I’m looking to make a automated system to water 4 plants in a 4x4 in coco I have tried to use a VIVOSUN 1000L pump drip system it does not work as intended so my question is there anyone out there who has built a reliable auto watering system for coco and if so how strong does the pump need to be did I just buy shit sprayers ? I bought red adjustable ones on Amazon but they don’t spray more like they just leak lol I have a strong feeling it’s the pump not being strong enough any help would be appreciated
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Drop a link to the drippers. Make sure you didn’t have an air pocket trapped in the pump.
Describe or show us a pic of the setup.
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Ah the shrublers, hate those things… but that pump should run several of them
ATM I have it laying on the floor not in the plants pots as I’m trying to test it and get them to run should the waterline be lower then the pots drip emitters?
Or should I put the res way up high to maybe get pressure from gravity as well lol idk
Take the sprayers off and leave open lines, then turn the pump on and roll it around underwater to release any trapped air. See if that works.
Wait, are those sprayers running off the button drippers???
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I’ll try that now
This is the jist of how I have it setup
I built a system that uses a float switch to top feed using drippers and then wicks from the bottom like a hempy bucket. When the wicking pulls up a little water it turns on the drippers again. I use it with coco.
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Try testing that w/ open lines to make sure it works… but I suspect you will have to remove the button drippers to use those red top sprayers… or just swap back to the stakes that came w/ the kit.
Just reading the specs on the amazon page says the recommend 40psi to run those… 
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Can you send me some sprayers that would work??
Do you have the stakes that came w/ the vivosun kit you linked? Can just use those.
Can confirm. Aquarium pumps don’t get to a high enough pressure to push through emitters. I tried 
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I want to be able to water the whole 5 gallon pot well so if I need a new pump or new sprayers I’ll gladly buy it
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4 x 5 gallon pots
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And I’ve seen in action and can say it works pretty good to kinda like a flood and drain 
if I’m not mistaken also @lefthandseeds has a thread on it around here somewhere if I’m not mistaken ps @icestrmz420 I would definitely check Lefty’s set up bro he made it out of buckets and stuff super practical
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Okay I’ll have a look I’ll build it as well doesn’t matter to me I just need something reliable those droppers that. Came with it suck to
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