
2019-04-12
417-459M
NP2540
Fertilizer Rates
102
The following text information is
supplied from CDS-John
Blue Company publication 12-M-49 Rev. 7/2012:
Use of this product for any purposes other than its original
intent, abuse of the product, and/or modification to the
original product is strictly prohibited by CDS-John Blue
Company. CDS-John Blue Company reserves the right to deny
warranty or liability claims in any/all situations involving
misuse, abuse or modification. The original intent of this
product does not include use where the maximum allowed
pressure or temperature is exceeded, and it does not include
applications utilizing fluids tat are not compatible with the
product’s component materials. Do not use this product with
flammable or combustible fluids such as gasoline, kerosene,
diesel, etc.... Do not use in explosive atmospheres, and do not
use with anhydrous ammonia (NH3). Failure to follow this
notice may result in serious injury and/or property damage
and will void the product warranty. If in doubt about your
application, contact your stocking dealer or the CDS-John
Blue Technical Staff at 1-800-253-2583.
Use only glass or stainless steel ball with acid
fertilizer.
The maximum flow allowed through each column is
3.8 GPM (water).
For solutions other than water, apply the appropriate
conversion factor to the flow table values.
FLOW RATE TABLE FOR WATER (in GPM) (WATER = 8.34 LBS/GAL)
LEVE
L
GREEN
PLASTIC
BALL
BLACK
PLASTIC
BALL
BLUE
PLASTIC
BALL
BLUE
GLASS
BALL
STAINLES
S STEEL
BALL
SOLUTION
WEIGHT
(LBS/GAL)
CONVERSIO
N FACTOR
7
0.30
0.51
0.60
1.20
3.35
6
0.20
0.37
0.50
0.86
2.75
9.0
0.96
5
0.15
0.27
0.34
0.55
1.90
10.0
0.91
4
0.11
0.21
0.24
0.40
1.40
11.0
0.87
3
0.08
0.14
0.18
0.35
0.92
12.0
0.83
2
0.04
0.10
0.13
0.25
0.50
14.0
0.77
1
0.02
0.06
0.09
0.17
0.36
16.0
0.72
Figure 75
Typical VisaGage II Installation
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