Autopot AQUAvalve5 Instruction Manual

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Your 60Pot system
set-up guidelines
plants
Allow your
to establish
before turning your
system on.
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Simple care
guidelines
Ensuring that the AQUAvalve5 floods
and drains correctly
Care and maintenance
Making sure your AQUAvalve5 floods and
drains correctly is simply achieved and
only takes a few seconds.
Hold the AQUAvalve5 at eye level so that
you can see the silicone fitted to the top
float resting on the hole below it.
The silicone must create a tight seal when
touching the hole.
If it looks like it is not sitting parallel on the
hole below, simply lift the top float and
apply pressure to one side of the silicone,
drop the float and hold at eye level again.
Repeat the procedure if necessary.
At the end of your growing season, clean
the AQUAvalve5 using warm soapy water.
Using an old tooth brush will help.
The AQUAvalve5 is easily disassembled.
The top float will slide all the way across
and the bottom float is unclipped from its
pivoting position. The circular discs fitted to
the top float can also be removed by using
pliers to grip the raised point.
At this point is it advisable to remove the
silicones to avoid them being lost.
It is also handy to have a paper clip or pipe
cleaner to hand so that you can push it
through the AQUAvalve5 nozzle, this will
remove any lime scale build up that may
have occurred during the growing season.
Blowing through the AQUAvalve5 nozzle
will also help to remove any build up. Do
not under any circumstances use a drill &
drill bit to clear the AQUAvalve5 nozzle.
This will potentially damage the
AQUAvalve5 beyond repair.
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2
2
3
4
Ensure the silicone is sitting parallel
on the hole below it. Hold at eye level
to check the position is correct

1Pot setup
instructions
Using your front instruction sheet, repeat the module set up instructions for the number of trays.
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Advice
1
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2
Put black marix
disc in pot
Allow your plants to establish for 7-10 days before turning system on
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Position tray
so it is level
Insert root control
disc Gold face up
3Remove collar
Push 9mm pipe through
collar and attach to
AQUAvalve nozzle
Rescrew collar - DON’T
overturn... when you
feel it grip STOP
Cut 9mm/16mm pipe
to appropriate length
Connect AQUAvalve
so ‘half moon’ is on
T section in the tray
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Plan views
and options
60Pot system contents 1Pot dimensions
Advice
Fill pot with medium
and pot up plants.
Water through pot
and allow to drain
outside the tray.
Place pot in the
tray, make sure it is
CLEAN!
Place lid over valve
onto tray
• Pot up your plants, water through, then allow your plants to establish in the pots for a period of 7 to 10 days before
turning your system on. This will encourage a stronger and healthier root system.
• Always raise your reservoir to a minimum of 150mm above the highest AQUAvalve and re-fill the reservoir when there
is approximately a 1/3 of the solution left - NEVER ALLOW THE RESERVOIR TO RUN EMPTY.
• With AQUAvalve5 systems mineral or organic fertilisers may be fed via the reservoir and pipework. Organic fertilisers
will require a water pump in the reservoir running for 15 mins every 2 hrs and cleaning of the reservoir, pump, and
filter each time the reservoir empties. Flush pipework with plain water every time the reservoir empties.
• Clean all substrate from the bottom and sides of the pots before placing in trays to ensure AQUAvalve functionality.
• Always use free draining substrates, for example: soil/perlite, coco/perlite, soil/clay pebbles, coco/clay pebbles,
rockwool/clay pebbles.
Suggested layout
400 ltr
FlexiTank
9mm pipe
16mm pipe
AQUAvalve5
16mm click-fit tank adaptor & filter
16mm in-line tap
16mm cross connector
16mm – 9mm cross connector
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According to the size of your system connect your
9mm/16mm pipe to relevant fitting or tank...
System requires minimum
400 litre FlexiTank (supplied)
400 L
FlexiTank
680mm
1110mm
• 1x 400 litre FlexiTank
• 60x 1Pot tray and lid
• 60x 15 litre pot
• 60x AQUAvalve5
• 1x 16mm click-fit tank adapter and filter
• 3x 16mm inline tap
• 1x 16mm cross connector
• 30x 16 - 9mm cross connector
• 25 metres of 16mm pipe
• 30 metres of 9mm pipe
• 60x marix disc
• 60x root control disc
400 ltr
FlexiTank
Elevate tank
150mm from
floor to maintain
gravity pressure
Reference: 9mm pipe - Outside ø 9mm/Inside ø 7mm 16mm pipe - Outside ø 16mm/Inside ø 13mm