- Wed Jul 19, 2017 10:53 pm
#298536
For years I have grown my VFTs standing in a 10x20 regular ol' tray. The regular ones were very flimsy and I could not carry a full tray of plants without the sides breaking, caving, etc. I found 3x thickness trays. They were nice and then the local store started carrying 5x thickness trays. They are very sturdy and so far have lasted very well.
During the summer the water in the trays usually evaporate or get used up. It rains a lot here and so during the winter it is somewhat of a pain to empty the trays (I had about 24 10x20 trays full of pots/cups of VFTs).
Where I work I have access to all kinds of hardware (screws, bolts, nuts, washers, gromets, etc etc). After checking with managament and the items being "free issue" I plundered around trying to come up with an idea for a drain.
After getting creative - I found these parts and assembled the drain as shown. Using the step drill bit/unibit (whatever you would like to call it) I drilled the appropriate sized hole in the 10x20 tray. The drain does have a large rubber grommet that I place around the hole. You can either glue or silicone to make sure it doesn't leak. Some needed it, some I drilled the hole tight enough and shoved the drain in to be water tight. I am pleased with the drain. It didn't cost me anything but time (time to drill a hole). Just unscrew the stainless steel bolt and it drains. I have no idea what this hardware costs. I'm sure this probably isn't economical for most/all.
What do you think? Do you have a similar setup or a drain? What do you keep your CP's pots in?
During the summer the water in the trays usually evaporate or get used up. It rains a lot here and so during the winter it is somewhat of a pain to empty the trays (I had about 24 10x20 trays full of pots/cups of VFTs).
Where I work I have access to all kinds of hardware (screws, bolts, nuts, washers, gromets, etc etc). After checking with managament and the items being "free issue" I plundered around trying to come up with an idea for a drain.
After getting creative - I found these parts and assembled the drain as shown. Using the step drill bit/unibit (whatever you would like to call it) I drilled the appropriate sized hole in the 10x20 tray. The drain does have a large rubber grommet that I place around the hole. You can either glue or silicone to make sure it doesn't leak. Some needed it, some I drilled the hole tight enough and shoved the drain in to be water tight. I am pleased with the drain. It didn't cost me anything but time (time to drill a hole). Just unscrew the stainless steel bolt and it drains. I have no idea what this hardware costs. I'm sure this probably isn't economical for most/all.
What do you think? Do you have a similar setup or a drain? What do you keep your CP's pots in?
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