Self watering
Testing your irrigation
Put some water in the tank (or connect your garden hose), and turn on the control unit
(which should already be paired with your WiFi network). If it’s a solar powered one,
wake it up by pressing the yellow button on the left. It will stay awake for 5 minutes.
From your Harvst app dashboard, click the “access device directly” button, and you’ll
be taken to a grey screen which is the control box itself. Here you can click “water now”
to run the pump and test your system.
The watering will run for a number of seconds, which you set on the dashboard.
Remember that changes to settings on the dashboard can take up to 30 minutes to be
updated on your control unit - to speed this up when you are testing, click the green
“get latest settings” button on the grey device screen.
Rainwater collection
Harvst mini greenhouses are fitted with gutters and drains for collecting rainwater.
Only in winter (or very wet areas) will this provide enough water to enable the
greenhouse to be self-sufficient.
If you are running the watering regularly when there is little rain, you will need to top
up the tank manually from time to time. If you have a roof nearby, you can divert some
of the flow onto the lid of the greenhouse, from where it will flow into your tank.
You’ll get a notification by text message and email when the water level in the tank
drops below the sensor position.
