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Smart
Valve The robust Smart Valve, activated by a non-powered moisture sensor is a new
patented regulator to control the flow of water to plants. Indeed the plants
themselves control their own water supply. Offering high flexibility, the Smart
Valve’s adjustable depth regulator allows growers to vary water reservoir
volumes to best suit season and plant species.
Cost Effective and Natural As the Smart Valve allows plants to regulate their own requirements, there is no
risk of over or under-watering. In addition, unlike manual or timer based
watering systems, the Smart Valve gives growers the advantage of a completely
natural wet and dry cycle.
Tested The Smart Valve has been tested by the highly respected research organisation
Horticultural Research International based in Efford, UK who said “The Smart
Valve looks a promising and key component to automate watering
systems and the results indicate significant plant management cost
potential.”
Savings and Advantages Compared with powered watering systems and sensors, the Smart Valve is
impressively cost effective and in addition gives substantial labour and water
usage savings, eliminates cold shock and anaerobic bacterial root infections
caused by over-watering. No supply of electricity is required
for the Smart Valve®
watering system, which renders time switch and watering computers
redundant. These devices typically switch on and off watering
systems regardless of the plants' need as they are in no
way linked to the plants' own transpiration cycles but are
instead based on some arbitrary time base.
Environmental And Operational Benefits By eliminating the need for flood and drain in industrial horticulture, the Smart
Valve can allow growers to say goodbye to the complicated and time consuming
process of effluent disposal which growers are required to carry out in
accordance with strict national regulations and the EU Water Framework
Directive.
Read More about the Benefits and Applications.
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