Solaris Garden carousel User manual

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Assembly

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Assembly
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TableofContents
Introduction  1
ChoosingYourGardenCarouselLocation  1
PoweringtheGardenCarousel  2
VideoGuides  2
ContentsofShippingBox1  3
ContentsofShippingBox2  3
Step-By-StepAssemblyInstructions  6
SeedlingGrowLightAssembly  6
LEDStandAssembly  7
PlanterCarouselAssembly  9
OptimumLightSchedule  11
TestingtheWaterFlow  12
WarrantyandReturns  13
ContactUs  13
Appendix  14
Aboutthesubmersiblewaterpump  14
AbouttheGardenCarouselBarrinalights 14
TimerManufacturer’sDocumentation  15
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Assembly

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Introduction

SolarisSystemsIncisahydroponic/aeroponicsystemscompanywhosegoalistomakeit

easyforanyonetogrowlettuce,herbsandothercrops.ThecombinationoftheBioDome

seedstarterwiththeGardenCarouselenablesyoutoalwayshavesomethingreadywhen

harvestingfullplants.

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Withthissystemyouwillhaveyourownpersonal“Farm-to-Table”

foodsource.Sinceyouaregrowingindoorsyouwillnothaveto

contendwithinsects,pests,pesticides,sprays,dirt,weather,

fungus,rain,coldweatherandalltheotherthingsthatcanaﬄict

yourplantsinanoutsidegarden.Youcanpickyourlettuceor

herbsforsupperjustafewminutesbeforeyouarereadytoeat.

Thatisthedeﬁnitionoffreshandyouwillmostcertainlynoticethe

tastedifferencecomparedtosimilaritemspurchasedfroma

grocerystore.

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ChoosingYourGardenCarouselLocation

Yourplantswillbelikebabieswhoneedfeedingandcare,soitisbesttoplaceyour

GardenCarouselinalocationwhereyouwillnormallypassbyitseveraltimesaday.This

willmakeiteasiertocheckonyourplants,rotatethemsothattheygetevenamountsof

light,andcheckthatthedrippersarenotcloggedbyalgaeorotherorganicdebris.

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Asthereisrunningwaterinyoursystem,placingthe

systemonatileorconcreteﬂoorisideal.Ifplacedon

acarpetﬂoor,youmaywanttousea24”x36”boot

1 tray underneaththeunittopreventanywaterdrips

orspillsfromwettingyourcarpet.

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1 For this, and other product links and recommendaons, visit our Oponal Items and Supply Reﬁlls secon in our

Grow Guide, or the boom of the web page hps://gardencarousel.com/order

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Assembly

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Forleafyvegetablesandherbs,theLEDgrowlightsprovideallthelightyourplantswill

need.However,asunnylocationisrecommendedifyouwantyourplantstoﬂower.

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TheGardenCarouselhasafootprintof21”x21”,whichisonly3squarefeet.The36plant

systemis61"high,theLEDstandis71"high.

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YourGardenCarouselcanbeplacedinacornerbecausetheplantholderrestsona

turntable.Thismeansthatyouonlyneedaccesstothefrontofthesystemforplantingand

harvesting.Itisgoodpracticetorotatetheplantholderacoupleofinchesatleastoncea

daytoevenouttheamountoflighteachplantreceives,makingsuretherotationstillputs

alltheplantsunderthedrippers.

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PoweringtheGardenCarousel

Yoursystemrequiresonlyoneplugofastandardwalloutletbecausea“Y”powercable

anda6footextensioncordareincluded.OneplugoftheYcordisusedforthetimerthat

controlstheLEDlightsandtheotherplugforthewaterpump.Thepumpruns

continuously,24/7,whichisessentialtokeepyourplantsaliveandhealthy.

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⚠DoNOTuseapowerstripifyourclosestoutletistoofartoreachwiththeYpower

cable.Powerstrips,withtheiropensockets,areanelectricalhazardnearawatersource.

Rather,usetheprovided6footextensioncord,ifyourGardenCarouselismorethanafew

feetfromanoutlet.

