RDWC or IWS flood and drain.... GO!

[Nanook]

Hi all,

I am considering a PROPER home made RDWC system OR a flood and drain.

This will be for my outside grow room once done ( inside ones are going, cant wait to have a proper area again! )

Either system will be 6 or 8 plants.

My worry is noise of a RDWC and cost of running - ie pumps, chiller, etc etc.

My worry with IWS is ive never ran it, cheaper systems like my old DWC use crappy pipes that are too thin and block so flood risks, etc and those damn pebbles... got I picked hundreds of them up last time I used them.

Thoughts all.... Looking for good yeilds, as little maintenance as possible :D

[Nanook]

So looking into it,
An 8000l per hour pump uses about 70w
A hailea HC300 uses 400w
A Hailea silent airpump uses 35w

Thats 505w just to run a RDWC system.

Over a month based on 17p per unit of leccy, thats £62.50 or so a month without lights, fans, etc.

As far as I can tell, a flood and drain systen uses 6x 15m a day at max usage. This is also a maxijet 1000 pump using 13w.
Over a month this equates to £00.08p

Fair saving...

[Josh]

So looking into it,
An 8000l per hour pump uses about 70w
A hailea HC300 uses 400w
A Hailea silent airpump uses 35w

Thats 505w just to run a RDWC system.

Over a month based on 17p per unit of leccy, thats £62.50 or so a month without lights, fans, etc.

As far as I can tell, a flood and drain systen uses 6x 15m a day at max usage. This is also a maxijet 1000 pump using 13w.
Over a month this equates to £00.08p

Fair saving...

I would go flood and drain bro, I just simplified all my grooms and it was the best decision I've ever made! My chiller is now collecting dust

I can't stand rdwc/dwc too many chances for disaster to strike

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[TTL]

So looking into it,
An 8000l per hour pump uses about 70w
A hailea HC300 uses 400w
A Hailea silent airpump uses 35w

Thats 505w just to run a RDWC system.

Over a month based on 17p per unit of leccy, thats £62.50 or so a month without lights, fans, etc.

As far as I can tell, a flood and drain systen uses 6x 15m a day at max usage. This is also a maxijet 1000 pump using 13w.
Over a month this equates to £00.08p

Fair saving...

I would go flood and drain bro, I just simplified all my grooms and it was the best decision I've ever made! My chiller is now collecting dust

I can't stand rdwc/dwc too many chances for disaster to strike

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What did you switch to Josh?

[TTL]

Alien system! Do it! Mini is going to be in here telling me to shut up. Ha.

[Gward20]

The only thing with building a rdwc system in trying to find good bulkheads. I was looking into building one but the bulkheads are expensive and they are hard to find in 2 inch

[Matt]

40mm solvent weld works out at best price per size i used it on my last system and it all worked ok but anything bigger seems to double up in price as you go

[Nanook]

DIY Flood and Drain. ALL DAY LONG dude.



PS - you deleted the pics of mine in my 1st diary here when you did some mucking about with the gallery, or you could have had a look at it.

In the words of shaggy..... wasnt me hahahaa ;)
Go get pics marcus :D

[Nanook]

The only thing with building a rdwc system in trying to find good bulkheads. I was looking into building one but the bulkheads are expensive and they are hard to find in 2 inch

40mm I was looking at waste pipe :)

40mm solvent weld works out at best price per size i used it on my last system and it all worked ok but anything bigger seems to double up in price as you go

Yes, thats the ones :)

[Matt]

if uk then plumbnation does decent price and delivery i think thats who i used when i did my 4 pot ucdwc last year