Duck tape too. The plants are real survivors.I have used electrical tape a few times to put things right.
Nice! I think they have wax in them......wax heats up and releases the spring loaded piston? Slick shit.Ridge vent action. No longer need to run the fans all day
It's a 12v 12" weatherproof actuator. This one is on a timer to close at night and open in the morning. It will also close if it rains.Nice! I think they have wax in them......wax heats up and releases the spring loaded piston? Slick shit.
Slick!It's a 12v 12" weatherproof actuator. This one is on a timer to close at night and open in the morning. It will also close if it rains.
Matter of fact, Light dep has been in the plan since the beginning. Extra hoops are installed on the ends for overlap on the light dep cover. I have the extra roller motors and everything ready to go for next season. I wanted to get a couple seasons to learn greenhouse growing before taking that step.Looking good my man. Have you ever thought about adding a blackout cover and doing a light dep?
Best of luck, your looking great!
Can you write up a tutorial? This is killer!Here is the heart of the automation. It is two Z-wave strips with ten controlled outlets. Both the roll up sides and the ridge vent require two outlets each, one for the power supply and one for the DPDT relay. I will detail this a bit later if anyone is interested. The remaining outlets control water, nutrients. res agitator / aeration, exhaust fan and circulation fan. There is a secondary relay there with four DC switches. Our whole house is z-wave automation.
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The controller I use is called a Vera Plus. We control our whole house and greenhouse with it. The latest standard is called Z-wave Plus. Everything works from a phone app or voice control. In the waterproof box (harbor freight) there are two "Zooz strips". Each has five outlets that can be controlled by schedule, manually, or by sensor - Light, humidity, or temperature. Setting up the routines is pretty easy. If someone decides they want to go for it, that would be a good time to start the thread and I'll walk them through it. I started using it years ago running s full hydro set up.Can you write up a tutorial? This is killer!
Im going to get started working on my light dep greenhouse after new years. I started building a micro version of a concept i had came up with using scraps i had laying around but i ended up going through a messy breakup and i had no room for it when i moved out. But light dep has my heart! So after i knock out a internal conversion setup for a ebay greenhouse, im going to build my micro concept again but better. I understand the concept for the builds but im lost when it come to using relays for reversing polarity and wiring it to a timer. The best understanding of how to do it has been from watching diy's on automated chicken coop doors. I focus on internal deps because greenhouses in my area don't draw attention but a rolling blackout tarp definitely would.The controller I use is called a Vera Plus. We control our whole house and greenhouse with it. The latest standard is called Z-wave Plus. Everything works from a phone app or voice control. In the waterproof box (harbor freight) there are two "Zooz strips". Each has five outlets that can be controlled by schedule, manually, or by sensor - Light, humidity, or temperature. Setting up the routines is pretty easy. If someone decides they want to go for it, that would be a good time to start the thread and I'll walk them through it. I started using it years ago running s full hydro set up.
Excellent!! I'm doing light dep this spring too. It is pretty easy to do the blackout time during the cooler hours of daylight early morning and early evening. The Vera controllers can reference to sunrise and sunset making it very easy.Im going to get started working on my light dep greenhouse after new years. I started building a micro version of a concept i had came up with using scraps i had laying around but i ended up going through a messy breakup and i had no room for it when i moved out. But light dep has my heart! So after i knock out a internal conversion setup for a ebay greenhouse, im going to build my micro concept again but better. I understand the concept for the builds but im lost when it come to using relays for reversing polarity and wiring it to a timer. The best understanding of how to do it has been from watching diy's on automated chicken coop doors. I focus on internal deps because greenhouses in my area don't draw attention but a rolling blackout tarp definitely would.
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I made a change to how i wanted to open the door. The drawing doesn't show how i doubled the width.
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This was as far as i got on it before I moved.
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This is my current greenhouse. I set it up but never grew a plant inside it. But i was going to school at the time for CNC Machining so now im done with that i can focus back on the light dep conversion. I have a concept of a build for it. It will work similarly to a Forever Flowering Greenhouse curtain slide. I just need help with the controller part.
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I'm going to need tutoring lol i don't understand electrical schematics and drawings.Excellent!! I'm doing light dep this spring too. It is pretty easy to do the blackout time during the cooler hours of daylight early morning and early evening. The Vera controllers can reference to sunrise and sunset making it very easy.
If you use a ridge vent it will save allot of electricity on fans. The relay is called a DPDT Double Pole Double Throw. No big deal, they cost about five bucks. I can show you how to wire it. Looks like this.View attachment 4780639
My plan was to close the curtains before sunrise and open them around 9-10am and let them roll through the rest of the day. I also want to connect a switch that will only allow lights to come on if the curtains are closed.Excellent!! I'm doing light dep this spring too. It is pretty easy to do the blackout time during the cooler hours of daylight early morning and early evening. The Vera controllers can reference to sunrise and sunset making it very easy.
If you use a ridge vent it will save allot of electricity on fans. The relay is called a DPDT Double Pole Double Throw. No big deal, they cost about five bucks. I can show you how to wire it. Looks like this.View attachment 4780639
There is some early evening time that can be used for black out time as well. All the switching (lights, fans, black out) can be done with the Vera controller.My plan was to close the curtains before sunrise and open them around 9-10am and let them roll through the rest of the day. I also want to connect a switch that will only allow lights to come on if the curtains are closed.