Automated Sprouter Parts (remixed)

Last crawled date: 4 years, 3 months ago

I decided to redo this old project for a couple of reasons:
I wanted taller legs so I didn't have to position the sprouter at the edge of the shelf for the drain to work right. And I thought the old legs looked a little too skinny and fragile.
I wanted a larger drain hole, so I wanted something the drain tube goes inside of instead of outside of.
I designed my own trays already, so I thought to include them here as well.
As with the old project, what you need to add to make an automated sprouter is:
A laundry room (or some crative equivalent). If you have a washer there, a garden hose "wye" to split off the cold water line.
A clear plastic container or box that is about 10" deep, 11" tall and 16" wide. I'll include a picture of mine.
A length of 1/4" OD low-pressure clear tubing for drainage. You can probably get this at your local hardware store.
A mister kit or parts. I use 1/4" vinyl tubing and the fittings from "mrdrip.com" along with the 3/4 gph barbed mist nozzles. These have removable heads so you can store them in vinegar between uses to prevent or remove scale.
A garden hose interval timer. I set mine to every 3 hours at 3 or 5 minute duration.
Six stainless #4 by 1/2" screws (or longer) with nuts, to attach the legs and drain. I suggest mounting the drain piece first, then drilling through the drain hole into the container.
Scotch Brite pads for the slots of the trays, or to block the holes if you are using a food-grade container with drilled holes as the tray (and in that case a clip to hold the pad in place).
The holes for the drain are 14mm apart on center. The holes for the legs are 125mm apart on each leg, and the distance between the legs (at the container side) is 223mm, but this can be fudged a little since the legs are 2 separate pieces.
I'll attach updated photos and a link to a youtube video once I redo my existing setup. Here is the old one in the mean time: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OY2Ezu5GYMo