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Greenhouse installation

This is a guide to installing the WaterMate irrigation system into your greenhouse. Every

greenhouse is diﬀerent, so you will need to adapt the guide for your own situation. The

guide assumes you have an aluminium framed greenhouse with slotted channel, to take

M6 cropped head bolts.

Tools needed

Secateurs for cutting pipe

10mm spanner

Kettle to warm water for so ening pipe ends

If you have any diﬀiculty or questions while setting up, please call us on

0333 090 5440 (Mon-Fri 9am - 5pm) or email hello@harvst.co.uk

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Page 1 WaterMate Greenhouse installation This is a guide to installing the WaterMate irrigation system into your greenhouse. Every greenhouse is diﬀerent, so you will need to adapt the guide for your own situation. The guide assumes you have an aluminium framed greenhouse with slotted channel, to take M6 cropped head bolts.
Page 2 Concept WaterMate supports two separate irrigation zones. This allows a versatile setup which can adapt to your greenhouse crops throughout the seasons. An auxiliary output can also run an extra pump if you want to add a third zone, or transfer water from a separate tank to your main greenhouse tank.
Page 3 Water is distributed around the perimeter of the greenhouse using a 13mm LDPE (semi rigid) pipe which is fixed to the frame at least 1m above the ground. Into this pipe, you can connect sprayers directly, or 4mm take-oﬀ hoses for drippers or other 4mm emitters. Example 1 One perimeter pipe &...
Page 4 Many greenhouses are well sealed and you may need to drill a hole in the aluminium at the ridge, or through the base. For the WaterMate Pro, mount the pump securely near where the inlet pipe comes into the greenhouse. The WaterMate Mini pump is placed into the water tank which should be within 4m of the water valves.