Autopot AQUAvalve easy2grow Kit User manual

Your easy2grow Kit
set-up guidelines
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plants
Allow your
to
establish
before turning your
system
on
.
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 silicon fitted to the top float
resting on the hole below it.
The 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 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
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
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Ensure the silicon is sitting parallel on
the hole below it. Hold at eye level
to check the position is correct
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easy2grow Kit
setup instructions
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Advice
Allow your plants to establish for 7-10 days before turning system on
Plan views
and options
Suggested layout
easy2grow Kit contents
Advice
easy2grow dimensions
Connect your 1/4” pipe to the
relevant fitting
Using your front instruction sheet, repeat the module set up instructions for the number of trays.
• 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6”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.
• 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.
22.6"
10.8"
7.6"
9.6"
7.8"
2.2 gal
pot
• 1x12.4galreservoirandlid
• 1x2Pottray&lid
• 2x2.2galpot
• 1xAQUAvalve
• 1x1/4”tophatgrommet
• 1x1/4”golffilter
• 1x1/4”in-linetap
• 5ftof1/4”pipe
• 2xRootControlSheet
• 2xPotSockSquare
12.4 gal
reservoir
¼" pipe
¼" top hat grommet
¼" inline tap
¼" golf filter
AQUAvalve
12.4 gal
reservoir
11"
9.6"
24"
12.4 gal
reservoir
14.5"
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Fit PotSock Squares
over the bases
of the pots
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1
9
2
Put Root Control
Sheets in pots
gold face down.
Fill pots with medium
and pot up plants.
Water through pots
and allow to drain
outside the tray.
3Remove collar.
Push 1/4” pipe through
collar and attach to
AQUAvalve nozzle.
Rescrew collar - DON’T
overturn... when you
feel it grip STOP.
Place both pots in
tray, make sure they
are CLEAN!
Place lid over valve
onto tray.
Cut 1/4” / 1/2” pipe to
appropriate length.
Connect AQUAvalve
so ‘half moon’ is on
T section in the tray.
Position tray
so it is level
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6
5
7 8
Push 1/4 “top hat grommet
into reservoir, then push 1/4”
pipe through grommet
Inside the reservoir push
1/4” filter into 1/4” pipe