IWS Dripper System User manual

Assembly Instructions
IWS Dripper System
IWS are proud to announce the launch of their professional
dripper system which comes complete in kit form. The IWS
Dripper System utilises the already successful technology of
the IWS Flood & Drain System but uses drippers as its main
delivery of nutrients to the plant. The minute timer supplied
with this system has been specially designed to run the large
pumps used in dripper technology and special stands are also supplied for the dripper assemblies.
All the pots can be connected to the main controller which will pump away all the waste nutrients to a
desired location out of the growing area. The dripper system uses the leading dripper technology from D.I.G
drippers allow 12 flood drippers to run from one location instead of drippers running all over the grow area.
The pots are made up of three parts:
1. A stand with a preset height and a 15 degree slope which allows all the water to drain back to the
main control tank which will then pump it to either to waste or back to the reservoir to be recalculated.
2. A base pot which incorporates a patented water tight sealing gland through which the nutrient is
delivered to the plant.
3. A separate drain mesh pot that allows even and controlled saturation of the growing medium, this
enables the pots to be removed with the plant intact without damaging the roots. Do not forget to fit
the sleeve inside the pot to stop any medium from washing out of the pot.
The IWS dripper timer works by reducing the sectional timers fifteen minutes segments down into minutes,
the pump in the reservoir tank is then plugged into the timer which turns the unit on/off as required. The
high pressure pump sends nutrient down the feed lines and up into the D.I.G dripper head which when
pressure is reached allows an even feed to the drippers, the nutrients then flow down through the medium
and into the run to waste brain which in turn will pump the waste to any desired location.
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Assembly Instructions
IWS Dripper System
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Congratulations on your purchase! Here’s some more good news - setting up
your IWS Dripper System is easy! You should be ready to go in well under an
hour.
Before you get started, please check that you have all the necessary parts:
• 1 x nutrient tank with lid (please note there are different sizes of tank depending on the number of pots you have)
• Aqua king submersible pump (connected inside the nutrient tank)
• Inline pump filter and non-return valve (connected to the aqua king pump)
• Brain pot (with fixed pump inside) and lid
• IWS minute timer and double socket extension
• Inner pots (mesh)
• Outer pots (solid base)
• Pot stands (please note, pot stands are now round)
• 6 elbow fitting hose connectors (one for each end system pot)
• Tee fitting hose connectors (one for each middle line pot)
• 6 hose connectors (for brain pot)
• Sealing glands for each pot
• Black hosepipe - enough hosepipe is supplied to give you 1 metre for each pot
• There’s also a plastic tap attachment to modify the nutrient tank
- however this is not required to set up the system.
Dripper column
• 1 dripper stand
• 1 dripper column
• 12 dripper spikes
• 1 dripper hub
• 1 hose ‘T’ fitting
• 12 rubber dripper plugs
• 2 hose stopper plugs
• Dripper tubing
• 4 rubber washers
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Before we get started, you may also find the following items useful:
• A sharp knife or a pair of scissors.
• A cup of hot water.
• An adjustable spanner is also handy for ensuring all nuts are really tight.
Ok, let’s get on with it....
1) Choose where to grow! Find a suitable area in which to install the IWS Dripper System. You are going to need access to
two additional nearby electric points.
2) Position the nutrient tank. Once you have selected a space, place the nutrient tank at one end. emember that it will
need to be easily accessible.
3) Create a watertight fitting on each outer pot. Take a sealing gland and unscrew the smaller end nut then remove one
of two rubber sealing washers. Now carefully screw the sealing gland through the hole in the outer pot so that the narrower
end is on the inside. eplace the washer on the narrow end of the sealing gland. There should now be a rubber sealing
washer on the ‘inner’ and ‘outer’ sides of the pot. Finally, screw the end nut back on. Tighten on both sides to create a
watertight fitting.
4) Position the pots. Imagine the final desired size of your plants and space the pot stands appropriately. Next, sit the outer
pots on the pot stands.
5) Fit the elbow and tee connectors to each outer pots. Loosen the sealing gland outer nut on each of the outer pots.
Insert the tube of the elbow or tee through the sealing gland, into the pot. emember to use all six lanes from the brain pot
where possible to allow quicker drain. E.G a 12 pot system would be 2 pots on each lane using a tee to connect through to
the elbow which would act as your stop end. otate the elbow and tee connector so that it lies horizontally, facing towards
the brain pot. e-tighten the outer nut.
