harvst Harvster, User Manual

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Irrigation
Your Harvster comes with a built in irrigation system.
Sprinkler system
Along the bottom of the front shelf bar is a sprinkler hose. This delivers a good spray of
water for most uses.
Mister system
The mister bar is under the main ridge of your Harvster, and is intended to keep seedlings
damp. It works well in conjunction with moisture wicking capillary mat to keep the bottom
of the soil damp too. Each yellow mister can be turned off individually.
Pump and water tank
If you have a water pump, it will need to sit inside the tank you are using. You can have up
to 2 metres of hose between the pump and the solenoids. Any more and you will lose
pressure and spraying performance.
Put the water tank on the right hand side of the Harvster, drop the pump into the tank and
run the pipe through the hole in the right hand panel, to the water filter which is connected
to the inlet of the solenoids. If you need to extend the hose to your own water butt, you can
use any 13mm hose, with suitable elbow fittings to go around corners. Don’t let the pipe
kink.
Water hose
If you’re using a hose for your Harvster, simply plug it in to the right hand side of the unit.
Make sure all the hose clamps are well secured before turning on the water.
A tip ...
Don’t plant anything yet. You’ll be playing around with the watering system a fair bit while
you get the hang of things, and you don’t want to drown your seeds or plants.