Our lysimeter stations in the patented containment design (patent no.: 199 07 463) are available to you as single or multiple stations. They comprise one or more lysimeter vessels with a diameter from 500 mm. The lysimeter depth is variable depending on the lysimeter diameter.
A lysimeter station consists of:
A pressure water-tight PE-HD welded construction with (common) base plate and cover plate with openings for the lysimeters
PE-HD lysimeter outer vessel with an outer diameter of 1,380 mm
Single lysimeter with variable lysimeter depth and cross-sectional area
Delivery and installation of the lysimeter station
Your lysimeter station will be delivered by a freight forwarder and installed at your desired location by our trained UGT personnel. The installation of your lysimeter station includes:
Excavation of the pit
Preparation of the concrete subgrade
Placement of the lysimeter station and backfilling
Installation of the load triangles
Insertion of the lysimeter vessels
Professional installation of the weighing equipment
Professional installation of the sensors
Installation of the data acquisition technology and the power supply
Installation of the radio data transmission
Commissioning and handover
Instruction in the function of the entire station
Maintenance and service of the lysimeter station
In order to be able to ensure a continuous recording of the measurement data and thus to avoid possible data failures, we recommend a maintenance of the complete system twice a year. Our maintenance and service includes
Functional test
Plausibility tests of all sensors based on the data records
Checking the calibration function of the sensors, recalibration if necessary
If necessary, filling of tensiometers that have run dry (removal, cleaning, filling and reinstallation of the sensors)
Check of the control functions
Check of the data acquisition and transmission unit
Check of the power supply
Cleaning and checking of the level controls
If defects are found during maintenance that cannot be repaired on site or if device
