Instruction for DIY plastic bottle windowfarm system Tim Reckhaus
Windowfarm 2.0 www.windowfarm.org
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6 bottles for the plants + 1 extra bottle for the tank.
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Punch the holes in the marked spots. mandril
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Keep the cap and take off the ring. nail scissor
Meassure and cut 250 mm plastic ribbon. folding rule, scissor
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Place the stencil above the sticky glue remains of the label. print the stencil
Clamp a sleeve on one side of the plastic ribbon.
metall sleeve, flat pliers
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Cut out the defined area and use the cutout as the stencil.
Nail scissors
Thread the ribbon in the punched holes and clamp a sleeve on the other end. metall sleeve, flat pliers
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Propper cutten bottle.
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Clean the glue remains with some olive oil. olive oil, cloth
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You can use a 25mm Forstener drill for the hole in the bottom.
25 mm Forstenerbohrer
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Try to screw the bottles together.
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Built a drill support construction. cordless srewdriver , screwclamp 25 mm Forstenerbohrer
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Drill the holes for the riser tube. Advise: drill the cap on top of the bottle cordless screwdriver
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Use a cutter for rounding the edges and adjust for the bottle threads. Cutter
Cut a 70 mm chain piece.
side cutter, chain
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Flatten the edges of the hole. Cutter
Hook a staple into the chain and press it like an anchor in the hole. staples
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threads define the thickness of the edges
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Cut a opening for refilling the tank. The cap must fit through. nail scissor
water-influx approx. 1 m (pressure dependend)
water/air Mixture
T-joint air-influx
water/air Mixture
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Punch the cap at two points and open till the valves fit through.Keep the holes small to be able to screw the valves in the caps.
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Screw the valves with lock nut and rubber seal in the cap. rubber seal = bike tube
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Put on rubber seal, washers and tighten the nuts right. You may have to adjust the washers. washers
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return flow valve
water-influx
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Connect the right hoses to the valves.
use liquid organic fertilizer
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Secure the tank with a cap. You may have to cut two openings to be able to turn the cap.
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Use specialized hydroponic pots to have the right shape for this build up.
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Finished window farm
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PH Level best between 5.5 - 6.5
Ready to grow your plants
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Schallbox
Windowfarm Pos. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Name Bottles Plant pot Hose Airpump Chain Ribbon Hose Hose T-Joint Rücklaufventil Metallklemmen* Bikevalve Tageszeitschaltuhr Dichtungsgummi Unterlegscheiben Tongranulat
Eingruppig Eingruppig
Beschreibung Hohes C Kulturtopf Hydroponics Steigleitung ca. 2,5m 1 o. 2 Ausgänge 3-5 W 2m 2m transparent o. grün 2m grün 2m
Seilbefestigung Autoventil (gebraucht) 30 min. Schritte alter Fahrradschlauch evtl. anpassen
Stück
Price €
7 6 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 12 2 1 2 2 1
1,5 0,59 3,69 12 2,29 3 1,29 0,79 1,79 1,5 0 0 1,99 0 0,1 2
Total € 10,5 3,54 3,69 12 2,29 3 2,58 1,58 1,79 1,5 0 0 1,99 0 0,2 2
mit Hohes C Flaschen eingerechnet ohne Hohes C Flaschen eingerechnet
46,66 36,16
mit Hohes C Flaschen eingerechnet ohne Hohes C Flaschen eingerechnet
30,67 22,17
folgende
Mehrgruppig Mehrgruppig
Windowfarm
Werkzeug & Utensilien Windowfarm Flachzange Bolzenschneider Cutter 25mm Bohrer Akkuschrauber Fett Lappen Dorn
z.B Forstnerbohrer z.B. Olivenöl
Schallbox Kreissäge Akkuschrauber Gummi
(Zuschnitt Baumarkt) Fahrradschlauch, Moosgummi etc.
Name
Beschreibung
qm
Preis €
MDF Gummi Styropor
ca. 9 € pro qm Dichtung Abstandshalter
1,12
9€
Gesamt € 10,08 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10,08
Soundproof box for pump
plastic strip 250250 mm mm Kunststoffband
Stencil