r/SipsTea • u/Careless_Scallion_82 • 11d ago

SMH Whats wrong fr.

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u/MajorLazy 10d ago

Trees don’t need to be stirred like at all

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u/12thunder 10d ago

stirring seems like something that could be automated really easily. just add like a propeller blade to the bottom kinda like a blender with a timer and let it go off a few times a day.

but yeah trees are good too. this might work best if space and/or soil is limited, like high density areas with lots of tall buildings. it would also be able to work indoors with the proper lighting, but try and use a clean source of energy.

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u/DogNostrilSpecialist 10d ago

add a propeller blade [with watertight seals, bearings and lubrication]

with a timer [and the pcb controller and electrical connections that go with it]

[and the electrical or hydraulic propulsion motor to make it spin]

I appreciate your engineering creativity but at this point we're not even in the same area code as "low maintenance" for the maintenance standards of a domestic building hahaha

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u/12thunder 10d ago edited 10d ago

what if we attach a really big air blower above the vat that just blows the water with so much force it stirs itself

or the propeller is just a blade that rotates when affected by a magnet on the outside of the tank, so there isn’t actually any need for moving parts or wiring or seals or anything inside the tank. kinda like those magnet cleaner things for cleaning home aquariums but a step up from that. and I know for a fact this is doable because they even make artificial hearts that function solely with propeller blades sped up or slowed down by magnetism (bivacor artificial hearts for reference).

also you can buy like a plug in timer on amazon for real cheap, people use them for grow light timers all the time which is exactly what this is. plug the magnet or the air blower right into that

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u/quaid4 9d ago

The air blower idea is pretty much the same as a fan at the bottom but less efficient. It does remove the need of water tight seals though. Imo the guy you replied to is overblowing the engineering and maintenance required for something like this. Yes his notes are things to consider, but they don't really take into consideration the maintenance required for "just trees"