Blumat auto watering

sunnydog

Drip King

Veteran

• Feb 8, 2009

• #1

These are awesome.
Compleatly adjustable.
ALMOST foolproof.
Have used them for two seasons outdoor and two grows indoor with great results!
http://www.blumat.at/automatic-watering-system.php#bltropf

Some handy links......

Wiggs Dannyboy said:

Official diagram of a feed line “loop”:

https://www.icmag.com/ic/showpost.php?p=3840765&postcount=70

Precautionary measures when using Blumats:

https://www.icmag.com/ic/showpost.php?p=3758073&postcount=62

https://www.icmag.com/ic/showpost.php?p=3874646&postcount=75

https://www.icmag.com/ic/showpost.php?p=4040308&postcount=111

https://www.icmag.com/ic/showpost.php?p=4074202&postcount=118

https://www.icmag.com/ic/showpost.php?p=4296195&postcount=135

https://www.icmag.com/ic/showpost.php?p=4602945&postcount=173

https://www.icmag.com/ic/showpost.php?p=4627841&postcount=184

https://www.icmag.com/ic/showpost.php?p=4743271&postcount=196

https://www.icmag.com/ic/showpost.php?p=4743314&postcount=198

Great Multi-Advice post:

https://www.icmag.com/ic/showpost.php?p=3838590&postcount=68

Regarding the supply lines:

https://www.icmag.com/ic/showpost.php?p=4092574&postcount=123

Making dial adjustments:

https://www.icmag.com/ic/showpost.php?p=4302060&postcount=137

Using panda mulch:

https://www.icmag.com/ic/showpost.php?p=4511201&postcount=161

Blumat components:

https://www.icmag.com/ic/showpost.php?p=4627665&postcount=182

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Last edited: Oct 25, 2011

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moses224

• Feb 8, 2009

• #2

do they require pump or just a reavoir

 

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JackKerouac

• Feb 8, 2009

• #3

It uses suction, so just a reservoir. The smaller ones are great for houseplants, but you might need a couple for a pot 8" or above.

 

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CantBe2High

Member

• Feb 8, 2009

• #4

Similar to Plant Sitters

Similar to Plant Sitters

I use plant sitters, which are very similar in shape and function. They siphon from a reservoir of any size. Use them for my banzai mums so I can ignore them for a week or two at a time. Also for larger plants when I must travel. They work fine. You can get them on Amazon.

 

sunnydog

Drip King

Veteran

• Feb 8, 2009

• #5

These use a dripper hose, therefore they can service a high demand situation.
Res. needs to be about 6" or so above drippers.(I think they say 3-4)
These DO NOT use suction to supply the actual water, ONLY to activate the pinch valve.
Gravity supplies the water.
The other kind, the water seeps through the carrot.
With these, the carrot is just a sensor device.
I am blow away more people don't know about/ use these.

 

WhateverComes

Member

• Feb 8, 2009

• #6

I have recently purchased these and am about repot with them and go into flower. Hopefully they are as awesome as people have told me they are...

 

funkervogt

donut engineer

Veteran

• Feb 8, 2009

• #7

I use Aqua Bulbs, which are great. $10 a pop, but well worth it for a small garden when the gardener needs to leave for a few days to a week.

 

inefectualize

Member

• Feb 9, 2009

• #8

ok, im sold....does anyone have a good US supplier? i need to water about 15 12" pots....

 

inefectualize

Member

• Feb 9, 2009

• #9

i found a couple places, like amazon, that only sell a few emitters....i want like 25 of them....any bulk packages out there?

 

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nugjar_mcdready

Member

• Feb 9, 2009

• #10

i could use something like this.

to anyone that has used these. does it get messy with the hoses if youve got say 36 plants?

 

sunnydog

Drip King

Veteran

• Feb 9, 2009

• #11

nugjar_mcdready said:

i could use something like this.

to anyone that has used these. does it get messy with the hoses if youve got say 36 plants?

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http://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=110619

 

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CMoon

• Feb 9, 2009

• #12

ive run these about 4 years now, have a look in my gallery for results

bests cmoon

 

sunnydog

Drip King

Veteran

• Feb 10, 2009

• #13

CMoon said:

ive run these about 4 years now, have a look in my gallery for results

bests cmoon

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Excellent! Finally a fellow Blumatter!

 

audiohi

Well-known member

Veteran

• Feb 10, 2009

• #14

Anyone find any one other than amazon that sells these? It looks like amazon sells a version made by a company named generic. I'm not coming up with to many options to buy the blumat product....

 

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greenisgold

Member

• Feb 10, 2009

• #15

http://www.thesustainablevillage.com/servlet/display/product/detail/35091

 

audiohi

Well-known member

Veteran

• Feb 10, 2009

• #16

Great! Thank you

 

sunnydog

Drip King

Veteran

• Feb 10, 2009

• #17

Only thing is , get a roll of the brown dripper hose.(30 meters)
The little piece that comes with them is nearly USELESS.

 

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CMoon

• Feb 11, 2009

• #18

greenisgold said:

http://www.thesustainablevillage.com/servlet/display/product/detail/35091

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yep thats the one, you can get a good deal at ebay now and then.

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WhateverComes

Member

• Feb 12, 2009

• #19

well, set up my blumats last night. still having to adjust them to avoid runoff. highly recommended....so far. the tubing that comes with the set i ordered is fairly shitty but besides that they are rockin

 

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moses224

• Feb 12, 2009

• #20

They run straight from a reservoir correct how do they time when to water. I mix my nutes in 6g cen and would need to center it and the add another to other side of garden. That said whats maximum distance reservoir can be from can and how does it determine when to water? thanks