fun!
awesome looking setup, where did you get those buckets with feet from?
angljhdl thanks, like the title says “Slucket” you can see the prototype and sign up for release dates at www.aeroponicgrowers.com/slucket
I just discovered you after a new interest in aero. I had been eyeing those slucket buckets as well. Crazy how small this world is. I see you are no longer chilling the accumulator tank with your freeze tubes.... How are you keeping the nutes at 68f?
After the testing of the Slucket prototype I found it didn’t yield more than the systems original posiflow design. The buckets are too short and ends up being low pressure aeroponics. I’m using a chiller to keep nutrients cool, but I have one system setup with a 64 gallon commander tote which just has the reservoir sitting inside on the bottom. It’s winter here so keeping the overall room cool is easier while the sealed tents keep the heat in. Another thing is my nutrients have gotten warmer than 68f for years now and there definitely is a point when things get bad but when I can keep the chamber cooler than the plants it still works. Like in the beginning the plants aren’t large enough to cover the container from light so some extra work is needed until they get big enough to shade everything below. Have fun, I still screw things up to this day but if you enjoy the challenge the rewards are great.
@@AeroponicGrowers How are the buckets shortness transforms the system in a low LPA? isn't it dependant on the droplet size more than the height of the bucket? thks for all the amazing work by the way.
@@MrLeonfs low LPA is hydroponics. So it depends on how big you want your roots to be. Droplet size matters with high pressure aeroponics HPA because the roots have much more surface area that the droplets can fit into. Low pressure LPA the droplets combine to make a stringy hydroponic root.
@@AeroponicGrowers Sorry, the low "word" was kept on mistake. When I wrote the message I started writing the whole phrase and then decided to go with the acronym but forgot to remove the low word. So what you are saying is that LPA is in reality hidroponics not aeroponics? I guess with LPA you get more water accumulated at the bottom, and if the bucket is short then the risk of the roots being exposed to a hydro solution is higher.
@@MrLeonfs yes LPA produces the same root system as hydroponics. In one of my videos I just cut a hose and let it spray inside the container growing huge roots to show how easy LPA is. It’s okay if the roots are submerged at the bottom because the top half is exposed to air. As long as that nutrient water is constantly being sprayed back up to the top of the roots, half your container can be full. It’s like a DWC system but with misters! The difference with high pressure is you can grow root vegetables like potatoes. High pressure roots adapt quickly to soil, low pressure roots have to change over from stringy hydroponic roots. In one of the videos with cannabis you can see the plants with the white lids are in low pressure constant rubbing nutrient water. The black lids are 50 gallon containers doing high pressure. You can see how the plants are very, very similar. The benefit of high pressure is its ability to clone very quickly for plants going into any medium. This speed allows for a person to add 1 more grow in during the year. So it’s not always that aeroponics is superb, rather it’s fast and very efficient throughout a year.