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Hydroponics and ram pump together

 
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I’m looking into starting hydroponics using the ram pump for watering. Is there a way to cause a “pause” in the pump for a time between watering? I don’t know if this makes sense... thanks in advance.   Nate               I don’t know which forum to post this on...
 
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nate sherve wrote:I’m looking into starting hydroponics using the ram pump for watering. Is there a way to cause a “pause” in the pump for a time between watering? I don’t know if this makes sense... thanks in advance.   Nate               I don’t know which forum to post this on...




A ram pump will normally pump a pulsed flow of water via using the pressure of water flowing from a stream.

Example ->

https://www.instructables.com/id/Hydraulic-Ram-Pump/


What I think you need is a tank to store the water until the time of need.       Or perhaps a fish pond so you could pump the water as you need it..

 
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I’m planning to use it for misting the water...
 
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