are you guys using battery powered power strips with aeroponics pumps?

[TREE KING]

im about to switch from hydro to aeroponics and one of my concerns is how the plants stay alive during a power outage and also what do you do while changing the water in the res. someone at a grow store mentioned battery powered power strips. what do you guys recommend in this situation? it would be best if the pump can keep running for up to like a 5 hour power outage if possible

 

[georgeforeman]

i use a 1000w UPS backup battery. It works well, but for about 8 hours for my 4 pumps at 1 min on, 6 min off (depends on pumps frequency and watts).

 

[TREE KING]

i use a 1000w UPS backup battery. It works well, but for about 8 hours for my 4 pumps at 1 min on, 6 min off (depends on pumps frequency and watts).

i was told the pump i would be using is around 60 watts and its 1 minute on, 5 minutes off. what would you recommend for me? 1000w for me would be kind of high no?

can you please explain how this backup battery works?

 

[Anti]

A UPS (uninterrupted power supply) is like a power strip that has a rechargeable battery. They were invented for computer users who could lose valuable data if their power kicked off before they had saved everything. Most businesses have them.

So it plugs into the wall like normal and uses normal electricity from your socket. But then when the power goes out, instead of losing your data, you have x minutes of power. Depending on how much power you are using, you'll need a bigger or smaller UPS. The thousand watter will last longer during a longer power interruption than the 500w will.

 

[TREE KING]

A UPS (uninterrupted power supply) is like a power strip that has a rechargeable battery. They were invented for computer users who could lose valuable data if their power kicked off before they had saved everything. Most businesses have them.

So it plugs into the wall like normal and uses normal electricity from your socket. But then when the power goes out, instead of losing your data, you have x minutes of power. Depending on how much power you are using, you'll need a bigger or smaller UPS. The thousand watter will last longer during a longer power interruption than the 500w will.

nice Anti! thats exactly what i need. how many watts battery do you guys recommend i buy? how many hours would a 500 watt battery last in my situation?

 

[Anti]

Buy the biggest one you can afford. That way if your power is off for 12 hours, you might keep your plants alive without manual watering.

 

[TREE KING]

Buy the biggest one you can afford. That way if your power is off for 12 hours, you might keep your plants alive without manual watering.

do you think the 1000 watt would keep my one pump powered for 12 hours?

what do i do when im changing the res? should i keep a second small res filled with water so when im changing the main one i can get water from the other one?

 

[pip313]

Me personally, I havent had a power failure yet but had 2 pumps die. Make sure you build redundancy into the system, the best would be to build 2 seperate sprayer systems that each cover the entire root area that way if 1 breaks your plants don't die.

 

[TREE KING]

Me personally, I havent had a power failure yet but had 2 pumps die. Make sure you build redundancy into the system, the best would be to build 2 seperate sprayer systems that each cover the entire root area that way if 1 breaks your plants don't die.

very good point pip313. is there a way to do that with this type of a system below?
http://www.progressive-growth.com/proddetail.php?prod=24004B

 

[georgeforeman]

Me personally, I havent had a power failure yet but had 2 pumps die. Make sure you build redundancy into the system, the best would be to build 2 seperate sprayer systems that each cover the entire root area that way if 1 breaks your plants don't die.

use 2 pumps with check valves. Set each to 1 on 10 off and stagger them.

as for the ups battery, check out this site
http://www.apc.com/products/runtime_for_extendedruntime.cfm?upsfamily=165

so if you got a 670w ups, your pump is 60w and runs 10min/hr, this should give you at least 18 hrs.

 

[TREE KING]

use 2 pumps with check valves. Set each to 1 on 10 off and stagger them.

as for the ups battery, check out this site
http://www.apc.com/products/runtime_for_extendedruntime.cfm?upsfamily=165

so if you got a 670w ups, your pump is 60w and runs 10min/hr, this should give you at least 18 hrs.

great info thanks. are you sure i can do the 2 pumps with the system im using? i posted a link in my last post. i think im gonna just go head and get the 1000 watt battery and call it a day.

 

[georgeforeman]

great info thanks. are you sure i can do the 2 pumps with the system im using? i posted a link in my last post. i think im gonna just go head and get the 1000 watt battery and call it a day.

you just need 2 inline pumps on 2 timers.

 

[TREE KING]

you just need 2 inline pumps on 2 timers.

thanks!