Charging your Solar Panel
When you first use your Solar Panel each season or when your battery has run low, you will need to
charge it up.
1.
Make sure it is turned ‘off.’ If it is ‘on’ press the button on the
back panel to turn ‘off’. Place it in a sunny position for a day.
May charge faster outdoors.
2.
The next day, select ‘on’.
3.
The ‘on’ indicator should show for two minutes.
4.
If the light gives a double flash every 10 seconds, turn off
and continue to charge.
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If you find that the solar panel is not charging you may need to move your panel to a sunnier
position or to face a more Southerly direction.
Check that the sun is not obscured by buildings or trees.
In very poor weather with little light your solar panel will not recharge so quickly after each
‘feed’ but your plants will also need less feeding so this is nothing to worry about.
Warning
Your solar panel uses the latest technology to
protect against moisture contamination but it
must not be submerged in water. User tamper
invalidates our guarantee.
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Adding nutrient
1.
Add 70ml of nutrient A and 70ml of nutrient
B to 16L of water in reservoir.
2.
Test the pH (see page 10)
ToppingUp
3.
fill your Solargrow reservoir to the top
triangular ledge as often as necessary. Never
allow the water and nutrient mix to fall below
the bottom triangular ledge. Top-up using 7ml
of nutrient A and 7ml of nutrient B mixed with 1
litre of water.
Ensure that you leave the solar panel switched on.
Preparing nutrients for use
Nutrient dose summary
For empty Reservoir
70ml of A and 70ml of B in 16 litres of water
For Toppingup your Reservoir
7ml of A and 7ml of B per 1 litre of water (70ml of A
and 70ml of B diluted in a
10 litre watering can)
For Holiday Watering Kit
7ml of A and 7ml of B per 1 litre of water
Containers A and B already contain nutrient powders. To use them in the Solargrow add
lukewarm water to each container up to the level shown on the label. Shake thoroughly to
ensure the powders are fully dissolved before use.
Top Tip:
If you are not using the Holiday Watering kit system it is a good idea to dedicate a
watering can to your Solargrow to avoid wasting the nutrient solution that you do
not use when topping up.
