Weninger Tropf-Blumat User manual

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Content
Flowers on balconies and terraces are on the one hand the adornment of
every house, but on the other hand also demand constant care and attention.
Even vegetable plants in greenhouses are only so-to-speak “crispy fresh”
with regular watering.
With Tropf-Blumat you have decided on a watering-system, that assists you
in two ways. Since now you will not only be spared the watering, but also,
above all, unnecessary water consumption. The plants draw namely only
the quantity that they really need.
Since neither a power connection nor control is required for this system,
it is also childsplay to install. The only tool you require is a pair of scissors.
For the precise method of assembly, please refer to our clear and well
illustrated assembly guide.
With Tropf-Blumat, you and your plants are guaranteed to have absolute joy.
Congratulations
on purchasing Tropf-Blumat
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Easy and trouble-free
to install 3–6
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Water tap or elevated
tank as source 6
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Tropf-Blumat function 7
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How many Tropf-Blumats
do your plants require 8
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What if ...? 9
»
Blumat-Sets and
supplementary packages 10
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Using Tropf-Blumat
accessories 11 Roland Weninger
WENINGER GMBH & CO KG

Easy and trouble-free to install
Unscrew green watering
head- and ceramic sensor.
Fill to the brim with water.
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» STEP 1
Then screw together tightly
again up to the stop ring.
Sensor must be sealed
air-tight.
» STEP 2
Immerse the Tropf-Blumat,
filled with water and tightly
screwed, in water for at least
1 hour, so that the ceramic
ball can completely absorb
the water.
» STEP 3
TIP: Fill under
water and screw
together at the
same time. Stop ring
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Easy and trouble-free to install
In the meantime, establish the
hose connection to the pressure
reducer or elevated tank. If you
immerse the feeder hose in hot
water for 5 min. or leave in the
sun, it will be easier to lay.
» STEP 4 » STEP 5
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approx. 20 to 25 cm. Ensure
good contact with the ground
(PIC 5). At the end of the
system, fit the Tropf-Blumat
with the end piece.
(if necessary remove T-piece
and replace with end piece
[PIC 6A])
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I nsert the Tropf-Blumat in the
ground near the roots to the
depth marked at intervals of
IMPORTANT: Please
water the ground generously
several times before using
the Tropf-Blumat.
Insert depth
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End piece
Elevated tank connection
6A
6A
drill hole
ø 12 mm
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Easy and trouble-free to install
Lay the feeder hose
Cut off appropriately long
hose-lengths from the feeder
hose and connect the indivi-
dual Tropf-Blumat units with
them. Push the hose-lengths
onto the Tropf-Blumat
T-connection pieces properly
and firmly. Ensure correct
hose seating. This is made
simple and easy by
moistening the T-piece.
Do not use any lubricant
(grease, soap, etc.)
when fitting!
Turn on the tap.
» STEP 6
Open by turning the setting
screw in an anticklockwise
direction.
Now water drips from the
dripper hose, which must
protrude approx. 8 cm from
the Tropf-Blumat (SEE PIC 7).
Then slowly turn the setting
screw in a clockwise direction
again, so that just a drop of
water clings to the dripper hose.
Then close the setting screw
further by 2 marking arrows in
a clockwise direction (PIC 7A).
The Tropf-Blumat should not
discharge any water when the
ground is wet.
» STEP 7
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IMPORTANT: Before
setting, all Tropf-Blumat
units must be “closed”.
Simply turn the brown
setting screw in a clock-
wise direction. No drip-
ping may occur anywhere.
7A
5

Altering the ground moisture
After the installation you should
check the water delivery for
about 1–2 weeks at 2-day
intervals and adjust if necessary
by opening (= more water) or
closing (= less water). In most
cases a rotation of 1/2marking
arrow is sufficient.
( SEE YELLOW CROSS - HATCHED AREA )
An optimally set water
delivery does not need
to be altered.
We recommend that the connection on the
water tap is fitted with a pressure reducer. If the
water tap is located in the garden, then balcony-
and hanging flowers at a height of max. 4 m can
also be supplied. Consequently, refilling the
elevated tank is then unnecessary.
Water tap or elevated tank as source
Easy and
trouble-free to install
TIP:
Fit a 2-way
distributor on
the water tap and you
have a second outlet.
If only one elevated tank is in question, this
must stand at least 0.5 m higher than the
Tropf-Blumat system for each 5 m hose length.
For 10 m hose therefore, at least 1 m.
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» STEP 8
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2

