Avoid These Greenhouse Setup Mistakes!

[@ChilliChump]

I am so lucky to be able to combine two passions of mine....Chillies and Tech! I hope you enjoyed the video. Below are most of the parts I use in the system, as well as some useful links: SeedsIO: seedsio.com ChilliChump consulting: chillichump.com/chillichump-consultancy/ Earlier automation video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iKHHkpR5gdujnLc Cleaning Drippers: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o4HIqZeiaKeCl6c Automation 101: kzbin.info/aero/PLuQ_ySnkV1elVl8hCvmYyEzjs_vxEIsxu 📡Parts Drippers: geni.us/presdripper (I use 4l/h) NC AC Solenoid Valve: geni.us/ncvalve U Channel: geni.us/uchannel U Channel fittings: geni.us/uchanfittings Disc Filter: geni.us/discfilter Pipe Cutter: geni.us/plasticpipecutter 13mm mainline: geni.us/13mmpipe 4mm drip line: geni.us/4mmpipe Inline taps: geni.us/irrigatetap Barbed fittings: geni.us/barbedfittings FL43 Pump: floodandwaterpumps.co.uk/products/fl-water-demand-pump DAB Pump: geni.us/esyboxmini3 (You may be able to find this cheaper elsewhere)

[@s18169ex3]

I can never get enough. My daughter asked me the other day. Were or what was my inspiration to try to make a hot sauce business. I said CC was and still is the reason I have the passion. And it was to y surprise. ATX sauce was also inspired by you at about the same time I started following you. He also makes some sauces that I look forward to making. Keep it spicy.

[@ChilliChump]

Did you see my interview with ATX on one of my recent livestreams?

[@PetesChilliHouse]

Absolutely brilliant Shaun, i was watching your first video on automation the other day. you make it look so easy 😂. This of course is so far beyond that...great stuff as always

[@ChilliChump]

Thanks mate. It's certainly moved on quite a bit, small changes each year add up!

[@simplifygardening]

A great system mate

[@BalticHomesteaders]

Really nice to see an update. Your tutorial videos sent me down a fun rabbit hole of automation and after a year of using my v1 system I'm already planning v2 with various upgrades (thanks again). It looks very neat on the PCB, something I'd not considered, I think mostly as I'm constantly wanting to change things. Yeah re making stuff public it's a bit of a can of worms, I've been asked a few times already and as I see it the problem is that of support/warranty.

[@murdog04]

This is what you get when you have a computer engineer growing chili’s :). Crazy good and impressive system. Your property and set-up always blows me away. Love all you do my friend. Stay Spicy!!!

[@ChilliChump]

Lol. Indeed my friend! Why do things simply when you can complicate it with tech? 😄

[@craigdawson7632]

@@ChilliChump Over built things are always awesome. 20 psi of boost is needed to go to the supermarket. 1/4 MOA with ballistics calculator, for a afternoon of rabbits

[@NickW-q3x]

Great content as always. All the seeds i bought from you are doing very well👍

[@ChilliChump]

Thank you Nick, and that's fantastic to hear about the seeds! 🌱🔥

[@insected83]

Really cool

[@joevile5328]

Simply inspiring. Us mere mortals can only dream of such a setup. Definitely going to watch your how to guides on automation and give it a go! 😊

[@ChilliChump]

I started small! Have a look at my very first video, which started this channel off. I was growing in a mini portable tent thing. Its taken many years to get to this! Good luck with the Automation guide, hope you find it as fun as I do!

[@GurpreetKaur-hd2fx]

Do you have a link for the fan you use please? Or any others you recommend that can be hanged/mounted, Thankyou 🙂

[@PimP-s9b]

Really nice video, thanks! What kind of box are you using at 9:50? Is it custom made (the screen part)?

[@ChilliChump]

Standard box, 3d printed screen housing

[@craigdawson7632]

Do you ever have growth in your feed lines? It's always been my concern and has kept me hand feeding plants. My 4L drippers are sealed (two per a pot off a ring main), They were cheap but you can't clean them, seemed like a good idea at the time for the money. Also I'd be worried about killing my microbes & bacteria in my feed with a hot pump working like a food processor. As for mains we have to dig it in 600mm deep and armour it with danger tape above it. Or over head wires, I've used 12V solar fans and battery powered timers. I've thought about a 48v system with DC buck converter and a small inverter where needed. Saves those spendy cable runs but batteries aren't cheap either with running lights or 4 fans nearly all the time. I'm very keen to see your automation setup in detail 👍

[@ChilliChump]

In my first installation I had growth in the feed lines...because I didn't flush the system at the end of the season. I now make sure to run clean water through at the end of the season to clear out any nutrients that may be left in the pipes. I also have taps at the end of each dripper run which allows me to drain the system too. At the beginning of the season I then check that each dripper is flowing and I may get a few that need a clean. But otherwise its all good! Here's a video of me sorting out drippers at the beginning of this season kzbin.info/www/bejne/o4HIqZeiaKeCl6csi=aEgqbFUebIjq-nNB

[@craigdawson7632]

@@ChilliChump I thought some funk would grow in the pipes with the heat. My current drippers are pressed together. Should probably buy a bag of decent replacements to have on hand. Do you feed exclusively organic, do you think there is any extra risk with organic feed for blockage other than particulate?

[@ianmiles2505]

Shaun. Howzit, looking good. Just keep an eye on insulin resistance boet. Cheers.

[@vtassy]

I could never be a youtuber. Having to deal with people making ridiculous comments completely irrelevant to the actual video and trying to insinuate shit. @ianmiles2505 either you are a close friend of his or just a complete dick

[@pawepanka7783]

Great content, thanks

[@ChilliChump]

I'm glad you enjoy it!

