Autopot AQUAvalve 48Pot User manual

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Your 48Pot system
set-up guidelines
Trays & Pots
available in
black
plants
Allow your
to
establish
before turning your
system
on
.
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Ensuring that the AQUAvalve floods
and drains correctly
Care and maintenance
Making sure your AQUAvalve floods and
drains correctly is simply achieved and
only takes a few seconds.
Hold the AQUAvalve at eye level so that
you can see the yellow silicon fitted to the
top float resting on the hole below it.
The yellow silicon 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 yellow
silicon, drop the float and hold at eye level
again. Repeat the procedure if necessary.
At the end of your growing season, clean
the AQUAvalve using warm soapy water.
Using an old tooth brush will help.
The AQUAvalve 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
yellow 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 AQUAvalve nozzle, this will
remove any lime scale build up that may
have occurred during the growing season.
Blowing through the AQUAvalve nozzle will
also help to remove any build up. Do not
under any circumstances use a drill & drill
bit to clear the AQUAvalve nozzle.
This will potentially damage the
AQUAvalve beyond repair.
Simple care
guidelines
11
2
2
3
4
Ensure the yellow silicon is sitting parallel
on the hole below it. Hold at eye level
to check the position is correct
48Pot
400L Tank
minimum

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Plan views
and options
Suggested layout
• 1x400ltrFlexTankor
rigid green 350 ltr tank
• 1x16mmclick-ttankadaptor
&lter
• 1x20metresof16mmpipe
• 1x16mmcrossconnector
• 3x16mmin-linetap
• 24x16mm-6mmcrossconnector
• 48x1Pottrays&lids
• 48x15ltrpot
• 48xAQUAvalve
• 1x24metresof6mmpipe
• 48xmarixdiscs
• 48xrootcontroldiscs
48Pot system contents
Advice
400 ltr
FlexiTank
6mmpipe
16mmpipe
16-6mmcrossconnector
16mmIn-linetap
16mmCrossConnector
16mmclick-ttankadaptor&lter
AQUAvalve
Minimum
height of tank
150mm
Maximumdistance15metres
400 ltr
tank
680mm
1110mm
7
1Pot module
setup
instructions
Using your front instruction sheet, repeat the module set up instructions for the number of trays.
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Advice
1
8
2
Put black marix
disc in pot
Allow your plants to establish for 7-10 days before turning system on
65
Position tray
so it is level
Insert root control
disc Gold face up
Connect AQUAvalve
so ‘half moon’ is on
T section in the tray
4
1Pot module dimensions
350mm
245mm
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
3
Cut 6mm/16mm pipe
to appropriate length
• 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tanktoaminimumof150mmabovethehighestAQUAvalveandre-llthetankwhen
thereisapproximatelya1/3ofthesolutionleft-NEVERALLOWTHETANKTORUNEMPTY.
• Forbestresults,werecommendmineralfertilisers.Donotuseorganicfertilisers,astheyhaveatendency
to block small pipe work.
• Cleanallsubstratefromthebottomandsidesofthepotsbeforeplacingineachtray.
This will ensure your system is clean from the start.
• Alwaysusefreedrainingsubstrates,forexample:soil/perlite,coco/perlite,soil/claypebbles,
coco/claypebbles,rockwool/claypebbles.
Remove collar
Push 6mm pipe through
collar and attach to
AQUAvalve nozzle
Rescrew collar - DON’T
overturn... when you
feel it grip STOP
According to the size of your system connect your
6mm/16mm pipe to relevant fitting or tank...