Will floranectar, liquid karma, or florablend clog pressure compensated drippers even if im using an inline filter..?
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The PC Drippers known in the market today achieve their constant flow rate by constricting the water outlet as a function of the pressure in the pipe. At a low pressure, the outlet orifice is large, letting water flow out easily. In a higher pressure the outlet orifice is constricted compensating for the increase in pressure and therefore allowing the same amount of water out. As a result, in medium to high pressures the outlet is reduced dramatically to 0.02 mm2 and the compensation relies entirely on a very small orifice. The small flow path is then vulnerable to clogging due to sediment collecting in that region. Since the outlet becomes so small, any dirt will clog the water path, preventing water from flowing out.
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I figure the soaker hose has 360 degrees of porosity, so it would take longer to clog. If I find that fancy stuff being retailed somewhere I'll drop you a line.those things clog when u put nutes thru them.
I ran drippers about 4 hours before I gave up on them. It was just long enough to feed once, off four hours, and then when they were to come on again, they were clogged. That was with tapwater and PBP though, and I haven't tried it out with R/O and/or chems. Pump may have been too much on a short line though, cuz they were pressure-compensating.Have you considered not using drippers at all. A fert filter will pressure compensate pretty well. I gave up on drippers a long time ago and haven't looked back.