What the NDS Mixing Chamber Kit Puts in the Line
The kit is short, and the chamber is the whole point of it. Four line items make it up: the mixing chamber itself, a union, nipples and a roll of thread tape. The chamber sits in the main line after the dosers. Solution passing through is forced into turbulence rather than running as a smooth column. That is what turns a slug of concentrate and a column of water into one blended feed. The union is there so the chamber can be taken out without cutting the pipe. This is the Lo-Flo build, so it suits three quarter inch line. The kit ships at 4.1 lbs. Its barcode is 850019843088. Where the chamber goes in the run matters as much as having one. Put it ahead of a monitor and the probes read blended solution. Put a monitor ahead of it and the readings swing every time concentrate passes.
When You Need a Dilution Chamber and When You Already Have One
This is the thing worth checking before fitting the kit. Both the End Kit and the Monitor Kit list a mixing chamber among their own parts. So on a fresh build with either of those, a separate chamber kit can leave you holding two. Where this kit earns its place is on a system that was plumbed without one. It also suits a second injection point, or a run that was shortened and lost its chamber in a rebuild. The silicate case is the strongest argument for having one at all. Dilution Solutions put it plainly, calling a chamber a must for silicates. Silica products are the least forgiving things to inject, because they react with acids and concentrated feed before dilution evens things out. Mixing the stream properly is what keeps that reaction out of your pipework. The sizing note is the same as the rest of the family. Lo-Flo means 3/4 in line and up to 14 GPM, while the Hi-Flo version runs 1-1/2 in line to 40 GPM. Taking the wrong one leaves you with a chamber that will not thread into the run.
Key Features
- The chamber plus its fittings: Mixing chamber, union, nipples and a roll of thread tape.
- Blends as solution passes: Turbulence through the chamber homogenises concentrate and water.
- Union in the kit: The chamber comes out for service without cutting the pipe.
- Called a must for silicates: Silica reacts with acids and feed before dilution evens out.
- Fit it ahead of a monitor: So inline probes read blended solution rather than a slug.
- Lo-Flo 3/4 in sizing: For lines up to 14 GPM; the Hi-Flo version is 1-1/2 in.
- Check what you already own: The End Kit and Monitor Kit each list a chamber of their own.
- Barcode: 850019843088
Technical Specifications
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| SKU | 709010 |
| Manufacturer part | HYKMC34 |
| Brand | Dilution Solutions / Dosatron |
| Product | Nutrient Delivery System Mixing Chamber Kit, Lo-Flo |
| Line size | 3/4 in |
| Series rating | Lo-Flo, 0.05 to 14 GPM and 4.3 to 85 PSI |
| Parts included | 1 mixing chamber, 1 union, nipples, 1 roll of thread tape |
| Purpose | Homogenising the dosed stream before it reaches the crop |
| Silicates | Run through a mixing chamber |
| Position in the line | After the dosers, ahead of any inline monitor |
| Shipping weight | 4.1 lbs |
| Hi-Flo equivalent | 1-1/2 in line to 40 GPM, a separate part number |
| Already included in | The End Kit and the Monitor Kit |
| Kits in the system | Starter Kit, Mixing Chamber Kit, Monitor Kit or End Kit, Water Hammer Arrestor Kit |
| Barcode | 850019843088 |