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VideoGuides

Toviewvideoguidesofthefollowingassemblysteps,visit

https://gardencarousel.com/guides

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ContentsofShippingBox1

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4' LED Grow Lights x 4

Dip Sck x 1

Water Feed Pipe x 1

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ContentsofShippingBox2

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Plant Holders x 8, with turntable

Mechanical Light Timer x 1

Eco 264 Water Pump x 1

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Plant Holders x 32

Plant Holders - boom x 4

Water Reservoir x 1

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Reservoir Cover x 1

Water Distribuon Head x 1

6' Extension Cord x 1

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LED Stand base x 1

LED Stand cover x 1

Y Power Cord x 1

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Seed Packets x 4

BioDome Grow Lights x 1

BioDome Grow Light Legs x 2

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pH Down (8 oz) x 1

FloraMicro & FloraGro (8 oz) x 1

pH Test Kit x 1

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Tall plant brace x 2

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ContentsofShippingBox3

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BioDome Seed Starter Kit x 1

BioSponges x 120

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Step-By-StepAssemblyInstructions

SeedlingGrowLightAssembly

1.Removethewhitebackingfromthe

double-sidedtapeonthelightholders.

2.Placethelightsontopofthelegs.Make

surethesidewiththewiresgoonthelegs

withthecut-out.

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The lights assembled on their legs.

The lights placed over the BioDome

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LEDStandAssembly

1.AttachthefourLEDlegstotheLEDstand

base,andpositionitsothatthelegwiththe

powerisnearesttheoutletyouwillbeusing.

2.Connectthepowercordfromtheelectrical

legwiththetimertotheendofanLEDbulb.

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3.Pushthelight'sringinsertstraightdown

intotheleg,aboutoneinch.

4.PushtheotherLEDbulbsintothethree

remaininglegssotheyfaceinward.

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5.PositiontheLEDstandcoversothepower

cordshangdown,andconnecteachcorner's

cordtothetopofanLEDbulb.

6.PushthecoverdownovertheLEDsabout

oneinch.

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7.PlacetheGardenCarouselinsidetheLED

StandandplugthepumpintotheopenY-

connectorsocket.

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PlanterCarouselAssembly

1.Removeeverythingfromthereservoirexcept

forthepump.

2.Putthewaterfeedpipeintothepump.The

threadedendshouldbefacingup.

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3.Putthereservoircoverontopofthe

reservoirwiththesmallholeinthefront.

4.Slidethebottomplanterwiththeattached

turntableoverthewaterfeedpipe,downtothe

reservoircover.

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5.Slidetheremaining7plantersdownthe

waterfeedpipe,offsettingthem45°fromeach

othersotheystack.

6.Pushthewaterdistributionheaddown

securelyontothewaterfeedpipe.Arrange

dripperssoeachoneisfacingdownand

centered.

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7.Addtheplantholders.

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Assembly

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OptimumLightSchedule

Mostpeoplesettheirlighttimertoleavethelightsonfor14hoursadayforfasterplant

growthcycles,typicallyfrom6amuntil8pm.

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Onethingthatisimportanttoknowisthatallplantsneeddarkhoursforrespiration. Itis

notusefultoleavetheLEDlightsonformorethan14hoursadaybecausethelackofdark

timewillslowtheplants’growth.

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Setthetimertoyourdesiredlightcycleifitisdifferentfromthedefaultsettings.The

mechanicaltimercomespresettoONat6amandOFFat8pm,butbesuretosetthe

timertothecurrenttimewhenyouplugitinsincetheclockonlyrunswhenthetimerhasa

powersource.Thetimerhasnoback-upbatterysoitwillneedtoberesetifyoulose

powerorunplugit.

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Plugthetimerintooneoutletofthe“Y“powercord.PlugtheLEDlightsintothetimer,not

totheotherendoftheYpowercord.ThisenablesyoutocontrolwhentheLEDlightsturn

onandoff.

