Product details
Hozon Brass Siphon Mixer
The Hozon is a time-tested, accurate proportioning device designed for small-scale growers to dispense fertilisers, insecticides, fungicides and other water-soluble chemicals through a hose.
Operation of The Hozon is easy!
Your Hozon™ should be no more than 15 metres from the nozzle end to work correctly. If more than 15 metres of hose is used, the Hozon can be connected between two hose sections.
My Hozon worked last year, but it doesn’t this year, and the setup is the same
Solution:
- Pull the black siphon tube off the Hozon.
- Place your Hozon into a container of vinegar overnight.
- As your Hozon is used, fertiliser salts build up inside the stem. The vinegar will fully dissolve these deposits.
Preparing Your Hozon
Since the Hozon proportions are at 1:16, under normal conditions, the concentrated solution should be made at 16 times the recommended rate.
Example: If a fertiliser recommendation is 2 TBSP (30mL) per 4 litres for hand watering, you would make the solution at a rate 16 times greater than the 2 TBSP rate (i.e. 16 x 2 = 32), so 32 TBSP (480mL) per 4 litres would be the concentrated rate.
When mixed with water from the hose, the solution will come out of the hose end at the recommended rate of 2 TBSP per gallon (3.8L). The Hozon will draw one gallon (3.8L) of concentrate in about five minutes, and this will be mixed with approximately 12 to 18 parts of water through the hose, depending on the flow rate.
A larger diameter hose, i.e. 5/8″ instead of 1/2″, will provide a larger flow rate. Excessive back pressure will cause the siphon to stop drawing. Adjustable nozzles should not be used or should be wide open for best results.
