Re: Pumpkins in the Mist
- To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Pumpkins in the Mist
- From: K* &* C* M*
- Date: Wed, 21 Apr 1999 08:35:25 -0700
Kevin
Misting is vital here in the West. Having contract turkeys has enabled
me to work quite a bit with cooling. Misters I believe should be kept
for cooling and not watering. Two different and complete systems should
be in place I believe. Low admittance per hour is better. 1 gallon per
hour / head, I have found out is enough to cool the air, which is the
main goal. These emitters at a spacing of 4 -6 feet seem to do the
trick and upwind from the prevailing summer wind if any. Height should
be high enough where the mist just reaches the leaves for cooling, maybe
6 - 10 feet. A booster pump will work and have seen them in poultry
houses. Having good piping and fittings is a must because of the
pressure. I have seen a booster pumps set at 400 psi. Why so high?.
At that pressure you break the water molecule and create not a mist, but
a fog, which is actually ideal. Haven't got that far in the patch and
still working in the turkeys houses. If you are near some kind of
poultry production like i am, you can find these things at a poultry
equipment distributor. Someone just recently was talking about dosatrons
and dosamatic medicators for fertilizing. I also use them very
extensively in the birds for cleaning and preventative bird health. In
year's over I have found the dosatron to be quite a piece of junk. The
dosamatic is a good medicator, but depending on gallon age i.e. 20 or 40
gallons/ minute they are pricey (aprox. $280 - 450.).
Ken
TURKEYMAN
On Wed, 21 Apr 1999 10:30:53 -0400 Kevin Holman
<Kevin.Holman@bentley.com> writes:
>Can anyone give me some advice/info on building a misting system -
>what type
>of heads to use, spacing for the risers, riser height, is a pressure
>regulator required, misting frequency, disease likelihood, etc...
>
>
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