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          | Subject:  drip tape and pump 
 
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          | From | Location | Message | Date Posted | 
		
            | sparcmat | Winston Salem, NC | The drip tape I'm using needs 6 PSI to drip.  I want to buy a pump that has enough dynamic head to push greater than 6 PSI and I found a rough calculation of 2.31xtotal dynamic head but this comes out to almost 14' of head.  Does this sound right to you?  What pumps have you guys been using? | 6/1/2016 10:23:11 AM | 
		
            | Engel's Great Pumpkins and Carvings | Menomonie, WI ([email protected]) | We had the have a limiter on the junction to the drip tape to reduce it to 6 PSI. The pump was like 30 PSI | 6/1/2016 1:02:07 PM | 
		
            | Darren C (Team Big-N-Orange) | Omaha, Ne. | I just use a pressure gage and recirculate the extra water back into the tank 
 
 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=239881
 
 
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            | So.Cal.Grower | Torrance, Ca. | Dang your tech Darren.
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            | Darren C (Team Big-N-Orange) | Omaha, Ne. | LOL simple is better I always say . Or maybe it's just the way my simple mind thinks | 6/3/2016 1:03:23 PM | 
		
            | WiZZy | Little-TON - Colorado | That offers longer life to the pump as well. | 6/3/2016 3:45:13 PM | 
		
            | baitman | Central Illinois | overflow like Darrens allows fresh water to pass through the pump to help cool it and reduces back pressure | 6/4/2016 10:49:20 AM | 
		
        
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