Front: Five Outlets
Four 1/4" NPT bulk water outputs spaced along the column, and one 1/4" NPT nucleation output lower down. All five sit on one vertical centerline.
Two real blocks, off the machine.
Equipment › SS - Garnet AI1
All-in-One Internal Mix Block
SS - Garnet AI1
One machined block that nucleates and distributes bulk water. Not an assembly.
$850Opening price
Coming Soon- Water
- 650–1,200 psi
- Flow
- 1–13 GPM
- Air
- 3–7 CFM @ 90 psi
- Outlets
- 4 bulk + 1 nucleation
- Designed, machined, and tested in Connecticut
- Standard female NPT on every port
- Solid 6061 aluminum, one piece
- Setup help by phone, and late-night help when I can. Support
Sizing your home snowmaking setup? Nozzle Planner · Pump Horsepower · Can I Make Snow Today?
One Piece, Not a StackNucleation and bulk water in a single block of 6061-T6. Nothing to seal between stages, nothing to work loose in the cold.
Five Outlets, One CenterlineFour bulk water outputs and one nucleation output on one vertical line.
Two Lines In3/8" high pressure water and 3/4" air, both at the base. That is the whole hookup.
Standard NPTEvery port is female NPT, cut by hand. Hardware-store and McMaster fittings.
How It Is Laid Out
Back: Two Supplies
A 3/8" NPT high pressure water inlet above a 3/4" NPT compressed air inlet, both near the base.
Plumbed Up
Brass nozzles in the bulk outlets, nucleation nozzle at the base, air and water lines landing on the two rear ports. Nothing custom in the fittings.
Specifications
Water
- Inlet
- 3/8" NPT, rear
- Pressure
- 650–1,200 psi
- Flow
- 1–13 GPM
Air
- Inlet
- 3/4" NPT, rear
- Supply
- 3–7 CFM at 90 psi
Outputs
- Bulk Water
- 4 × 1/4" NPT
- Nucleation
- 1 × 1/4" NPT
Body
- Material
- 6061-T6 aluminum
- Construction
- Single machined piece
- Threads
- Female NPT, every port
Exterior views only. Internal passages are not shown.
What Is Published Here, and What Is Not
The numbers above are the design envelope: port sizes, and the supply the block is built to run on. Those are properties of the part, and I can state them because I cut the part.
What you will not find here yet is measured performance — snow output per hour, the wet bulb at which it stops working, water-to-snow conversion. Those depend on nozzles, tower height, water temperature, and the weather on the night. When those figures appear, they will come with the conditions they were taken under.
Questions
What Do I Need to Run It?
A high pressure pump that makes 650 to 1,200 psi at 1 to 13 GPM, and a compressor that delivers 3 to 7 CFM at 90 psi. Use the nozzle planner to size the five nozzles and the pump horsepower calculator for the motor.
What Fittings Does It Take?
Standard female NPT: 3/8" for water, 3/4" for air, 1/4" for all five outlets.
Is There Support?
Yes. Call for help with your initial setup. I do my best to be on call for late-night snowmaking issues. Help, experience, and advice are part of the price. More on support.
When Will It Ship?
When testing is done. Put your email in above and you get one email the day it does.
Compare
| Garnet AI1 | Nepaug IM | |
|---|---|---|
| What It Is | All-in-one internal mix block: nucleation plus bulk water | Inline nucleator manifold |
| Outlets | 4 bulk water + 1 nucleation, 1/4" NPT | 1 nucleation, 1/4" NPT |
| Water Inlet | 3/8" NPT | 1/2" NPT, from the top |
| Air Inlet | 3/4" NPT | 3/4" NPT, from the back |
| Water | 650–1,200 psi, 1–13 GPM | 650–1,200 psi, 1–10 GPM |
| Air | 3–7 CFM at 90 psi | 4–7 CFM at 90 psi |
| Body | 6061-T6 aluminum, one piece | 6061 aluminum, one piece |
| Opening Price | $850 | $120 |
