073: Timed Plant Watering System and Candle From Altoids Tin or Nivea Tin and Interview with Todd Jarrett - The Prepper Podcast

Summary: Housekeeping: 1. Please give me a review at <a href="http://theprepperpodcast.com/itunes">theprepperpodcast.com/itunes</a> a. i have a little something for you that review me… but you will have to wait till the end. 2. Questions or Comments: (978) KNOWS-IT or (978) 566-9748 a. green bar on right side of the homepage that says record on it Topic: How to Run a Timed Plant Watering System for Starting Saplings Brian starting seeds, wants pole barn to harvest water, needs to automate to water Scenario 1 (Best and easiest) * Run waterhose from house to bed * Place timer at your home tap going to hose Scenario 2 * Elevate your totes off the ground, just under the gutters of the pole barn. * Catch rain in gutters that drain into totes * Place timer on bottom of the totes that open and gravity feed to the bed * If you do this, don’t use a sprinkler system, use a drip system Scenario 2 Electrical setup * 12v 8AH SLA (sealed lead acid) battery for holding power * Sunforce 7 Amp Charge Controller * Renogy 10 Watt Photovoltaic Solar Panel * Docooler Mini Micro Brushless Water Oil Submersible Pump (5W) * If nighttime came and never showed day again, the pump could continuously run for 19.2 hours * Which you will not * It will take about 10 hours of sunlight to charge the battery fully * Woods 50015 Outdoor 7-Day Heavy Duty Digital Outlet Timer for the pump Alternate setup to remove electrical costs * Orbit 62061N-91213 Single Dial Water Timer * 4000 on and off cycles per 2 AA batteries * Use Enloop Batteries to have recharge capability. * Use this setup, off of a water hose. When you expand your operation, you may want to so some more permanent piping. Another thing to Consider * Elevate your bed that you will be starting seeds in * Let bed overflow into another tank to reclaim what overflowed in the bed * Similar to a hydroponics setup * Could run a pump to recirc back into the top tank if you wanted a closed system with rain makeup How to Make a Candle out of an Altoids Tin or Nivea Tin * Martin asked a question about making a candle in an Altoids tin. Melt the Wax for the Candle * Use Paraffin wax or Bees wax for your candle * Melt the wax in an old soup can or a pot * If you want to color your wax, you can melt crayon wax into the pot with the wax Make Some Wicks for Your Candle * While wax is melting, you need pure cotton twine or some tea candle wicks * Just remove metal and wick from tealights * If possible, go ahead and prep your wick by coating it in wax, but this step isn’t necessary. * Glue tealight wicks to bottom of altoids tin so they stay in place when you put the wax in * If using cotton twine, or a wick without a base, just build a small stand you can tie the wick to above the tin to hold it vertical * I would recommend about 3-4 wicks in the tin so you have the ability to use all the wax when burning… not to burn them all at once. * Cut the wicks flush with the top of the altoids tin. Pour The Wax into the Altoids Tin * Pour the melted wax into the altoids tin taking care to leave the wicks where they are meant to be. * Before the wax solidifies, you can make some adjustments to the wick position. Solidify the Wax * Place the Tin in the freezer * Solidify faster * Candles burn more evenly Add “The Extras” * Take two old cardboard match books and glue them to the lid of the Altoids tin, and you will have a way to light the candle.

073: Timed Plant Watering System and Candle From Altoids Tin or Nivea Tin and Interview with Todd Jarrett - The Prepper Podcast

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