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Blumat Backyard Irrigation Kit
This kit supplies everything you need except for the water. Just put the 5 gallon bucket near where you want the irrigation, attach the XL Blumat Classic watering stakes, and insert them into the potting mix or soil. The Blumats wick moisture as the plants deplete it, irrigate on the plants schedule instead of an arbitrary timer, and saves precious water. To increase or decrease the moisture content in your containers, just raise or lower the bucket. UN secretary general, António Guterres, says "we've passed the era of global warming" and “the era of global boiling has arrived." According to new scientific studies, less moisture in the soil leads to more severe heat waves while more soil moisture lowers air temperature. We designed this kit as a simple and inexpensive way almost everyone can help. You can let it fill up from rain, from a hose, or normally-wasted water like the water from a sink, shower, or bath that goes down the drain while we wait for it to get hot (just put a watering can or container under the faucet). Download installation instructions here.
$108.00
Blumat Backyard Starter Kit
Water your plants the natural way—no timers, no power. Save water and time with this pressure-free system that runs on gravity—perfect for rainwater catchments, off-grid gardens, and eco-conscious growers. Simple, efficient, and easy to set up. We designed this watering kit for backyard gardeners without much time, without a green thumb, and without a lot of extra dollars to spend. Much more simple and easy to install than a typical drip system, it can still provide much more consistent and reliable irrigation. Another unique advantage over normal drip systems is that this one doesn’t require pressure – instead, it siphons. This makes it ideal for rainwater collection systems as well as for watering plants or trees far removed from water lines. This base kit is adaptable and expandable in many different ways. It includes a bulkhead fitting you can use to attach to almost any water container. You can also order a 5-gallon one from us and also add on a rain collection screen. You can add more of either the small or large Classics, a filter screen, a water level indicator, or more supply line. You could also add a pressure reducer and float valve to make this into an automatically instead of manually filled system. Almost all drip kits for backyard gardening require timers, water pressure, and pressure reducers. You have to guess how much water the plants need; and, as the season progresses, the plants get bigger and the temperature gets warmer, your guesses mismatch more and more. The plants cycle between drowning and drying out too much. This kit solves those problems. With a much lower learning curve, it automatically waters your plants without needing electricity, a timer, or even water pressure. Less expensive and easier to install, much less can go wrong. The ollas-inspired cones provide more water when the soil dries, less when it has lots of water.
$89.00
Excel Concept Holdings (HK) Ltd Auto fill Float Valve
A float valve that stays out of your way and doesn't so easily break or get stuck like the common ones. Instead of the arms like used in toilets, this has a float that goes up and down in a protected cylinder. When the water rises, it automatically turns off the input line. When the water gets used and the float goes down, it turns the water back on. Use with a gravity rainwater system to fill a reservoir during long times without rain, in gravity backyard systems, in tent grows, and any time you need to fill a reservoir without worrying when to turn the incoming water off — this will do that for you!
$12.96
Whole System Adjustable Pressure Reducer for Blumat systems
Full control over your Blumat system pressure. Adjustable from 2–14 PSI with a built-in gauge so you always know exactly what your system is running — the most important number to know in any Blumat setup. Key Features ＋ Built-in 0–30 PSI pressure gauge for real-time monitoring High flow rate of over 5 gallons per minute — can replace six or more standard Blumat pressure reducers Adjustable from 2–14 PSI to match any distribution method (drippers, drip rings, BluSoak) Powerful enough for the largest systems, precise enough for single-zone setups Connections & Adapters ＋ The reducer body has a ½" male pipe thread (MPT) inlet and a ¾" female pipe thread (FPT) outlet. Included adapters make it easy to install: Input — ¾" PVC swivel adapter for standard garden hoses or hose bibs Output — ¾" to ½" Perma-Loc fitting for Trunk Line Kits Output — ¾" to 8mm adapter for Supply Line Kits with SuperFlex tubing Also includes — ¾" FPT tee and 1/4" to ¾" MBT bushing Installation Instructions ＋ Tape all male fittings with the provided tape, wrapping 5–6 times clockwise. Assemble parts as pictured in the instruction diagram. Connect to a valve on a pump kit or to a hose bib using the provided ¾" swivel adapter. Using the provided fittings, connect to your Blumat system supply line. Open the incoming water to check current system pressure. Recommended ranges: Drip rings — 12–15 PSI BluSoak — 7–10 PSI To adjust pressure: turn off incoming water, release system pressure by opening a valve on the Blumat supply line until the gauge reads 0, then turn the black adjustment collar (tighten for more pressure, loosen for less). Close the Blumat supply line valve and open incoming water to re-pressurize. Check the gauge. If not in range, repeat steps 6–7 until correct.
$140.40
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