About400and20
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Ok so thank you for taking some time to help me out once again!
So the grow is going great for now, I just finished making a carbon scrubber, and today i started making an automatic watering system, here's what i got:
The problem is, if i let the water pump work for 1 minute, it would pump LOTS of liters, i only need 0.5L per watering.
One thing i thought was placing a smaller 0.3-0.4L container on a platform on the big bucket. It will have a very small opening with a small pipe leading towards the pot, the pump will work for 1 minute - it will fill the small container in 10 seconds or so, and then it will just overflow into the bucket again. Some water will go into the pot while this is happening, and then the water pump stops, it will jump empty itself in the pot. So i will get around 0.5L. This sounds like it works but its not very reliable.
I also thought about placing a valve on the hose so the water has resistance, therefore lessening the flow (but wouldn't this damage the water pump?)
Please give me your thoughts into this one, i'll have to leave home in a few days and I need to come up with a working system soon!
Thanks for your time.
So the grow is going great for now, I just finished making a carbon scrubber, and today i started making an automatic watering system, here's what i got:
- A digital timer - at least 1 minute of operation
- A small submersible water pump for aquariums
- A big 15L bucket
- Gardening hose
The problem is, if i let the water pump work for 1 minute, it would pump LOTS of liters, i only need 0.5L per watering.
One thing i thought was placing a smaller 0.3-0.4L container on a platform on the big bucket. It will have a very small opening with a small pipe leading towards the pot, the pump will work for 1 minute - it will fill the small container in 10 seconds or so, and then it will just overflow into the bucket again. Some water will go into the pot while this is happening, and then the water pump stops, it will jump empty itself in the pot. So i will get around 0.5L. This sounds like it works but its not very reliable.
I also thought about placing a valve on the hose so the water has resistance, therefore lessening the flow (but wouldn't this damage the water pump?)
Please give me your thoughts into this one, i'll have to leave home in a few days and I need to come up with a working system soon!
Thanks for your time.