[@Count_Ade]

Hi, off the subject for this video forgive me, but I'm looking for printable labels for the 5oz woozy bottles. Did you manage to find any? Many thanks, Ade 😊👍🏾

[@ChilliChump]

I bought a commercial printer for my sauce business so I use continuous rolls of labels. You can get labels for your home printer in A4 sheets. Look up Avery labels and get the size you need

[@grahamhyndman8996]

13mm Main line to 4mm Connector - Hi could you give us the link to the connector that goes from the 13mm main line and has the 8 x 4mm outputs to the dripper lines please.

[@ChilliChump]

I bought a bunch in bulk. They don't appear to be in stock from where I got them. I will have another look tomorrow and reply here if I find a source for you. You are in the UK?

[@grahamhyndman8996]

@@ChilliChump Hi, thank you, I appreciate you taking the time to look - i wasn't even sure how to describe them on a google/Amazon search! Yes, I'm in Gloucester and have been an avid viewer for many years - love the channel and have spent many a happy Sunday afternoon making sauces and mixes from your cook book. Like you I have green house and an avid grower every year of a range of chillies (however I always grow Piri Piri and Lemon Drops as they are the ones I use most frequently for making batches of spice mixes for my family. Keep up the good work and if you can find the details then please let me know. Kind Regards Graham

[@ChilliChump]

Hey Graham, thank you for the support over the years! Here is a link that should work. It's not where I got my original ones from though. www.hydrogarden.com/en-gb/netafim-4mm-x-8-way-manifold-to-1-3-2-7-bspm-13--615--050

[@C3Voyage]

Where are you located?

[@ChilliChump]

I'm in the UK

[@PreatorRaszagal]

"I have a few more greenhouses". That's a slight understatement 🤣Nice system though. If I had power and space for some kind of water tank on the balcony I'd be interested by something like this for sure. But I have neither, so I bought an AutoPot kit instead! Hoping it'll work out well! It is still interesting to see how these things are built! So you replaced the moles with a digging dog? Or was he digging *for* moles? 😄

[@ChilliChump]

He is attempting to get the moles! No luck yet 🐶

[@PreatorRaszagal]

@@ChilliChump Aha. Practice makes perfect! 🤞

[@bondemanden]

What is the name on the barbed 3/4 til 8 pice 4mm

[@ChilliChump]

@@bondemanden it's netafim

[@bondemanden]

Cant find them 😅

[@john-smith.]

Your dripper link doesn't take me to the page of drippers your using.....just a bunch of different general drippers. Can you tell me the brand name/type of the drippers your using in this vide.

[@ChilliChump]

Which country do you live in?

[@john-smith.]

@@ChilliChump USA....Can't you give me the brand name?

[@ChilliChump]

@@john-smith. It's a UK brand. That's why I asked. There are equivalent models that are likely the exact same thing, just with a different brand name. Which are what I linked to before. The brand is hudrosure

[@friendlyfox4572]

When’s the next greenhouse chilli update?

[@ChilliChump]

Most likely next week

[@cooley18]

Where'd you purchase that sexy greenhouse. It looks solid.

[@ChilliChump]

It's a Rhino greenhouse. It's a great greenhouse

[@benjaminh.7698]

Affiliate links are not the products you showed...

[@ChilliChump]

Which country are you based?

[@benjaminh.7698]

@@ChilliChump Germany. Most of the links redirect to search pages...

[@ChilliChump]

@benjaminh.7698 I use a service that localises the link depending on the country you are in. I can't manually find links to the exact product in every countries amazon unfortunately, and on top of that I can't keep them updated and monitor when stock runs out or the product is delisted. The service I use allows me to do that more efficiently. The link is primarily based on the link in the UK, which is where I purchase from. Sometimes the system is clever enough to find the exact product, other times I have a search term which should search for the product and hopefully get close. What specifically are you looking for?

[@benjaminh.7698]

@@ChilliChump I am looking for the drippers. An Amazon Uk link would be ok for me.

[@ChilliChump]

Try here if you can order from the UK (use this link to get £5 off your order rwrd.io/eytz1mb?c) www.waterirrigation.co.uk/drip-irrigation-components/micro-emitters-stakes-extensions/micro-drippers/pack-of-20-hydrosure-pressure-compensated-easy-clean-micro-irrigation-dripper-4l-h.html

[@Chattyman2]

Seems a lot of work 😂 I'll just stick to my water butt and a watering can

[@ChilliChump]

I don't turn on my automation for the beginning of my season, so I hand water. Take more than 2 hours each time! I would hate to be doing that later in the season 😰

[@bradcarby3765]

I've always enjoyed your automation stuff. It is very much in the realm of things I like to mess with. That being said, I feel like your actual irrigation setup is an unadulterated bag of dicks (in the nicest possible way). There shouldn't be switches and wires and solenoids all over the greenhouse. Centralise all that stuff and let the plumbing do the work. I also recommend using 19mm hose instead of 13mm because, well, if you do it, you'll see how much better it works out. Sorry, love your content.

[@ChilliChump]

All plumbing is 25mm. The last leg for drippers is down to 13mm, then 4mm. No need for anything more. It's more than enough for the flow rate. And not sure what you mean by centralising? Each grow space is being monitored independently, and therefore controlled independently. The pump is centralised, running 25mm through to all spaces. If I had all valves sitting where the pump is then I would have to run multiple pipes to each grow space. Instead of a single run like I have now. In each grow space I have multiple zones so I can independently water each zone as needed.

[@PacificGardening]

What differentiates an unadulterated bag of dicks from an adulterated bag of dicks? Which is preferable?