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Solargrow
If you are using a ‘Holiday Watering Kit’ please use those
instructions first.
Your Solargrow harnesses the Sun’s energy to
power a pump which provides your plants with
regular feeding and watering.
Positioning Your Solar Panel
1.
For quick cropping plants and fast growing
plants (e.g. tomatoes, chillies, cucumbers) –
position solar panel to face between South East
and South West
2.
For slow growing plants (e.g. palms, ginger,
bananas) – position solar panel to face
between North West and North East
Understanding the Indicator
Light
This light indicates whether the solar panel is
charged and whether the pump is currently
running.
1.
Light ‘On’ steady for 1-2 minutes – the
pump is running.
2.
Flashes once every ten seconds – fully
charged and water and nutrients will be
pumped to your plants’ roots for 2 – 4 minutes
in every hour.
3.
Double flash every ten seconds – charge is low and water and nutrient will be pumped to
your plant roots at a reduced rate until the battery has received enough light to recharge it.
4.
No flash - battery is too low to run the pump (see charging you solar panel Page 4).
Cleaning your pump
We recommend that you clean your pump after each reservoir change. This is especially
important in hardwater areas.
1.
Use the pipette to measure approximately 5ml of pH down for softwater areas or 10ml for
hardwater areas.
2.
Add to 1 litre of water in a plastic container or bucket.
3.
Put the pump in this solution and run for about 2 minutes by
pressing the red button on the solar panel.
1.
Place a watering can or bowl next to your Solargrow. Reach for the
emptying tube inside the reservoir and remove the kink lock
Fit the small extension tube onto the emptying tube and lead it into
your watering can or bowl.
OR
Fit a standard half inch garden hose to the end of the emptying tube,
ensuring that the garden hose is not higher than the reservoir at any
point. Run the pump by pushing the red button on the solar panel twice so that it is ‘on’. Repeat
if reservoir does not empty on first pump run.
You do not need to drain the reservoir dry.
When you have finished, remove the short extension tube, re-kink the emptying tube, refit the
kink lock and place the emptying tube back inside the reservoir.
Refill the reservoir using the Empty Reservoir Nutrient Dose instructions (see page 8).
2.
Test the pH in the reservoir and adjust it if necessary (see page 10).
Reservoir changes
Perform this Reservoir Change every 4 weeks to flush our impurities and rebalance the nutrients.
Top Tip:
Store diluted pH down in an old bottle for future use but label it clearly.
Top Tip:
The used nutrient solution can be used on your garden plants.
