mobilekasey
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Yes. Inc brid is used by many in this thread as well.
Thermoelectric wine cooler drying and curing - DIY
- Thread starter Hook Daddy
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Hook Daddy
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If it is the same as I am using it is for lining dehydrator or smoker shelves so is food safe and temp safe. I found it on Amazon, there is a link somewhere in this thread. I’ll edit this if I find it quickly.
Edit: Here’s a link: https://amzn.to/3RXlz4t
davesnothere123456
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Where has everyone been mounting there ac infinity controller and plug ins?
UnknownRemedy
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I didn't mount it anywhere. But I'm sure the back part has an empty spot you could fill.
Advancedbreu
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does one have a european supplier (germany), e.g. amazon for your small dehumidifiers you all use? May i buy it as a backup.
may this one? https://www.amazon.de/MONHOUSE-Luftentfeuchter-Tragbarer-Kompakter-Feuchtigkeitsabsorber/dp/B0BHZLSRSH/
may this one? https://www.amazon.de/MONHOUSE-Luftentfeuchter-Tragbarer-Kompakter-Feuchtigkeitsabsorber/dp/B0BHZLSRSH/
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Hook Daddy
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The one in your Amazon link looks like it should work. I don’t have any personal experience with any of the european manufacturers.
mobilekasey
Member
I will eventually mount my AC Infinity controller to the front of the fridge near the temperature readout. Right now its just on its stand on the top of the fridge.
mobilekasey
Member
Things are still going strong. 8 days in and just set the RH target to 66. So much better than trying to fight the heat and dry during these hot days in my garage.
mobilekasey
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Have a grow finishing in the next few days so decided to build my fridge today. Still waiting on the grills to come in for the rack but the rest is done.
Used the Koolatron 20 bottle cooler. AC infinity controller 79 pro. Pro Breeze dehumidifier.
I took the back cover off and put the hole right under the ground wire. Then I tucked up all the wiring underneath the cover
Final result is nice and clean. @davesnothere123456 since you're looking for mounting ideas.
Cut the bottom grill so it'll slide in with the dehumidifier in place.
I may end up attaching the sensor to the rack to get it more in the middle. I'm a bit worried having it near the fan could skew the readings a bit. I also plan on sticking a Xiaomi temp/humidity sensor to the glass of the front window for a quick visual check. Both the AC Infinity controller and the standalone temp/humidity sensor will be able to report data back to Home Assistant.
I may have missed it, but can somebody share their automations in the AC Infinity app that you're using to control the dehumidifier? Trying to wrap my head around the process of stepping it down gradually.
Used the Koolatron 20 bottle cooler. AC infinity controller 79 pro. Pro Breeze dehumidifier.
I took the back cover off and put the hole right under the ground wire. Then I tucked up all the wiring underneath the cover
Final result is nice and clean. @davesnothere123456 since you're looking for mounting ideas.
Cut the bottom grill so it'll slide in with the dehumidifier in place.
I may end up attaching the sensor to the rack to get it more in the middle. I'm a bit worried having it near the fan could skew the readings a bit. I also plan on sticking a Xiaomi temp/humidity sensor to the glass of the front window for a quick visual check. Both the AC Infinity controller and the standalone temp/humidity sensor will be able to report data back to Home Assistant.
I may have missed it, but can somebody share their automations in the AC Infinity app that you're using to control the dehumidifier? Trying to wrap my head around the process of stepping it down gradually.
mobilekasey
Member
I'm not done yet but its been working nicely. I started out at 55F/75RH. In the AC Infinity app I did Advanced Automations and set the target RH to 75% with 1% buffer. I reduced the target by 1% each day (66% as of today) and once it reaches 60% I will let it sit there until it flatlines at which point I'll bag it up in grove bags.
That seems simple enough. And should be simple to automate the entire process using Home Assistant with the AC Infinity custom component.
I whipped up a simple automation in home assistant that I'm going to take for a test spin. I created an input_boolean helper to start the process. It will delay for an hour (for things to settle), pull the RH reading from the sensor and adjust the humidity high value trigger to RH reading minus 1. Then it starts a 24hr timer and every 24hrs it reduces the trigger by 1 until it reaches 60%. I've setup double checks and notifications along the way.
So in theory.... I should be able to turn this on and not have to touch anything until it's ready to go.
YAML:
alias: Drying Fridge Humidity Control
description: Drop target humidity by 1% daily until it hits 60%
trigger:
- platform: state
entity_id:
- input_boolean.cannabis_drying
from: "off"
to: "on"
id: Start_Drying
- platform: event
event_type: timer.finished
event_data:
entity_id: timer.drying_fridge_timer
id: timer_finished
alias: 24 Hour Timer Ends
condition: []
action:
- alias: When Drying Process Starts
if:
- condition: trigger
id:
- Start_Drying
then:
- delay:
hours: 1
minutes: 0
seconds: 0
milliseconds: 0
- service: select.select_option
metadata: {}
data:
option: Auto
target:
entity_id: select.drying_fridge_dehumidifier_active_mode
- service: number.set_value
metadata: {}
data:
value: "{{ states('sensor.drying_fridge_humidity') | int | round(0) -1 }}"
target:
entity_id: number.drying_fridge_dehumidifier_humidity_high_trigger
- service: timer.start
metadata: {}
data:
duration: "24:00:00"
target:
entity_id: timer.drying_fridge_timer
- alias: Double Check Settings and Notify
if:
- condition: state
entity_id: select.drying_fridge_dehumidifier_active_mode
state: Auto
- condition: template
value_template: >-
{{
states('number.drying_fridge_dehumidifier_humidity_high_trigger')|int|round(0)
==
states('number.drying_fridge_dehumidifier_humidity_high_trigger')|int|round(0)
}}
alias: Test if initial humidity is set properly
then:
- service: notify.mobile_app_sm_s918w
data:
message: >-
Cannabis drying started. Initial humidity set to: {{
states('number.drying_fridge_dehumidifier_humidity_high_trigger')
| int }}%.