Tropf-Blumat function
Ground wetGround dry
Tropf-Blumat operates fully
automatic. If the ground is
dry, then its suction pressure
triggers the watering operation.
The integrated membrane in
the Tropf-Blumat opens and
releases the flow of water.
When the ground has been
sufficiently moistened, the
water delivery ceases indepen-
dently. Each Tropf-Blumat
sensor reacts completely
independently. It takes into
account the solar radiation,
air temperature, humidity and
plant growth.
» The fully-automatic plant-watering system
Maintenance and
winter storage
When dismantling the system,
clean the ceramic sensor inside
and out with water and store
protected from frost. Incrustations
on the ceramic cone can be
removed with sand paper. All
hoses can remain in the open air.
Fertilisation
We recommendlong-term fertilisers,
that are best added to the ground
during planting. Naturally, you can
however also give the plants the
nutrients with a watering can.
Guarantee
We provide a 24 month guarantee
for all Blumat products from the
date of purchase. Should you have
cause for complaint, send us the
defective component together with
the purchase receipt.
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How many Tropf-Blumat units do your plants need?
One Tropf-Blumat unit waters on average
approx. 20–25 cm of ground.
With the 8 mm
ø feeder hose, you can operate a flower arrangement of
60 running metres, that is 250 drippers. If your arrangement is larger, fit the
enclosed hose branch in series directly after the pressure reducer. This
way you can connect 2 x 60 m flower arrangements or 500 drippers.
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YOU NEED:
e. g. for watering balcony boxes of:
100 cm length: at least 4 Tropf-Blumat units
80 cm length: at least 3 Tropf-Blumat units
60 cm length: at least 2 Tropf-Blumat units
e. g. for watering plant pots:
up to 25 cm ø: 1 Tropf-Blumat unit ( SEE S KETCH B1)
of 25 to 40 cm ø: 2 Tropf-Blumat units ( SEE S KETCH B2)
of 40 to 50 cm ø: 3 Tropf-Blumat units ( SEE S KETCH B3)
For larger containers or in beds, distribution
drippers can also be used instead of additional
Tropf-Blumat units. Each single Tropf-Blumat unit
and 5 distribution drippers can water e.g. an area
of 40 cm width and 50 cm length.
A
B
C
D
A
B C
EXAMPLE SKETCH
1x 60 Running metre 2x 60 Running metre
D

What if …
» IMPORTANT NOTES:
Always leave the water tap turned
on or replenish the water tank in
good time. Even when it is raining.
With longer interruptions to the water
supply, the roots can suck the water
out of the sensor. Don’t be fooled by
a dry ground surface. The water
spreads underground like an onion.
Often only the ground surface under
the dripper hose is visibly moist.
» TIPS when going on
vacation
•Install the system at least 10 days
before. • Support the plants from
falling down and do not place in
subsoil susceptible to damp.
• Eventual water leaks must also
not cause any other damage (e. g.
flow into cellars or the like)
The Tropf-Blumat watering
system has been specially
developed for outdoor
plants. Therefore please do
not use indoors.
Tropf-Blumat does not
turn off?
POSSIBLE SOURCE OF THE
PROBLEM:
Membrane has too little tension
(can occur after cold nights).
SOLUTION:
Close the setting screw
approx.
1
/
2
mark.
No water comes out of
the dripper hose?
POSSIBLE SOURCE OF THE
PROBLEM:
Hose is blocked, stuck or
supply buckled.
SOLUTION:
Withdraw the dripper hose a little
and knead the compressed part
between the fingers.
The sensor runs out of
water?
POSSIBLE SOURCES OF THE
PROBLEM:
Air has entered the system,
poorly screwed together, buck-
led dripper hose, poor ground
contact, interrupted water supply.
SOLUTION:
Refill the ceramic sensor with
water and screw together
tightly up to the marking ring.
The watering diameter is
too small?
POSSIBLE SOURCE OF THE
PROBLEM:
Dripper hose is too short.
The water therefore reaches the
ceramic sensor too quickly.
SOLUTION:
Extend dripper hose to 8 cm.
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Blumat-Sets and supplementary packages
With the Blumat-Sets and supplementary packages, you can install and expand your watering system individually.
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for extending
and branching
Hose union
for connecting
8 mm Ø
feeder hoses
Hose branch and
end-piece
for branching
8 mm Ø
feeder hoses
Elbow
for changing the
direction of the
8 mm Ø
feeder hoses
Distribution dripper +
end distributiondripper
for watering
longer bed rows
Pressure reducer
ready to connect
for water tap
Tropf-Blumat Feeder hose
white / black
10-m-roll,
8 mm Ø
Shut-off valve Supports
for feeder hose
and distribution
drippers
Flexible hose
security clamp
for all hoses
including 8 mm
T coupler
Supplementary
package
for feeder hose
Mini-branch +
dripper hose
for big plants
insertion depth
between 15 and
18 mm
Tropf-Blumat MAXI

Cut off pieces of hose approx.
20 cm from the thin dripper
hose. Then connect max. 5
distribution drippers together.
At the end of the chain, fit the
distribution dripper to just one
connection neck or seal the
second outlet with the black
stopper. Then connect the chain
to the dripper hose end of the
» CONNECTING THE DISTRIBUTION DRIPPER
Tropf-Blumat unit. It is
important that the distance
from the Tropf-Blumat
sensor to the nearest
distribution dripper is
approx. 8 cm.
( SEE S KETCH A )
Lay the chain with the
distribution drippers according to
preference, near the plant roots.
( SEE S KETCH B ) In general, the black
screw on the distribution dripper
does not need to be adjusted,
unless a distribution dripper
obviously delivers too little water.
In this case, open the black
screw by one turn.
If necessary, unscrew completely
and clean (threads possibly
soiled).
Using Tropf-Blumat accessories
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A B
Support
Distribution
dripper
Method of using distribution drippers:
Only with similar plants in the same pot or bed row!
T-piece (union) Tropf-Blumat Distribution dripper End distribution dripper
Dripper hose 20 cmDripper hose approx. 8 cm
S KETCH S KETCH

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Fully-automatic watering system
for INDOOR PLANTS.
A further innovation
from our assortment
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The extremely simple Blumat system
is the best method for indoor plants
that require little water.
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The water is delivered directly through
the ceramic cone. The water is drawn
from any optional container via the
thin hose.
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Blumat is ready to use at any time.
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The plants
remain in
their normal location.
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No re-potting required.
»
Blumat is the ideal watering system
when on vacation.
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Can also be used the whole year
round.
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