Understand Hose Routing

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A - Blower

B - Air Flow

C - Uniform Air Velocity

Primary hoses do not need to be the same length.

Avoid sharp bends, corners, and kinks when routing hoses. Hoses are routed level or downward to avoid having air and product flow move in an upward direction.

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Direct Hose Routing

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Equalized Hose Routing

A - Header Ring

B - Longest Hose

C - Shortest Hose

D - Closest Opener/Seed Boot

E - Furthest Opener/Seed Boot

F - Spiral Hose

From a given header ring, maximum allowable difference between longest and shortest hose can be no more than 1.22 m (4 ft).

Should hose length difference exceed allowable maximum, reroute hoses using equalized method described.

1. Route longest hose from the header ring to farthest opener-seed boot.

2. Use “spiral hose” routing to keep hose lengths within allowable difference 1.22 m (4 ft).

   Hoses gently slope down to openers in an “umbrella” fashion.

   Avoid sharp bends.

   Hoses are routed level or down. Avoid rises after dips.