Skye Instruments

Tensiometers

Tensiometers

Septum Tensiometers

The clear perspex tubes with porous ceramic bulbs are sealed at the top with a septum stopper.  To obtain the pressure reading inside the tube a Needle Sensor with HydroSense meter, which incorporates a pressure transducer, is used to pierce the septum stopper and the reading is dispalyed on the HydroSense meter.  There is the [...]

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Standard Electronic Tensiometers

Ideal for unattended logging They are available for different depths up to 2m. They can be used with the Skye DataHog datalogger – up to 8 tensiometers on one DataHog or The HydroSense meter Electronic Tensiometers

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Mini Electronic Tensiometers

Small design allows insertion into soil without damaging nearby plant roots Ideal for irrigation management of glasshouse crops Small design suitable for use in plant pots and gro-bags Suitable for soil, peat and other mediums No correction factors for different soils or mediums

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Dial Tensiometers

Traditional design tensiometer with dial gauge readout of soil suction Low cost, simple to use Direct readout without the need for an electronic meter Ideal for irrigation management Suitable for soil, peat and other mediums No correction factors for different soils or mediums Robust construction for long life Use in conjunction with automatic tensiometers for [...]