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AllfourLEDlightsshouldcomeonwhenyouplugtheirpowercordintothetimer.Ifoneor

allofthemdonotturnon,checktoseeifthetimerissetfor“on”atthetimeyouare

testing.AlsochecktheplugconnectionstotheLEDlightstomakesuretheyareﬁrmlyin

thesockets.

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Remember,thepumpshouldNOTbeattachedtoanon/offswitchofanykindbecausethe

pumpneedstooperatecontinuouslytokeeptheplants’rootsfromdryingout.The

BioSpongesholdenoughmoisturetokeeptherootsmoistforabout30minutes,butno

longerthanthatbeforetheplantswillstarttowilt.

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Assembly

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TestingtheWaterFlow

Onceyou'veaddedwatertothereservoir(seethePreparingtheWaterchapterintheGrow

Guide),pluginthepumptotheotherYcablesocketandwatchtoseethatwateriscoming

outofall8drippersasteadyrate.Ifsomeofthedrippershaveasteadystreambutsome

otherdrippershavelittletonowatercomingout,ﬁrstclosethevalve(s)onthedrippers

withthefastestrateuntiltheyhavesloweddown.Thiswillallowamoreevenpressure

distribution.Next,openthevalvesontheslowdrippersuntiltheyareallsomewhatequal.

Yourplantswilldoﬁnewithawiderangeofwaterﬂowratessodonotbeconcernedif

somedrippersaredrippingfasterthanothers.

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Onceyou'veveriﬁedthatalleightdrippersarefunctioning,makesurethatalleight

endpointsofthebottomplantersaregettingwaterﬂowaswell. Thisensuresthatthe

plantersandplantholdersareintheproperpositionandthateveryplantwillgetthewater

itneeds.

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Assembly

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WarrantyandReturns

SolarisSystems,IncbacksallGardenCarouselproductswithaoneyearpartswarranty

againstmanufacturingdefectsorfailure,notduetomisuseorerrorinoperation.Should

anypartfailwithinoneyearofpurchasebecauseofamanufacturingdefectorfailurenot

duetomisuseorerrorinoperation,SolarisSystemswillreplacethatpartfreeofcharge.

AnymodiﬁcationstotheGardenCarouselorallowingwatertofallbelowthetopofthe

pumpwillvoidthewarranty.

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SolarisSystems,Incoffersa14-dayreturnpolicyonallGardenCarousels.Returnsmustbe

initiatedwithin14calendardaysfromthedatetheproductwasreceived.Tobeeligiblefor

areturn,yourGardenCarouselmustbeunusedandinthesameconditionthatyou

receivedit.Youritemmustbeintheoriginalpackaging.Areceiptorproofofpurchaseis

alsorequired.

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Youwillberesponsibleforpayingshippingcostsforreturningyouritem.Shippingcosts

arenon-refundable.

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ContactUs

IfyouhaveanyquestionsaboutthebestwaytogrowyourplantsusingtheGarden

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If anything is missing from your shipment, contact us immediately and we will send the

missing component.

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Assembly

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Appendix

Aboutthesubmersiblewaterpump

TheEcoPlusEco264SubmersiblePumpisaﬁxedﬂowrate,290gallonperhour

multipurposepump.EcoPluspumpsareforindoororoutdooruseandshouldneverbelet

rundry.

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AbouttheGardenCarouselBarrinalights

BarrinaLEDgrowlights4ftprovideindoorplantswithfull-spectrumsunlightreplacement.

Itprovidesthemostreasonablegrowlightwavebasedontheratiooftheabsorptionofthe

plants.Over95%lightenergycanbeabsorbedbyplants.Thelighteﬃciencycanbe

increasedby17~20%withreﬂector.Theshellofourlightwasmadeof100%aluminum

whichprovideshigh-eﬃciencyheatdissipation,ensuringthelongerservicelifeoftheLED

chips.Thesegrowlightsaresuitableforplantsinanyindoorapplication.Sunlightwhite

colormakesyoureyesfeelcomfortable.

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Assembly

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TimerManufacturer’sDocumentation

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