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Central Illinois

How often are you cleaning your drip filters? I use a 200 mesh and pump liquid molasses and liquid kelp once per week and water as needed , sometimes boron mag and cal.

Sometimes the filter plugs in less than a minute,I flushed the tank out 3 weeks ago, I clean them with a bottle brush and blow them out with air.

6/19/2017 10:43:02 AM

JACKSON, WISCONSIN. ; )

Is it a mesh screen or the disk style? I had a mesh screen and threw it out it clogged all the time so I went to a disk filter works much better I clean it every time I water with particles in it I have to clean it when it slows down water flow the disk just requires a shake and a quick rinse and clean again

6/19/2017 10:56:27 AM

JACKSON, WISCONSIN. ; )

At the bar patch I hooked up a back flow to discharge zone so I could flush with clean water and only stop for a minute worked good but now I don't grow at the bar so I'll have to make something similar to it

6/19/2017 10:58:19 AM

Central Illinois

its a screen, about 7 inches long with 4 sections around it with about 5 screens in each section, I'll have to look up the disk filters forget what they look like

6/19/2017 1:12:40 PM

Torrance, Ca.

I clean my filters a couple times a week for each zone to avoid this. I also strain anything that might have chunks or small pieces that would clog things up.

Yes, I'm filing and straining daily. lol


I've use those " fine " cone shaped paint strainers. I've found the paint strainer bags are just not fine enough to get everything.

6/19/2017 1:48:27 PM

Torrance, Ca.

Filling*

6/19/2017 1:48:53 PM

JACKSON, WISCONSIN. ; )

I will take a picture and post it in my diary

6/19/2017 10:20:02 PM

JACKSON, WISCONSIN. ; )

What do you use to filer with ? I was thinking of a paint strainer as I have not hooked up fully my new system

6/19/2017 10:20:53 PM

Torrance, Ca.

The paint strainer bags still let small things through and they clog my stuff. I've found the cone style ( fine straining ) work great and stop most everything. All that extra gunk gets thrown in the veggie garden.:)

6/19/2017 11:30:30 PM

Owensboro, Ky.

cone style strainers...like coffee filters? Peace, Wayne

6/20/2017 12:02:18 AM

Torrance, Ca.

Kind of Wayne but there're made for painting with solvents.

Any Sherwin Williams paint store carries them.

6/20/2017 2:24:02 AM

Central Illinois

I recleaned the tank, it looked like Humic acid was on the bottom but I don't think I used it this year.I haven't been straining the mixes first so that's been the problem.

6/20/2017 8:28:45 AM