Pre-setting the Blumat Sensors (Cap Dialing) - How to dial in carrots quickly and consistently

For large systems, we’ve discovered a quick and effective way to set up a large number of Blumat sensors quickly-even thousands at a time. This video shows you how. With this method each sensor will provide an even, consistent moisture level for every container in your growing environment.

[@joeymusacchio9816]

Beautiful, I very rarely get a flooded tray from one blumat carrot, but this gives the video tutorial for the previous discussion about setting the carrots before attaching them. I was not sure if you had used a cup of water or nothing at all with the tops when setting them in the way you had described doing it in the discussion. Cool video!

[@barbaravanerp4598]

You have such a great product but you need a video person.

[@carbonraptor5747]

Was the soil brought up to moisture prior? Was that last watering for the purpose of getting a good connection with the soil?

[@radenex854]

The soil is watered in heavily before placing the Blumats into the soil to ensure an even starting moisture throughout the pots.

[@phiipichut247]

thanks, very useful video! after setting it up, what's the pressure differential per triangle for gravity systems and for mains pressure? I understand that at mains pressure 1 triangle is ca. 50 mbar, so 2 triangles means the plant is kept at 100 mbar; on a gravity system with e.g. 4 or 6 feet of head what's the pressure differential instead?

[@radenex854]

So it tends to land on 40-50 for 1 triangle 80-100 for two and 130-150 for three on pressurized systems. When setting up gravity 1 triangle is 80 and two is 130-150 so it’s best to set it at one triangle if using gravity and two on pressurized systems. Hope this helps

[@michaelbox1863]

@@radenex854 that's correct

[@ostrogodo]

Gravity guys, 1 triangle close is enough? Not too wet?

[@AlwaysSerious]

Depends on your soil and how you’re growing. Different mixes will behave differently.

[@carrottoponcrak]

God this system is a headache