kelticBlue
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. . . .Swampy rock blues. And I loved Dr John in the 70s. What a cool vibe.
That is my thing from days gone by. Swamp music!
Radogast's Hi-Brix Basement Grow - New Location - New Soil - New Experiences
Tead's words for the uninformed....
Mardi Gras Indians are friggin awesome. The costumes... all hand made.... mind blowing!
Mardi Gras Indians are friggin awesome. The costumes... all hand made.... mind blowing!
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I think I paid $2.88 at GoodWill. This was the largest of 3.
The plastic seal ring isn't staying in place, i'm thinking of gluing. Any suggestions on glue? (silicon seal is aromatic - white glue probably won't hold.)
Tead's words for the uninformed....
Mardi Gras Indians are friggin awesome. The costumes... all hand made.... mind blowing!
I don't think Tead watched it, most folks in New Orleans didn't, but the HBO series Treme featured a colorful viewpoint on the life of a displaced and returning Indian chief. Fascinating to me. The creators of the series tried hard to be culturally sensitive and respectful of the diversity of New Orleans traditions. Outside of that, I have only glimpsed New Orleans Indians once from 3 blocks away, in the dark, as they were headed away.
Considering the recent topics, some of you might like to see what we did yesterday with beads from New Orleans ==> Beads
Oh dude... you hit that nail directly on the head. This is even the first words I've heard about the idea of following a chief around after the storm. Not gonna dig up the episodes, but thanks for the insight.
You can totally walk with tons of them all day long on many occasions around NOLA. Hell... you can even go BBQ with them underneath the highway.
The Iko Iko song is about Indians. The groups of Indians used to roam the city and fight... actually physical battles.... very ganglike. They had individuals that served various rolls in the groups.
There were spotters/ambassadors wearing green that went out and found other groups....
"See that guy all dressed in green? I-KO, I-KO, un-day.
He's not a man, he's a lov-in' ma-chine"
Fighters wore red....
"Look at my king all dressed in red I-ko, I-ko, un-day.
I bet-cha five dol-lars he'll kill you dead, jock-a-mo fee na-né"
There's just a ton of interesting history to be had with the Indians. Then, you can go walk with them. Reasons I stay.....
Treme was a great show...some great music...I'm pretty sure my first exposure to Iko Iko was a Long John Baldry rendition...late 60's/early 70's?...Maybe dr. John?...seventies were kinda' blurry!??...lolool...was a campfire regular(and I don't mean boy scout!...lolool...) along with some cannabis/hallucinogenic drug inspired bongo sessions...
...Oh...and Rad...the garden continues to impress!...cheerz...h00k...
...Oh...and Rad...the garden continues to impress!...cheerz...h00k...
Hey Rad! Congrats on the Ace harvest, looks great! The LST training on the carnival clone, it's awesome how she rebounds so strong.
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Feeling a little frustrated about adding a non-pressurized reservoir to the RO system
I was gifted a 220 liter (58 gallon) rain barrel from the city. It has pre-drilled holes at spigot height, hempy hole height, and 2 up near the top.
My goals are A)increase water storage capacity in the RO system, and B) minimize the impact on the refrigerator and sink spigot when I drain all the water out of the Reverse Osmosis(RO) system.
My first plan was to install a larger, non-pressurized reservoir with a simple, RO compatible float valve. Water is removed from the reservoir, reservoir is refilled from the RO system, float valve shuts off the refilling process when the reservoir is filled. This gives me the larger water capacity but it also increases the problem of draining the water pressure from the RO system.
With a 4 gallon pressurized RO tank, the most I can drain is 2-3 gallons and the system is empty. The RO system regains pressure (becomes available to others) as the pressurized tank refills.
With a 4 gallon pressurized RO tank + a larger reservoir, I can drain many more gallons. As soon as the RO system begins refilling, all the water goes to the reservoir until the float valve shuts the water use off - THEN the RO system regains pressure (becomes available to others) as the pressurized tank refills.
The enhancement I would like to add is a minimum pressure valve, a valve that won't open to refill the reservoir until there is a minimum pressure (say 20-30 PSI) in the RO system and pressurized tank. That way the RO system will always maintain some pressure to the refrigerator and sink. The water pressure may be low, so the sink spigot will run slower, but it will always run (unless the system is drained by the sink spigot.)
The minimum pressure valve I imagine has a simple mechanical back pressure (a metal spring or air bladder,) preferably adjustable. My problem is finding a name or a supplier for such a switch where the default setting is closed with water pressure required to open the valve.
