Right, this is why I was wondering if putting bud in a groove bag in the fridge would work. The bags say they have a breathable membrane. Think I'll try a few buds next time.
Just putting the bud direct into a grove bag will not work, at least according to the grove bag directions. The buds must be dried properly first, then into the bags. They will allow humidity in to a certain point to keep the buds at a curing humidity, but they are not for drying. In a compressor fridge you use pizza boxes, paper bags, something that will hold some humidity in so they don’t dry too fast. There’s a bunch of threads on it, try googling drying in a fridge or the lotus cure.
I get it..just wanted to try it. I didn't plan on chopping and throwing right in there...probably let dry for 24/48 hours first depending on outside temp.
He's correct, you want to dry them good before dropping them in the grove bags or they will get MOLD.
It doesn't work haha I tried it, the pore size of their membrane is sized to work at higher temperatures. Good on u for thinking it though, seems we were wondering the same thing. That's what's got me tinkering with ptfe, hiring a material scientist is expensive though and there's a lot of trial and error with expensive product to really find a solid solution. Plus ptfe is expensive, I tried training gpt4 to be a material scientist and that did get me closer to finding the exact material. Maybe you could try too and we could exchange results?
We have been over the temp, I don’t think you’ll have a problem with that unless your running it outside or in a room that exceeds 90f, and even then it will hold temp, just maybe not 55. The cannatrol recommends running at 68, probably to avoid this discussion, and that would be easy to achieve. The longevity of the peltiers vs compressor based coolers really depends on the manufacturer and quality of the heat sinks and fans. My first one has been running about a year and a half non-stop, no problems, while my kegerator which is compressor based has been sent back for warranty repairs twice. I don’t blame the kegerator failure on the fact it’s compressor based, the manufacturer just sucks, or I got a lemon. Anyhow, I’m not really posting this to get you to change your mind, give things a try and let us know how they work. I just don’t want others reading and thinking, Oh, the coolers don’t work if the room is over 80, and off they go, so I try to stick with what’s proven, not what someone thinks might be, hope this makes sense.
Mine held just fine with a heat index above that with a humidity level above 50% outside. If that makes you feel any better.
You're not. I have been using a compressor unit for a while. Now use in conjunction with Grove Bags feels like a perfect combo. Without the grove bags, I wasn't comfortable with the spikey nature of the temp/humidity numbers.. added the bags and it keeps everything inside the bag constant, irregardless of the compressor kicking on and off.
As Mag said you can check out the lotus cure and go that route with a compressor fridge. For the way we are describing in this thread it will absolutely not work, it must be thermoelectric.
Where you get the sheets from?
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You just gave one hell of an idea! I have a lot of them neoprene plugs laying around (from my cloner) and that could be perfect to squeeze in my Inkbird sensor.
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I do not have any experience with your particular model cooler, but it seems everything is working fine. The temp is going to vary slightly as the cooler and dehumidifier work, that’s normal. If you don’t like it rising to 17, just set the target temp to 12c, that’s where I set mine, and it will vary from 11c to 13c. I have never put my probes on the glass door, I have mine similar to where the fridge probe is in your drawing, about half way up and near center as my unit will allow.First of all, many thanks to you for this thread
I'm currently setting up my cooler (thermoelectric KlarsteinBarolo15) with the knowledge gathered from here
As Asey1 posted, it is possible to wire the dehumidifier and place the probe inside without drilling a hole in this particular case.
Now that I tested the cooler (without plant material), everything seems to work fine as far as cooling and dehumidification is concerned, the cooling takes quite a long time though (it's 26°atm and to reach 15° took me about 1-2h), did you have the same experience?
I have 4 calibrated Xiaomi hygro/temp sensors installed alongside a precise Aranet4. When I checked the thermo/hygrometers, I was disappointed that the temperature in the cooler fluctuates quite a bit. It fluctuates between 3° degrees (air circulation?).
Especially when I placed the sensors directly on the glass door at the beginning, as someone here suggested, I never got the temperature reading I set on my cooler (maybe the hot, dehumidified air hits the door and moves up? Or it is due to the glass door, which cannot store the cold as well?)
So I was wondering if any of you have had the same experience and if this could be a problem for my upcoming dry.
I have attached a side view of the fridge for clarification. Measurements have been taken in various areas as you can see.
