ZipGrow MICROGREENS STATION, Assembly Manual

Page 1: ...es guidance for operating and troubleshooting the ZipGrow DIY Microgreens Station Feel free to reach out to our skilled team of growers with questions at any time Happy growing The ZipGrow team www Zi...

Page 2: ...EW Purpose of the Guide 3 About the Microgreens Station 3 ASSEMBLY Rack Assembly 4 Reservoir Placement 5 LED Light and Placement 6 9 Flood Trays and Plumbing 10 16 Pump Installation 17 19 OPERATIONS M...

Page 3: ...minated and grown for a week or two before being harvested The appeal of microgreens is that they re profitable for farmers valuable to chefs who use them as garnishes and flavor adders and they add a...

Page 4: ...all other shelves Note if using Husky Rack Model ERZ782478W4C use the shelf hole pattern shown in Figure 1 When choosing a rack for this ensure a grating space of at least 1 75 in the smallest dimens...

Page 5: ...de of the rack Ensure that the reservoir lid is oriented such that the cutout in the lid is on the left side as shown in Figures 2 3 If assembling the base unit place the reservoir in the centre of th...

Page 6: ...light clip approximately 5 from either end of each light as shown in Figure 4 Attach an S hook to either side of each chain link provided as shown in Figure 5 Attach one S hook to the light clips that...

Page 7: ...ined together so take note of the connectors on each end of the lights before hanging them ie ensure that the lights on each shelf are hanging opposite of each other so that you have access to both co...

Page 8: ...of the pair of lights on the top shelf as shown in Figure 9 Repeat for all three pairs of LEDs as shown in Figure 10 To keep the daisy chains out of the way you could run them through the shelf grati...

Page 9: ...to connect a light on the second shelf to a light on the third shelf All lights should now be connected to power via daisy chains and the result will look like Figure 13 On the left side of the rack...

Page 10: ...ate the top tray the top tray is the one with a circular cutout on the edge with the Active Aqua text as shown in Figure 14 Place this tray on the top shelf with the Active Aqua side closest to the ri...

Page 11: ...s shown in Figure 16 two gaskets are included with the fitting there should be one on either side of the tray when the fitting is in place Insert the elbow shown on the left in Figure 15 into the elbo...

Page 12: ...trays the low end will be the one with the drain hole in the bottom Unscrew the included drain fittings as shown in Figure 17 Install the drain fittings on the drain holes in all three trays as shown...

Page 13: ...hat the drain side low side of the tray is closest to the left side of the rack Alternate the remaining two trays so that the drains are at the opposite end of the previous tray as shown in Figure 20...

Page 14: ...ttom of the flood tray on the shelf below it Install these hoses onto the drain fittings of each flood tray as shown in Figure 21 Note that for the bottom tray the drain hose will extend into the rese...

Page 15: ...to the high side of the second and third shelf flood trays utilizing the predrilled holes as shown in Figure 23 As shown in Figure 24 below attach the remainder of the hose to the elbow fitting fasten...

Page 16: ...ull the hose to the left and put it in the reservoir through the hole in the lid If only assembling the base kit the hose will go straight down as the reservoir will be positioned differently Cut the...

Page 17: ...ect the adapter to the inlet hose from step 16 as shown in Figure 27 Screw the adapter with the hose attached to the top of the pump as shown in Figure 28 Do not overtighten this fitting as it may cra...

Page 18: ...the timer included as shown in Figure 30 Do not plug the pump into the wall at this time running the pump dry could cause irreversible damage Program the timer according to manufacturer instructions...

Page 19: ...y vary depending on your region As shown in Figure 32 attach one end of the air tube to the 6 air stone and the other end to the air pump outlet Place the air pump to the side of the reservoir and put...

Page 20: ...te sheets with your desired seeds uncover seeds after 95 of seeds show germination When the seeds have germinated green or yellow shoots will emerge from seeds Place tray under T5 lights Continue to c...

Page 21: ...the reservoir with water and nutrients as required and plug the air pump lights and water pump w timer into a power source The result should look like this Wait a few weeks Enjoy your microgreens Fig...

Page 22: ...you re taking steps towards being part of a better food system and for that we are truly grateful We also realize that there are many great resources out there that are at your disposal and we want to...