reddevil6 Posted October 3, 2020 Report Share Posted October 3, 2020 Stupid question but does the bottom of your pot need to be higher than the top of your waste catchment container? So with my pots on foam blocks the drain hole is still slightly lower than the top of my drain catchment, I'm assuming the pots will not drain if this is the case correct? I'm thinking I Might Have to put some holes in the side of the container to put the hoses through so its lower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merl1n Posted October 3, 2020 Report Share Posted October 3, 2020 "...does the bottom of your pot need to be higher than the top of your waste catchment container? " Not necessarily. It depends on the height of your outlet and the level of fluid in your catchment when the catchment is full.You want all of the fluid to drain from your pots. If the fluid level in the catchment, when full, is higher than the base of the pot, water will remain in the base of the pot and that can encourage rootrot.It also can depend on where you waste pipe enters your waste reservoir, if the waste pipe is higher than the pot base, it won't fully drainThe waste fluid will still flow out of the pot until the height of the fluid in your reservoir equals the height of the fluid in the pot. Once it reaches equilibrium, same level, the flow will stop. Here's a bit of a mud map to try an explain it a bit better Merl1n 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddevil6 Posted October 4, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2020 Thanks great info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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