Has any one tried to bottom feed there ds house from a tank? Just woundering if that would work or just stick with sucking up through the top?
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It would keep the hose out of the way better but make trouble shooting harder when you have a problem pulling mix. Ive been think about this too and wondering why others dont do this. Im curious of the responses.
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The reason 99% of guys do it through the top is because bulkhead fittings will eventually leak SH. And sometimes catastrophically. Just ask @squidskc
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We drilled a hole the diameter of the hose then ran the hose through a piece of pvc then put the filter on the end. It keeps it from floating around
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I do this way too. I know most do the top way, but if you pull that pipe from the injector, you’ll see there’s HEAPS of pressure pushing the mix into the injector rather than drawing up and over.
I note the leak potential - thankfully after four years, no leak! (Not saying it can’t happen though)
Drop stick seems the best route.
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What’s the advantage of bottom feeding a DS hose? Is there something wrong with going through the top?
There are no benefits really, only ones that I find useful like…
I don’t have a drain on mine, so I use it to drain chemical off to my sprayer.
It uses all of the chemical down to the last drop.
It’s gravity fed, so the chemicals are forced into the injector. Whether or not this makes a difference, I don’t know.
If you’re going to bottom feed, I’d highly recommend a tray or drip shield under the thing and if you can fit it a bucket with a hose run outside under the trailer or flatbed where the chem tank is.
I lost 35 gallons all over my shop floor and about passed out when I opened the shop door.
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Spills aren’t the only liability, I had a small drip out of mine, it slowly ate the wood on the deck
Yes…build one out of sprinkler risers and elbows with a barb for like $8. So much easier
Ive seen this happen it literally ate the knots out the wood.
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