Blumats require a pressure below 15 psi, and nothing above 8 psi for BluSoak tape. Blumats act as additional pressure reducers; in systems that combine Blumats and BlukSoak tape, a 15psi pressure reducer can be used (IG14606). Blumats and BluSoak both hold an ideal pressure at about 3 psi. Common, inexpensive pressure reducers are essentially flow restrictors and don't actually lower pressure unless the flow exceeds optimal Blumat system range.
Description
Use this to restrict the flow of your system to 0.5GPH, great for BluSoak and EasySoak Systems alike.
If you use 100' of soaker hose, it will give a pint of water per foot, per 24 hours. If you use 50' of soaker hose, it will give two pint's per foot, per 24 hours. etc.
Flow Restrictor, 25' to 100' BluSoak, Assembled 8mm to 8mm, Green
Description
NOTE: This is only the inner ring of one of our flow restrictors. You may install this onto your spigot or supply line.
We also sell fully-assembled 'Blue' flow restrictors (IG16330) that can be easily attached to your system.
Flow restrictors function similarly to a pressure reducer. However, they regulate certain flow rates that should be implemented into your system.
We install flow restrictors in our BluSoak systems in order to restrict the total amount of water that can enter the system at a given time. This acts as a safety mechanism to ensure your system doesn't flood or water too rapidly in case of malfunctions.This 'Blue' version limits flow for our mega drip tape to 1 gallon/hour and should be installed when using lengths of BluSoak between 50 and 100 feet.
Description
Senninger 3/4" 10psi Pipe Thread Pressure Reducer Designed and built to rigorous standards, Senninger Pressure Regulators are known for their accuracy and reliable performance. *Not recommended for use in Blumat systems* Preset Operating Pressure: 10 psi Max Inlet Pressure: 90 psi Flow Rate: 0.5 - 15 GPM
Description
NOTE: This is only the inner ring of one of our flow restrictors. You may install this onto your spigot or supply line.
We also sell fully-assembled 'Green' flow restrictors (IG16329) that can be easily attached to your system.
Flow restrictors function similarly to a pressure reducer. However, they regulate certain flow rates that should be implemented into your system.
We install flow restrictors in our BluSoak systems in order to restrict the total amount of water that can enter the system at a given time. This acts as a safety mechanism to ensure your system doesn't flood or water too rapidly in case of malfunctions.This 'Green' version limits flow for our mega drip tape to 0.50 gallons/hour and should be installed when using lengths of BluSoak between 25 and 50 feet.
Description
This a pressure reducer used for if you need a higher pressure due to having a longer distance going from your hose bib to your plants, or if your water supply is going up so you need a little extra pressure to bring it up vertically.
Blumat systems need low pressure, much less than comes from normal house water connections. Some of our kits include a pressure reducer but if you'd like to install the other ones or the separate components to a home water system, you'll need one of these Pressure Reducers.
In gravity systems you'll also need one if your storage tank is high uphill. In Grow Rooms and Greenhouses with a reservoir for mixing nutrients, you can connect a small pressure pump to this and automatically feed your plants when you water. On one side it adapts to a 3/4" male hose thread and on the other directly to the Blumat 8 mm supply tube.
For BluSoak Systems, use a our 0.5bar Pressure Reducer (7psi) as our BluSoak doesn't like pressure over 10psi and can even split. Or use one of these and a flow restrictor alternatively.
Description
Senninger 3/4" 15psi Pipe Thread Pressure Reducer
Designed and built to rigorous standards, Senninger Pressure Regulators are known for their accuracy and reliable performance.
*Not recommended for use in Blumat systems*
Preset Operating Pressure: 15 psi
Max Inlet Pressure: 95 psi
Flow Rate: 0.5 - 7 GPM
Description
Use this to restrict the flow of your system to 0.5GPH, great for BluSoak and EasySoak Systems alike.
If you use 400' of soaker hose, it will give a pint of water per foot, per 24 hours. If you use 200' of soaker hose, it will give two pint's per foot, per 24 hours, etc.
Flow Restrictor, 100' to 200' BluSoak, Assembled 8mm to 8mm, Red
Description
Use this to restrict the flow of your system to 1GPH, great for BluSoak and EasySoak Systems alike.
If you use 200' of soaker hose, it will give a pint of water per foot, per 24 hours. If you use 100' of soaker hose, it will give two pint's per foot, per 24 hours, etc.
Flow Restrictor, 50' to 100' BluSoak, Assembled 8mm to 8mm, Blue
Description
Senninger 3/4" 25psi Hose Thread Pressure Reducer Designed and built to rigorous standards, Senninger Pressure Regulators are known for their accuracy and reliable performance. *Not recommended for use in Blumat systems* Preset Operating Pressure: 25 psi Max Inlet Pressure: 105 psi Flow Rate: 0.5 - 7 GPM
Description
This is the typical flow restrictor mis-named pressure reducer. They do reduce pressure but only if the flow range is at least 2 GPM. They work well in our EasyDrip and EasySoak systems but not in normal Blumat or BluSoak set-ups. They need at least 20 psi on the input side but not more than 120 psi.
Description
NOTE: This is only the inner ring of one of our flow restrictors. You may install this onto your spigot or supply line.
We also sell fully-assembled 'Red' flow restrictors (IG16331) that can be easily attached to your system.
Flow restrictors function similarly to a pressure reducer. However, they regulate certain flow rates that should be implemented into your system.
We install flow restrictors in our BluSoak systems in order to restrict the total amount of water that can enter the system at a given time. This acts as a safety mechanism to ensure your system doesn't flood or water too rapidly in case of malfunctions.
This 'Red' version limits flow for our mega drip tape to 2 gallons/hour and should be installed when using lengths of BluSoak between 100 to 200 feet.
