Silvio hernandez
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Give it some timeGuys I opened the cooler and I got the hay smell. Is this normal? What could be the reason? And will it ever go away after few days of curing?
Thermoelectric wine cooler drying and curing - DIY
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MR.Towellie
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Can you explain more brother.
I had some hay smell too for at least a few days. But it has pretty much gone away at the end of dry. So I assume it does have some smell at the beginning because the chlorophyll is breaking down. I have read lots and heard it’s kinda common. But it goes away and then the good smell comes back after it cures. This is still my first grow, dry, cure so I am trying to trust the process.Guys I opened the cooler and I got the hay smell
MR.Towellie
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Same here. First time everything. Glad I stumbled upon this DYI cooler for a first timer. Thanks for the reassurance my friend.
Hey no problem I separated some of mine, so I left some in the cooler to continue curing, some in a couple jars, and some in grove bags. I’m doing like a side by side comparison to see how each turns out then I can at least see if they have any major difference. That way on the next grow I’ll have more info.
MR.Towellie
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How did you know they are done drying and ready to be bagged?
When I squeeze the bud basically. I think I should have gotten a moisture meter and probably will for the next grow. But I think I got it out at the right time, this morning I checked the buds in the jar and it stayed at 62%rh
MR.Towellie
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Wow congrats brother. Enjoy the fruit of ur labor
Hey HD, did you end up only cutting the bottom tray? With just the 4 trays it's tilting the dehumidifier upwards. Maybe I can place it between the bars in the back? I'll be grinding the 5th tray soon.
Hook Daddy
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I only cut the bottom tray on both of my builds. My dehumidifier doesn’t touch the next shelf up. If it fits between the bars and drains properly it should be fine.
Hook Daddy
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Thinking about my answer above, if the metal fins are touching the metal shelves that might cause an issue, make sure the shelf is insulated from the dehumidifier fins with a thermal insulator like plastic, silicon mat, wood toothpicks, an air gap is best.
Hook Daddy
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I harvested about half of my Puck, took all the fan leaves and large stems off, trimmed a bit, and loaded in the Koolatron. I started out at 12c and 72% rh, and it’s running smooth. Here’s the koolatron loaded up.
And here it is with one shelf pulled out to see how I pack it, not packed tight or on top of each other, but full.
And here it is with one shelf pulled out to see how I pack it, not packed tight or on top of each other, but full.
Hello, I have a problem, can someone possibly help me? I have the IHC-200-Wifi which shows an RH of 66.7%. Then I have 2 thermometers with humidity sensor....
IHC-200-Wifi: 66.7%
Thermometer1: 61%
Thermometer2: 62%
Do you think the IHC-200-Wifi is defective? It was a new device.
IHC-200-Wifi: 66.7%
Thermometer1: 61%
Thermometer2: 62%
Do you think the IHC-200-Wifi is defective? It was a new device.
Hook Daddy
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The Inkbird IHC-200 has to be calibrated before using, did you calibrate it? If not a good starting place would be to set it close to the other two if they read the same and you know they are close to accurate.
. Thank you both, I will calibrate it.Scibomber420
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I built my own. Couldn’t fit 3lbs in one. Doubled up 2” foam sheets to make 2x2x4’ cabinet. Used the dehu everyone has and 2 double peltier units 2x140w. Made 12 shelves with stainless mesh and plastic corners and ran INKBIRD temp/rh units with a 2circulating fans, 12v 30amp psu. First run. Working well. Thanks for all the info everyone provided.
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MR.Towellie
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Why did u start with as low as 72% RH from the get go? Is it a safe start?
Hook Daddy
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It wasn’t packed super full, I put it at 72 to start and see how it ran, and it worked just fine, so stepping down .5% from there. If it would have froze up I would have bumped it up to 76% and seen how that went.