Yea, as I mentioned earlier in this thread uk420 is where I got much of my initial information and started thinking about building one.That is common with small loads.
heres is the original thread. Lots of great information.
That is common with small loads.
heres is the original thread. Lots of great information.
Lots of industries do this, you’re correct. The tobacco industries have humidors that do very similar functions, and if you read around there are people converting humidors for weed. And the roots of the cannatrol are indeed in the meat and cheese industries, and just like weed curing the cheese and sausage guys have been doing it for years, even centuries, many different ways. This is just another new way, it’s not that the cheese guys couldn’t figure it out, they just wanted easier and cheaper. I don’t think there are any patents on controlling temp or humidity, it’s the process that’s used, along with the particular controllers and software developed to make it easy. I think the guys at Cannatrol have done a great job and their product is worth every penny for those that can afford one, but for those that can’t or are like me and just love diy, there is always a way to recreate the process, it just takes some time and patience to learn the finer points.
Honestly there’s not that much that needs to be changed to make it work very well. I only change settings a few times a drying cycle, and that can be done via the Inkbird from anywhere. I guess I can’t change temp without going to the fridge, but I only change that once or twice at most. Compared to how I used to have to check drying branches hanging, and then fussing over burping jars, I’ll take looking at my phone a few times a day and making a change or two a week manually.
super easy to program an arduino you can find online a diy smart plug. and then you program it to open power to 220V now you have anydevice smart. second you buy a humidity senzor for arudiono and tell the plug to ask it what temp it is now and to start or stop. then you can add humidifer and dehumidifier and just power them and copy cannatrol.
You misunderstood the bouncing around, the cannatrol does that as well from what I have seen. You set a high and low rh, and it will stay between those settings. It will drop humidity to how it is set, then turn the dehumidifier off, and the humidity will then build back up, just like burping a jar but automated. As it approaches finishing that “stage” or “ramp”, the humidity drops quicker and raises slower, then you can change the settings and lower the humidity again. I can set it low and finish in a few days if I want, just not what I am looking for. I am trying now to so rather quickly to about 68% rh and out of mold danger, then slowly drop down to 58% rh over a couple weeks. Cannatrol has taken the extra steps to create a controller that sets those him and lows, or ramps, for you. They also give you the option of setting them yourself, which puts you right back where we started, controlling it yourself. From what I have read many with the Cannatrol don’t use the factory settings anyway.
thats because he is using the cheaperst shit dehumidifier that could fit inside. cannatrol has a bigger dehumidifier thats all.mini dehumidifiers are simple peltiers that are basicly shit in 24h it can give you 10ml its shit
I could have gone with a bigger one, but it was about space and not price. It works just fine, so why get a bigger one? I would rather use the room for more product and not more equipment. If It didn’t do the job I would agree.
If your fridge has a temp setting is should be turning the peltier on and off already. The dehumidifier has both the hot and cold side inside the fridge so it doesn’t affect the temp as much, but the cold side still condenses the humidity and drains it out. If the peltier on your fridge keeps running then a separate controller should definitely help.
doesnt the canatrol raise humiditiy if its too low?
Good question about the fan, I assume it turns off since its function is to cool the hot side of the peltier, or at least the heat sink. Could be worth looking into.
No, that’s why you have to put a wet sponge in it once the humidity gets close to the target range, otherwise it will continue to dry during a long cure. I am sure mine will do the same if I leave herb in there too long curing, fortunately I don’t think that will be a problem, and if it is I know a solution, put in a wet sponge.
