Planning to 'digitalize' my Autopots - did anyone else?
Hi,
as title says, I want to control the water flow because I have constant issues with my Aquavalves keeping a constant water level sooner or later at really every grow so far, but still want to continue using the Autopot system as besides the Aquavalves, they are really great.
I want to keep the Aquavalves connected though, they still fulfill their function of preventing a flooding of the tent.
My current plan consists of electrical pinch valves for the tubes, sensors monitoring the waterr levels of the trays and a mini Pi.
The logic should monitor the trays and open an according valve for 2 minutes when the tray has been empty for 1 (or 2?) hours. Then it should close it again and not reopen at least for 4-6 hours to prevent overwatering at any cost.
Setup won't be too expensive and as I am a programmer, coding it should be no issue.
My question is: Did someone else here try something similar?
Any shared experiences would be great.