harvst WaterMate, Manual

Page 1: ...WaterMate Setup and installation guide V6 control unit Doc version 6 3 Visit www harvst co uk setup for more information videos and photos...

Page 2: ...rature sensor as standard Further temperature sensors can be added to monitor soil temperature as well as air temperature Soil moisture and combination air temperature humidity sensors are also availa...

Page 3: ...r valves With 2 jubilee clips Jubilee clip x3 13 23mm WaterMate Pro pump strainer WaterMate Mini pump filter Water pump Inlet strainer Water pump Inline filter Optional extras available via our websit...

Page 4: ...For polytunnels wire cable ties P clip x10 M6 nut x20 M6 bolt x10 Garden wire 30m x1 Or 10m x2 Tensioner x2 Cable tie x100 Micro irrigation kit Dripper x24 360 Sprayer x10 180 Sprayer x10 4mm take off...

Page 5: ...igh temperatures you can choose to give extra water A great fail safe to prevent wilting on hot days especially of fragile seedlings Different watering for different plants Watering can be managed in...

Page 6: ...t the battery is fully charged when you come to set up and test If you re commissioning your system in winter there may not be enough sun to keep your battery charged for repeated testing We sell a ma...

Page 7: ...the mains powered option you will have extra output ports for either heaters grow lights or extra pumps The control unit will need to be within 5m of a power socket WARNING Do not use a temporary exte...

Page 8: ...your Harvst cloud account where you can view activity The unit operates autonomously offline Events such as watering water tank running out low battery are stored on the system for you to check later...

Page 9: ...gure WiFi Wait while it scans for networks Step 4 Click the Wifi network you want your control box to use so that it appears in the SSID box then enter the WiFi password and hit Save Step 5 Once you h...

Page 10: ...gnal with SSID harvst xxxx The number is a unique reference for your system 4 Using your smartphone or laptop WiFi settings connect to this network and wait a few seconds to be redirected to the devic...

Page 11: ...have connected to the network you can open a web browser and go to http 192 168 4 1 3 Once you re on the system control panel click settings then choose offline for the connection mode and save the se...

Page 12: ...em is sent to your online account so you can see temperature readings when it last watered soil moisture levels and so on Up to 7 days of data is available to view Your system will be set up as a loca...

Page 13: ...stem WiFi network harvst xxxx In online mode you can use the Harvst web app to control the unit directly as long as your phone or tablet is on the same WiFi network as the system The control unit will...

Page 14: ...ons are not green the app isn t connected to the control unit With your phone tablet and the system control panel offline mode 1 Wake the control unit up by pressing the button on top once Wait until...

Page 15: ...one will need to be on the same WiFi network as the control unit and the control unit will need to be awake When it s awake click the blue IP address link on the home tab of the app dashboard and the...

Page 16: ...s watering across multiple periods rather than all at once This helps prevent the battery running too low at any one time Automatic sensor based watering is not done after 9pm to preserve battery life...

Page 17: ...ll look like this Fit the water valve mounting bracket 1 Fit the right angle bracket to the water valves using the M4 bolt through the smaller of the two holes in the bracket The side you fix the brac...

Page 18: ...the inlet pipe 1 Fit one end of the black braided garden hose to the pump inlet strainer Secure the hose to the filter with the larger supplied jubilee clips 2 Place the strainer into your water tank...

Page 19: ...r jubilee clips over the hose and then secure the hose ends to the inline water filter ensuring the correct orientation of the filter There are arrows on the filter to show the flow of water 6 Route t...

Page 20: ...ppers beans and so on The supplied 4 litre per hour pressure compensated drippers provide a good flow for most uses You can also get 2 litre per hour and 8 litre per hour from our website all can be u...

Page 21: ...at zone using the watering settings for the relevant zone on the device control panel not the web app Combinations of sprayers drippers misters It s possible to use a mix of emitters in a single zone...

Page 22: ...panel extension cables are available at harvst co uk The solar panel comes complete with two brackets each made up from two parts 1 Attach two brackets to the solar panel using the nuts and bolts prov...

Page 23: ...able spanner Kettle to warm water for softening pipe ends WARNING The ends of the galvanised wire are sharp and the wire will be under tension When working with straining wire wear safety goggles and...

Page 24: ...it a little longer than needed Don t let the wire spring away and cut your polytunnel Thread the free end of the wire through the hole in the wire tensioner frame and then through the hole in the tens...

Page 25: ...LDPE semi rigid pipe which is fixed to the frame around 1m above the ground Into this pipe you can connect sprayers directly or 4mm take off hoses for drippers or other 4mm emitters The guide assumes...

Page 26: ...and pots on the greenhouse staging shelves on a more regular basis perhaps controlled by a soil moisture sensor Example 2 Two perimeter pipes Having two perimeter pipes lets you use water from either...

Page 27: ...e using an M6 cropped head bolt and nut The head of the bolt is in the greenhouse frame Fix a cropped head bolt with a nut into the slot of the greenhouse frame at each mark leaving the bolt thread ex...

Page 28: ...dry cloth and position it for the best sun which changes throughout the year Specifications Maximum water source to water valves Pro Pro 10m Mini 4m Maximum 13mm diameter irrigation pipe per zone Pro...