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  • From: robert schuler <sunnfarm AT bellatlantic.net>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Inflation blower for off-grid hoophouse(?)
  • Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2004 20:13:44 -0500

> I just replaced a greenhouse blower this morning. Its the standard Dayton
> 4C440 used on almost every hoophouse, I usually get 10 years of non stop use
> from them. Dayton lists only one 12 volt dc model its the 2C646 its roughly
> the same size as the 4c440 except a bit over powered drawing 5 amps and
> putting out 176 cu. ft per minute. Just as a rule of thumb the 4C440 will
> inflate two 40x96' layers very nicely while drawing .4 amps and 60 cu fpm.

Sunny Meadow Farm
Bridgeton, NJ.

>

>
> Allan Balliett2/27/04 7:48 AM
>
> > One would thing that by this point in time someone would be marketing
> > a self-contained solar blower for inflating the layers of a
> > hoophouse. Gosh, they've done it for cooling Panama hats!!!
> >
> > If you have any ideas for doing this, of know of a source for a
> > 12vold low watt low amp blower/fan or a source for used or low cost
> > controllers/panels/batteries, please let me know.
> >
>
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