What to prepare for automatic irrigation

  • Erstellt am 2019-05-21 12:35:58

rick2018

2019-09-02 10:15:59
  • #1

That's exactly what I thought. A computer like the one in the picture can only control one zone. The larger one can control a maximum of two zones. With that, you won't be able to automatically water your garden.
Therefore, better use a distribution box, control cable (not power), and a proper irrigation controller.
At the spot where you place the controller, you need power, Wi-Fi, and the control cable.
 

rick2018

2019-09-02 10:20:42
  • #2
Many underestimate how much water is really needed
Lawns quickly require 25-30 liters / m2 per week during the heat period.
Let's subtract possible hedges, flower beds, and trees; from the 300 m2, a conservatively estimated 200 m2 of lawn area remains.
Just for this alone, 6,000 liters of water are needed per week.... Hedges, trees, and flower beds still need to be added.
The demand is even greater during the establishment phase.
 

Katdreas

2019-09-02 11:28:55
  • #3
And can I supply a distribution box with water via the faucet? Can you give me an example of a proper irrigation controller? By the way, we do the electrical work with free@Home, something compatible with this would of course be good
 

rick2018

2019-09-02 11:47:26
  • #4
Of course, you could connect a distributor/valve box to the faucet. I have seen that Gardena also has a distributor for 6 zones including control. If you want to keep it very simple, it’s worth considering. Also very cheap (Gardena water distributor automatic). For valve box + computer, I would recommend Hunter Hydrawise as already mentioned. Free@Home is not my area. It’s too limited and closed for me. Instead, I (still) rely on KNX. There might also already be free@Home compatible computers (Hydrawise is not one). Theoretically, you can also control the channels directly via free@Home: setting timers, creating visualization... just requires knowledge and time.
 

Grantlhaua

2019-09-02 13:32:14
  • #5
If you have Free@Home, in my opinion you don't need the computer, provided you have enough capacity on your actuators. Just connect all the valves to an actuator and you can set them up and control them via Free@Home.
 

rick2018

2019-09-02 13:57:55
  • #6
Please note, however, that you will then need different valves.
 

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