Products

Water breaker protection ring
A new Water Breaker protection ring for Dramm’s 1000 and 750 PL Water Breakers includes a plastic ring inside of the rubber bumper to distribute the shock of a hit around the Water Breaker. Older styles we made from either vinyl or rubber to dampen any shock. The new protection ring is now shipping on all 1000 and 750 PL Water Breakers, and it is available for sale separately as well. The new protection ring may be glued onto existing Water Breakers in the field for extra protection. SERVICE #43

Controller
The iPonic 600 controls all aspects of a grow room, including light timers, C0₂, temperature, humidity and irrigation pumps. Available from Link4 Corp., you can also program your own custom devices with it. Other features include an integrated high-temperature shut off; alarms for high/low temperature; humidity and CO₂ via text message or email; built-in data logging; integrated remote combination sensor; and more. The iPonic 600 is also U.L.- and C.U.L-approved. SERVICE #44

Label system
Stover Manufacturing LLC’s in-house turnkey roll label system provides wholesale greenhouses, nurseries and garden centers a real-time plant tag solution. Composed of a printer, software, label substrate and print supplies, the system has the ability to be produced in-house as needed during a plant’s growing and/or retail cycle. It eliminates the need for tag inventory, and information on the labels can be customized by plant variety, price, size, UPC and 2-D barcode, as well as grower or retailer identity. Tags are available in a range of substrate color, and when used in conjunction with appropriate POP, it lessens the need for picture tags. SERVICE #45

Gas-fired unit heater
The PTP-series of gas-fired unit heaters from Modine Manufacturing Co. is a horizontal discharge unit heater that delivers 80 percent thermal efficiency. Including a stainless steel tubular heat exchanger as standard on all units, the line also carries a 10-year heat exchanger warranty. Other standard design features include enclosed fan motors, and all of the controls are mounted inside the cabinet for protection from airborne moisture and dust. Finger-proof fan guards, two-stage controls to reduce short-cycling and temperature fluctuations at part-load conditions, and field-installed adaptor kits for two-point suspension are optional features. The PTP heaters are easy to install, and the standard power exhaust simplifies side-wall or roof heating with its small diameter vent pipe and permanently lubricated motor. SERVICE #46

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