Wifi Drip Fertigation Pump Device?

Overgrowtho

Overgrowtho

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I am looking for a nice little Wifi unit that can simply pump water from my reservoir into the drip irrigation lines. Anyone know of a product like this?

So far I've found a model which could work BUT it doesn't "pump" the water. It just opens a valve for pressure to go through. Could this device still be used somehow, by adding another pump?


Or is there another device I should look for?

Thanks in advance.
 
Doug Dawson

Doug Dawson

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You could use a standard pump and a smart plug if you want wifi but it adds another point of failure. Why not use a standard aquarium pump on a simple timer that doesnt rely on wifi?
 
Overgrowtho

Overgrowtho

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Thats too easy bro. I am interested in remote control/monitoring in addition to automation. That is why I like that above linked solution. Since it has soil moisture monitoring in addition to irrigation control.

But how to run such a device from a nute reservoir instead of a house faucet? I think I found the solution. I need to put a sump pump in the reservoir and then connect it to a hose outlet on the side of the reservoir. Then put the wifi water timer onto that with a line going to the grow room which has drip irrigation to the plants. Then I will have full wifi control of irrigation from the reservoir.
 
T macc

T macc

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Why not get Blumats? Its 90% automatic. The other 10% is keeping water in the bucket / reservoir full. Some people run a second reservoir to upkeep the watering. I use a pump instead to deliver water to my blumats.
 
Doug Dawson

Doug Dawson

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Overgrowtho said:
Thats too easy bro. I am interested in remote control/monitoring in addition to automation. That is why I like that above linked solution. Since it has soil moisture monitoring in addition to irrigation control.

But how to run such a device from a nute reservoir instead of a house faucet? I think I found the solution. I need to put a sump pump in the reservoir and then connect it to a hose outlet on the side of the reservoir. Then put the wifi water timer onto that with a line going to the grow room which has drip irrigation to the plants. Then I will have full wifi control of irrigation from the reservoir.
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Sounds interesting, whatever works for you. I am a tech guy but I try to keep my grow as simple as possible. That's just me though, many ways to get to the finish.
 
Overgrowtho

Overgrowtho

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Blumats are also cool, I do like those and might use it in one of my rooms.

However for the other room I'm challenging myself to do automated watering using Wifi. Partly just to learn about the tech/plumbing.

Another solution instead of having a big reservoir, would be to use the above wifi device along with Dosatron/s (or perhaps some other Fertilizer injector?)

Maybe Im a bit loony because all of this is for a couple of small 4x4 spaces.
 
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