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Misting unit
If
you have ever wanted to propagate your own plants then this is the
way the professionals do it. This unit is ideal for those who want
to produce plants from cuttings. It is especially suitable for people
who want to plant out small wood lots or reforest native bush. Anyone
who has done this will know that purchasing plants for this purpose
can be very expensive as 100 plants/trees goes nowhere on a farm.
The unit operates on a safe 24 volts so it is also ideal for schools.
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How
does it work?
The unit is supplied with a power supply, mist control unit, 24 volt
DC solenoid, electronic leaf and two misting jets. The unit will mist
a propagating bed approximately 2.4 metres by 1 metre. Additional
misting jets are available increasing the misting area by approx 1.2
square metres. The electronic leaf works by water conductivity. It
is placed amongst the cuttings. When the electronic leaf dries out,
no conduction (simulating a real leaf), the mist unit turns on until
the leaf is wet again (conduction). In this way the cuttings are prevented
from drying out until they grow their own roots. The unit works even
better if you have bottom heat as this stimulates root growth. The
ideal is “warm bottom, cold tops”. |
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How easy is it to install?
The power supply plugs into a 230- volt outlet. The mist control
has to be wired to the plug pack. It is clearly labelled, and is
only approximately 24 volts, so you won’t get electrocuted. The
solenoid and electronic leaf are wired to the mist control unit,
again only 24 volts. All the wiring points are clearly labelled.
The power supply, mist controller and solenoid need to be located
in a dry place. The solenoid needs to be connected to a water supply.
We recommend using 15mm PVC class E pressure pipe for the mist line.
The misters are supplied screwed into 15mm pipe joiner because they
have a 1/8 BSP thread and you are unlikely to have a tap and 21/64th
drill bit to make the thread. The pipe joiners with the misters
fitted need to be glued into the main line.
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The
mist controller has a sensitivity control. If the cuttings are looking
too dry (they are wilting), the control knob is moved around further
towards dry, so the electronic leaf has to get a lot wetter before
the unit cuts off. When your cuttings have a good root system, the
control is set to wet, which will reduce the misting. This gets
the cuttings used to obtaining their water from their newly developed
root systems and not the mist.
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Below are a series of photos showing the bush block
I established primarily with my own cuttings about 20 years ago. The
initial plantings were Lacebark, Pittosporum, Mahoe, and Karo. |
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Misting Unit block diagram (not to scale)
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Misting Unit
Price $537.00 inc GST
Freight NI $20.00 SI $20.00, Rural delivery
an additional $6.50
Extra misting jets $20.50.
Freight free if ordered with a Misting unit, $8.50 P&P if ordered
seperately. Rural delivery an additional $6.50
Replacement electronic
leaf $88.75 plus $9.50 postage. Rural delivery an additional $6.50
Please
note: To prevent unnecessary delays please make sure you select
the RD option if you are at a rural address.
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