by2
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So I been using Tropf Blumat for a while and I love them. Easy to set up and no fuzz to maintain. Me personally have never had an issue with any flooding from the Blumats but I heard stories and since I'm setting up a few more carrots I wanna be on the safe side.
So I decided to design a system that reduces the risk of flooding.
All pictures are taken before it is put in its place.
Imagine a tent with a tank above it and one next to it.
This design is for a gravity feed tank but will work similar for direct from tap.
It is build around 2 separate devices and 2 separate tanks. 1x70l tank at floor level and 1x40l at 2m height.
- water level switch WPS300 - keeps the water level in the tank betveen 2 levels.
- Water Protection Switch WSS 1 - Shuts of power and water if a leak is detected.
The WWS1 is designed for a washing machine so it comes with a 3/4 inch brass fitting so I designed my connections accordingly.
The tank on the flor have no modifications. I just keep it on a roller so I can move it easily
This is the the elevated tank.
Yellow 3/4" hose connected to a water pump on the other end. The pump need to handle the height.
I got one from the jungle.
The green hose (1 1/4") is for over flow - just incase of that the sensor would fail and the pump would continue running. I tried it out today and noticed that it's not big enough so gonna add another one the same size.
The over flow just goes back in to the tank on the floor.
Here you can see the 2 sensors that keeps the tank at a certain level. 1 sensor turns on the pump when dry and the other one shut it off when wet.
The sensors come with holders so I just drilled a hole and added silicone and screwed it in place. I routed the cables true the handle and sealed it with some duct tape.
I added my outlet to the bottom of the tank with a brass fitting.
Filter on the inside. It came with the fitting but it would be better to haven an inline filter since it would be easier to access.
And a 3/4" hose connection on the other side.
This hose continues in to the tent and connects to the water valve.
I used "click connect" but any connection will work.
I added the water leak sensor to the bottom corner of the tent. water can rise about 1cm in the tent before the switch is activated.
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And I used a 3 way connection on the other side of the valve. One has an adapter to the 8mm Blumat hose and I will use the other one to manually water if needed.
The rest is just normal blumat connection. I like to run a loop around the tent and then connect the carrots from there.
I would assume that the electronics I used might not be available where you are but just have a look around for "water leak devices" and "aquarium auto top up"
I guess you might find something similar. Remember to check the size of the fittings since it might change depending on country.
So I decided to design a system that reduces the risk of flooding.
All pictures are taken before it is put in its place.
Imagine a tent with a tank above it and one next to it.
This design is for a gravity feed tank but will work similar for direct from tap.
It is build around 2 separate devices and 2 separate tanks. 1x70l tank at floor level and 1x40l at 2m height.
- water level switch WPS300 - keeps the water level in the tank betveen 2 levels.
- Water Protection Switch WSS 1 - Shuts of power and water if a leak is detected.
The WWS1 is designed for a washing machine so it comes with a 3/4 inch brass fitting so I designed my connections accordingly.
The tank on the flor have no modifications. I just keep it on a roller so I can move it easily
This is the the elevated tank.
Yellow 3/4" hose connected to a water pump on the other end. The pump need to handle the height.
I got one from the jungle.
The green hose (1 1/4") is for over flow - just incase of that the sensor would fail and the pump would continue running. I tried it out today and noticed that it's not big enough so gonna add another one the same size.
The over flow just goes back in to the tank on the floor.
Here you can see the 2 sensors that keeps the tank at a certain level. 1 sensor turns on the pump when dry and the other one shut it off when wet.
The sensors come with holders so I just drilled a hole and added silicone and screwed it in place. I routed the cables true the handle and sealed it with some duct tape.
I added my outlet to the bottom of the tank with a brass fitting.
Filter on the inside. It came with the fitting but it would be better to haven an inline filter since it would be easier to access.
And a 3/4" hose connection on the other side.
This hose continues in to the tent and connects to the water valve.
I used "click connect" but any connection will work.
I added the water leak sensor to the bottom corner of the tent. water can rise about 1cm in the tent before the switch is activated.
.
And I used a 3 way connection on the other side of the valve. One has an adapter to the 8mm Blumat hose and I will use the other one to manually water if needed.
The rest is just normal blumat connection. I like to run a loop around the tent and then connect the carrots from there.
I would assume that the electronics I used might not be available where you are but just have a look around for "water leak devices" and "aquarium auto top up"
I guess you might find something similar. Remember to check the size of the fittings since it might change depending on country.