When I started looking, I imagined they might combine the float valve with a minimum pressure switch, but I can't find that either.
At least I have a 220 liter green rain barrel !
I was gifted a 220 liter (58 gallon) rain barrel from the city. It has pre-drilled holes at spigot height, hempy hole height, and 2 up near the top.
My goals are A)increase water storage capacity in the RO system, and B) minimize the impact on the refrigerator and sink spigot when I drain all the water out of the Reverse Osmosis(RO) system.
My first plan was to install a larger, non-pressurized reservoir with a simple, RO compatible float valve. Water is removed from the reservoir, reservoir is refilled from the RO system, float valve shuts off the refilling process when the reservoir is filled. This gives me the larger water capacity but it also increases the problem of draining the water pressure from the RO system.
With a 4 gallon pressurized RO tank, the most I can drain is 2-3 gallons and the system is empty. The RO system regains pressure (becomes available to others) as the pressurized tank refills.
With a 4 gallon pressurized RO tank + a larger reservoir, I can drain many more gallons. As soon as the RO system begins refilling, all the water goes to the reservoir until the float valve shuts the water use off - THEN the RO system regains pressure (becomes available to others) as the pressurized tank refills.
The enhancement I would like to add is a minimum pressure valve, a valve that won't open to refill the reservoir until there is a minimum pressure (say 20-30 PSI) in the RO system and pressurized tank. That way the RO system will always maintain some pressure to the refrigerator and sink. The water pressure may be low, so the sink spigot will run slower, but it will always run (unless the system is drained by the sink spigot.)
The minimum pressure valve I imagine has a simple mechanical back pressure (a metal spring or air bladder,) preferably adjustable. My problem is finding a name or a supplier for such a switch where the default setting is closed with water pressure required to open the valve.
When I started looking, I imagined they might combine the float valve with a minimum pressure switch, but I can't find that either.
At least I have a 220 liter green rain barrel !
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Blessed Summer Solstice, longest day of the year !
Keep it green 
Have a taste of Ace Mix, we are thinking of calling her Agatha
Keep it green Have a taste of Ace Mix, we are thinking of calling her Agatha
Rado, I had a pump at the lake that I used for flushing and outside water. It was a pump/tank combination that you can get from any big box hardware place, with a valve that would turn on at a low pressure point, and then off when it reached a high - kept pressure in the system. The valve would get iffy over the years and I'd have to get in there and clean the contacts, and I had cause to look for replacements. I think you can still get them. Look for pressure switches for shallow water pumps.
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Rado, I had a pump at the lake that I used for flushing and outside water. It was a pump/tank combination that you can get from any big box hardware place, with a valve that would turn on at a low pressure point, and then off when it reached a high - kept pressure in the system. The valve would get iffy over the years and I'd have to get in there and clean the contacts, and I had cause to look for replacements. I think you can still get them. Look for pressure switches for shallow water pumps.
Thanks but I want the opposite: ON at high pressure and OFF at low pressure.
The RO system itself has the OFF at high pressure, ON at low pressure kind of switch.
Since ON at low pressure is much more common, Google makes it hard to search for what I want.
ummm.... could it be as simple as reversing the wires in the thing so that the on and off are reversed?
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Possibly, but it could be even more simple, like a balloon pressed against a round opening. They have been making this kind of switch for decades, maybe centuries. I just can't find the name!
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Blazinjones
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Hey rad what did u end up getting for a dried weight for ur ace harvest??
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Dry weight was 120 grams = 4 and 1/4 oz.
Not a record breaker, but a good steady entry in the over 2.5 oz crowd of girls - The size I want to see in the flower area.
We are now calling the free Ace seed: Agatha.
Why not use a check valve. I've seen them with opening pressure listed. I think it was on McMaster I found them one time.
mouser
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Funny guy
Oh... we were looking for something for you instead of entertaining me.... sorry... the colored balloons distracted me.
I want one tho.... dunno why... they just look fun. They have lots of low mobility activation devices that I'm certain could be used as some sort of animal toy activator.
The wheels... they never stop dammit!
KingstonRabbi
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Blessed Summer Solstice, longest day of the year !
Have a taste of Ace Mix, we are thinking of calling her Agatha
Happy Solstice, Agatha and Rad! Thanks for reminder. I was hoping my new seeds would be here by now, still managed to get a seed in soil before sundown last night. (9 pm)