Once your garden is assembled, it's time to fill it up with water! To begin this process, make sure the Controller is switched OFF. Then flip open the fill port located on the top left-hand of the cabinet. We recommend using a hose or bucket and filling the reservoir up about 3/4 full for this initial fill up.
Once you have completed this step, it's time to double check your connections to the Controller! Our indoor garden utilizes two pumps, the Flow Pump (inside small reservoir) and the Refill Pump (inside large clear reservoir), make sure their power cords are plugged into the corresponding outlet. Double check that the 3 sensors plugs are correctly connected to the Controller. The dosing switch should be in the ON position. When in the OFF position no nutrients will be added in during the refill process.
After this, you can turn on the Controller by flipping the red switch to the ON state. If the flow tank is empty it will trigger a refill of water from your fresh water reservoir, as well as nutrients being added into the system.
The Flow Pump automatically turns on for 1 minute every 10 minutes, so it may take 30-45 minutes for the system to fill itself up. There is also a switch above the Flow Pump outlet where you can manually turn on the Flow Pump, this is useful for filling your garden up quickly, and utilizing the front drain function. Do NOT leave the Flow Pump switched ON for extended periods of time when your system is full, this could easily overflow your trays!
Don't forget to start the flow of water to the Grow Shelves by turning the blue valve under the left side of the tray!
A good way to know when your system is full is by checking the access port located on the right-hand side of the white Grow Lid. Open this up and see if water has begun to spill down the funnel and drain. Your indoor garden has completed filling itself up when both Grow Shelves are draining through the funnel.
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