Pump, Line, Airstone Sizing - Aquaponic Gardening2024-03-29T08:04:41Zhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/forum/topics/pump-line-airstone-sizing?commentId=4778851%3AComment%3A450600&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noDoes it hum at all and if not…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-03-17:4778851:Comment:4506002013-03-17T16:12:47.059ZJim Fiskhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/JimFisk
<p>Does it hum at all and if not have you done a an ohms test to ck for continuity? I have found I have to rebuild brand new equipment all the time these days to get them to work right. Started doing that way back in the 70's. About the time Chinese crap started taking over. Paid 3000.00 for a carving machine back then (probably 10k today) and I had to redesign the spindles after the bearings failed during the first week of operation.</p>
<p>I use a motor driven diaphragm pump made in the late…</p>
<p>Does it hum at all and if not have you done a an ohms test to ck for continuity? I have found I have to rebuild brand new equipment all the time these days to get them to work right. Started doing that way back in the 70's. About the time Chinese crap started taking over. Paid 3000.00 for a carving machine back then (probably 10k today) and I had to redesign the spindles after the bearings failed during the first week of operation.</p>
<p>I use a motor driven diaphragm pump made in the late 60's that runs perfectly day in and day out. I got 2 of them out of the metal pile at the dump a few yrs. back. They were used for (and were still installed in) <a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2772234400?profile=original"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2772234400?profile=original" width="640"/></a>exhaust gas analyzers and I see them on ebay all the time. It is about the size of a small airbrush compressor and built like a brick shit house unlike the hobby air pumps of today.<br/> <br/> <cite>Jeremiah Robinson said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://community.theaquaponicsource.com/forum/topics/pump-line-airstone-sizing?commentId=4778851%3AComment%3A450742&xg_source=msg_com_forum#4778851Comment450742"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Hi Jim,</p>
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<p>My pump has turned out to be a dud. I took it apart and put it back together and didn't find anything wrong. </p>
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<p>I've tried to contact the seller on AliExpress, and haven't gotten a response. I guess the lesson for me it to buy American, or at least from a company with an office here for customer service. Saving the $10 turned out not to be worth it. </p>
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<p>I think I'm going to buy an EcoPlus or Coralife pump instead, but I'll contact the manufacturer first to make sure they think it can handle my load.</p>
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</blockquote> Hi Jim,
My pump has turned o…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-03-17:4778851:Comment:4507422013-03-17T15:14:25.589ZJeremiah Robinsonhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/JeremiahRobinson
<p>Hi Jim,</p>
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<p>My pump has turned out to be a dud. I took it apart and put it back together and didn't find anything wrong. </p>
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<p>I've tried to contact the seller on AliExpress, and haven't gotten a response. I guess the lesson for me it to buy American, or at least from a company with an office here for customer service. Saving the $10 turned out not to be worth it. </p>
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<p>I think I'm going to buy an EcoPlus or Coralife pump instead, but I'll contact the…</p>
<p>Hi Jim,</p>
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<p>My pump has turned out to be a dud. I took it apart and put it back together and didn't find anything wrong. </p>
<p></p>
<p>I've tried to contact the seller on AliExpress, and haven't gotten a response. I guess the lesson for me it to buy American, or at least from a company with an office here for customer service. Saving the $10 turned out not to be worth it. </p>
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<p>I think I'm going to buy an EcoPlus or Coralife pump instead, but I'll contact the manufacturer first to make sure they think it can handle my load.</p> Hey Jeremiah, what was the ou…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-03-16:4778851:Comment:4505262013-03-16T14:35:47.617ZJim Fiskhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/JimFisk
<p>Hey Jeremiah, what was the outcome? This could be a learning moment for many. That type should easily blow at even a 330 gal ibc. depth.(@45") They are known to be very noisy so we would love to hear your views on that as well.</p>
<p>Hey Jeremiah, what was the outcome? This could be a learning moment for many. That type should easily blow at even a 330 gal ibc. depth.(@45") They are known to be very noisy so we would love to hear your views on that as well.</p> I wonder if there's any "brea…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-03-13:4778851:Comment:4494752013-03-13T15:21:15.355ZDavid - WIhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/DavidWI
<p>I wonder if there's any "break-in" time for those pumps?</p>
<p>The description says "<span>new type wearable material for the cylinder and piston" so maybe just letting it run for an hour would cause it to "loosen up" and make more pressure?</span></p>
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<p><span>Kind of a long shot, but maybe it's just a little bit tight and needs to wear in. </span></p>
<p>I wonder if there's any "break-in" time for those pumps?</p>
<p>The description says "<span>new type wearable material for the cylinder and piston" so maybe just letting it run for an hour would cause it to "loosen up" and make more pressure?</span></p>
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<p><span>Kind of a long shot, but maybe it's just a little bit tight and needs to wear in. </span></p> The line isn't blowing any bu…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-03-13:4778851:Comment:4494712013-03-13T15:05:40.039ZJeremiah Robinsonhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/JeremiahRobinson
<p>The line isn't blowing any bubbles at depth even when I take off the air stone. Guessing it's defective. Thanks a lot. This was really helpful.</p>
<p>The line isn't blowing any bubbles at depth even when I take off the air stone. Guessing it's defective. Thanks a lot. This was really helpful.</p> I would unhook the airstones…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-03-12:4778851:Comment:4487862013-03-12T17:37:34.877ZDavid - WIhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/DavidWI
<p>I would unhook the airstones and put the airline in the water... and see how far down you can go before the bubbles stop.</p>
<p>According to the specs, your pump <em>should</em> be able to pump air down to the bottom of your tank and still have enough pressure to power your airstones. If it can't blow bubbles at the bottom of the tank without the airstones, I would say the pump is defective or at least not meeting it's own specs.</p>
<p>If the pump makes vigorous bubbles with the bare line…</p>
<p>I would unhook the airstones and put the airline in the water... and see how far down you can go before the bubbles stop.</p>
<p>According to the specs, your pump <em>should</em> be able to pump air down to the bottom of your tank and still have enough pressure to power your airstones. If it can't blow bubbles at the bottom of the tank without the airstones, I would say the pump is defective or at least not meeting it's own specs.</p>
<p>If the pump makes vigorous bubbles with the bare line at the bottom of your tank, then I would say your airstones are plugged or contaminated... they are supposed to only cost less then 0.25 psi drop themselves.</p>