This is a basic setup of a basic garden watering system. This test is to see how the relays drive the water solenoids, checking the performance of the solenoids and power designs for driving them.
Yep, I can see the leaks, and they’ll be fixed when installed properly
The next versions will include carefully placed ground moisture sensors (hygrometers) for each of the 5 ‘channels’/garden beds, so that that bed is checked and only the dry ones are watered. This will be tied into a real time clock and an ambient temp sensor, so watering only occurs at dusk and/or dawn, (with allowances for daylight savings) to reduce water wastage via evaporation.
Post time: Aug-06-2017