6) Fit the hose connectors to the brain pot. (Similar to the last step) Loosen each of the six outer nuts on the brain pot.
Insert the tube end of each hosepipe connector as far it will go and re-tighten the outer nut. No need to trim back these pipes.
7) Connect the brain pot to each of the outer pots. You will need to cut the black hosepipe of various lengths depending
on the distance between each pot and the brain pot. Leave some slack so that you have a little room for manoeuvre later!
Connect each brain pot nozzle to the fitting on the outer pot nearest the brain and work outward to the remaining pots.
emember to first soften the ends of each length of hose in hot water.
8) Connect the dripper column to the dripper stand. Insert one end of the dripper column (it doesn’t matter which one)
into the centre of the dripper stand so that the column is stood up vertically remembering to add a rubber washer. On the
underside of the base, secure the dripper column in place, first by adding a rubber washer, and then by screwing on the
hose ‘T’ fitting. Ensure that the two ends of the ‘T’ fitting line up with the two holes at the dripper base.
9) Connect the DIG dripper head to the dripper column. Place a rubber washer on the top of the column and tightly screw
on the dripper head. The dripper unit is now ready to be connected to the nutrient tank.
10) Connect the nutrient tank to the dripper unit. Position your dripper unit centrally amongst the pots. Cut a length of
hosepipe long enough to connect the filter with one side of the hose ‘T’ fitting under the base of the dripper unit. Feed the hose
through the side hole at the base of the dripper unit. Cut another short length of hose (about 6 inches is fine) and attach this to
the other side of the hose ‘T’ fitting. Finally, seal off the short length of hose by inserting one of the hose stopper plugs. When
attaching further dripper assemblies follow point 10 again, adding the stop ends in the line.
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Assembly Instructions
IWS Dripper System
11) Connect the dripper unit to the pots. Each pot needs two drippers. Cut 12 lengths of dripper tubing (length dependent on
pot position). Firmly push one end of each tube into each of the twelve dripper outlets on the underside of the dripper head. (NB
If you are using less than 12 drippers you can seal the unused outlets by unscrewing the top of the dripper head, removing the
plastic filter, and sealing the top of the outlet with a rubber dripper plug supplied.)
12) Connect the dripper spikes to the dripper tubing. Push each tube onto the rounded end of each dripper spike. Soften the
trailing ends of the 12 lengths of dripper tubing in a cup of hot water.
13) Connect the brain pot to your drainage point. Any nutrient solution that is not taken up by the plants will end up flowing
back into the brain pot and will then need to be pumped to a drainage point. Cut an appropriate length of hose and connect
one end to the external pump nozzle on the brain pot marked drain.
14) Feed the other end of the hose to the drainage point.
15) Plug the brain pot power unit directly into the mains.
16) Plug the nutrient pump into one of the minute timer’s extension sockets. Although the minute timer has a two-gang
extension unit, you will only need to use one of the sockets.
17) Set up the minute timer. As the standard 24hr segmental timer can only be set to come on for a minimum of 15 minute
durations, you can set the length of each drip cycle more precisely with the minute timer. Turn the time dial to the desired value
this will be the time the pump runs for. See instructions supplied.
18) Fill the inner mesh pots with growing medium. Fill each inner pot with the growing medium of your choice. Then insert an
inner pot into each outer pot. If you are using a growing medium with is made of small particles please use the sleeve provided.
19) Place two dripper spikes into each pot. Insert each dripper spike a few inches deep so that it sits securely in the medium.
20) Fill the nutrient tank with water (and nutrients as required). Be careful not to overfill the nutrient tank.
21) Connect the minute timer to the mains this will turn the red LED power light on.
a. Set the current time on the IWS fifteen minute segmental timer. otate the 24hr dial so that the small arrow points to
the current time. For instance, if it is 4pm, rotate the dial to ‘16’.
b. Set each drip time. Push out a segment corresponding to each drip time.
c. Turn the minute timer to the desired length of time.
d. Ensure the small switch on the 24hr timer is positioned centrally. This sets the timer to react only to the position of
the segments rather than being set to permanently ‘on’ (1) or ‘off’ (0).
22) Plug the 24hr segmental timer to the mains electricity. Wait for the timer to reach the first drip time. Verify that water is
coming out of all the drippers.
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Great stuff! Now you’re ready to get growing!
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