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Posted by Ken on 7/27/2007, 8:16 am, in reply to "iron clogging" We suggest you run the system long enough to get the acid, or chlorine, well into all components. This could take an hour or so. (Some folks have injected colored dyes to see how long this takes.) Then shut the system off and let it "soak" for about an hour. Finally, flush it through. This helps to dissolve any built up iron deposits. If you are doing this, the problem might indeed be that you must increase the level of the acid, or chlorine, being injected. I hope this helps. Ken --Previous Message--
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Though we have known many farmers to have success with the products you mention, we've found 66° Silfuric Acid to work best. Muriatic Acid works well too. However, I wonder if the agent is really the problem. How are you using it?
: I am using .5gph drip to irrigate hops and
: have run into problems with iron clogging in
: some of my tube. Have used chlorine
: followed by n-phuric to lower the ph into
: the 2.5-4 range to remove remaining iron.
: Have had some success, but not to the level
: I need. I have also tried drip-a-tron ( no
: success) and a product from ch2o(no
: success). I would like to know if anyone
: has a product (muriatic,phophoric,hydrogen
: peroxide) that they have used that worked
: for them or do I need to lower my ph more?
: The tube is clean inside until you cut open
: an emitter and I find a reddish brown
: deposit under the diaphragm and in the
: channels. Any information would be
: appreciated.
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