Irrigation system
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1. A horticultural irrigation system comprising:
- a plant growth container comprising a receptacle for a plant growth medium, a reservoir, a container inlet for supply of water to the reservoir, a float valve adapted to close the container inlet when the water in the reservoir reaches a pre-determined level and an outlet means for allowing passage of water from the reservoir to the receptacle;
further comprising;
a supply controller comprising a controllable mains inlet valve adapted for connection in use to a mains water supply, a pressure regulator adapted to close the mains inlet valve when water pressure in the controller reaches a predetermined value, one or more outlets each outlet being coupled to a container inlet in a plant growth container, in which the container inlet supplies water from the supply controller to the reservoir, wherein the pressure regulator comprises an expandable member adapted to expand in response to an increase in water pressure in the controller and an actuator connected to the expandable member, the actuator being adapted to close the inlet valve when the pressure reaches a predetermined value.
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Abstract
A horticultural irrigation system comprising a plant growth container. The plant growth container comprises a receptacle for a plant growth medium, a reservoir, a container inlet, a float valve and an outlet means. The container inlet supplies water to the reservoir. The float valve is adapted to close the container inlet when the water in the reservoir reaches a pre-determined level. An outlet means allows the passage of water from the reservoir to the receptacle.
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1. A horticultural irrigation system comprising:
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a plant growth container comprising a receptacle for a plant growth medium, a reservoir, a container inlet for supply of water to the reservoir, a float valve adapted to close the container inlet when the water in the reservoir reaches a pre-determined level and an outlet means for allowing passage of water from the reservoir to the receptacle;
further comprising;
a supply controller comprising a controllable mains inlet valve adapted for connection in use to a mains water supply, a pressure regulator adapted to close the mains inlet valve when water pressure in the controller reaches a predetermined value, one or more outlets each outlet being coupled to a container inlet in a plant growth container, in which the container inlet supplies water from the supply controller to the reservoir, wherein the pressure regulator comprises an expandable member adapted to expand in response to an increase in water pressure in the controller and an actuator connected to the expandable member, the actuator being adapted to close the inlet valve when the pressure reaches a predetermined value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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