title: Cannabis Drying Started
data:
clickAction: mobile-dashboard/cannabis
color: "#93cb56"
channel: cannabis
sticky: true
notification_icon: mdi:cannabis
importance: high
ttl: 0
tag: cannabis
alias: Notify on successfull start
else:
- alias: Notify on failure
service: notify.mobile_app_sm_s918w
data:
message: >-
There was an issue starting the drying process. Please double
check your settings and try again.
title: Cannabis Drying Started
data:
clickAction: mobile-dashboard/cannabis
color: red
channel: cannabis
sticky: true
notification_icon: mdi:cannabis
importance: high
ttl: 0
tag: cannabis
- alias: When 24hr Timer Expires
if:
- condition: trigger
id:
- timer_finished
enabled: true
then:
- alias: If target humidity is above 60%
if:
- condition: numeric_state
entity_id: number.drying_fridge_dehumidifier_humidity_high_trigger
above: 60
then:
- variables:
humidity_target: >-
{{
states('number.drying_fridge_dehumidifier_humidity_high_trigger')|int|round(0)
}}
alias: Store previous humidity setting
- if:
- condition: numeric_state
entity_id: number.drying_fridge_dehumidifier_humidity_high_trigger
above: 60
then:
- service: number.decrement
metadata: {}
data:
amount: 1
target:
entity_id: number.drying_fridge_dehumidifier_humidity_high_trigger
- service: timer.start
metadata: {}
data:
duration: "24:00:00"
target:
entity_id: timer.drying_fridge_timer
alias: Decrease target humidity by 1%
- delay:
hours: 0
minutes: 0
seconds: 30
milliseconds: 0
- if:
- condition: template
value_template: >-
{{
states('number.drying_fridge_dehumidifier_humidity_high_trigger')|int|round(0)
< humidity_target }}
alias: Test to make sure humidity decreased
then:
- service: notify.mobile_app_sm_s918w
data:
message: >-
Cannabis drying fridge humidity decreased by 1%. New
humidity level set to: {{
states('number.drying_fridge_dehumidifier_humidity_high_trigger')
| int }}%.
title: Cannabis Drying Started
data:
clickAction: mobile-dashboard/cannabis
color: "#93cb56"
channel: cannabis
sticky: true
notification_icon: mdi:cannabis
importance: high
ttl: 0
tag: cannabis
alias: Notify on successfull humidity decrease
else:
- service: notify.mobile_app_sm_s918w
data:
message: >-
Cannabis drying fridge humidity did not adjust properly.
Please check your settings and try again.
title: Cannabis Drying Started
data:
clickAction: mobile-dashboard/cannabis
color: red
channel: cannabis
sticky: true
notification_icon: mdi:cannabis
importance: high
ttl: 0
tag: cannabis
alias: Notify on failed humidity decrease
alias: Double check humidity decreased
- alias: If target humidity is at 60%
if:
- condition: template
value_template: >-
{{
states('number.drying_fridge_dehumidifier_humidity_high_trigger')|int|round(0)
== 60 }}
alias: Test if target humidity is at 60%
then:
- service: notify.mobile_app_sm_s918w
data:
message: Cannabis drying complete. Target humidity of 60% achieved.
title: Cannabis Drying Started
data:
clickAction: mobile-dashboard/cannabis
color: "#93cb56"
channel: cannabis
sticky: true
notification_icon: mdi:cannabis
importance: high
ttl: 0
tag: cannabis
alias: Notify on successfull humidity decrease
mode: singlemobilekasey
Member
Very cool. Would like to learn more about this for future dry runs!
Billytheluther
Well-Known Member
So i see bigger cooleres for a little more cash.. is there a reason kooltron is better? I see some a 24 bottle kootron thats about 150 more expensive but different brands are running for quite a few bucks less for the same size, however those brands state the product is frequently returned..
UnknownRemedy
Well-Known Member
It's what was recommended in the original thread and it's the one that hook uses. If it ain't broke don't fix it is what I live by. I don't feel like testing my money on other ideas, besides one I know should work. You can theoretically use any thermoelectric cooler, and modify it to have a dehumidifier in it.
You guys are a bad influence. I just finished putting a kooltron/inkbird setup together. Seems like a decent size, but don't think it will be big enough, so today I picked up a cheap used Cuisinart one just slightly smaller and will do the inkbird setup again
Trouble is this is my first grow and can't visualize how much the bud and trim will change in size after drying. Are all of you drying just the bud and no trim to make it all fit? Almost tempted to pick up a third, I don't want any of these plants to go to waste and plan on using the sugar leaves for budder or ? I can't dry in my grow area as it almost reaches 80 degrees and no efficient way to run a/c.
Trouble is this is my first grow and can't visualize how much the bud and trim will change in size after drying. Are all of you drying just the bud and no trim to make it all fit? Almost tempted to pick up a third, I don't want any of these plants to go to waste and plan on using the sugar leaves for budder or ? I can't dry in my grow area as it almost reaches 80 degrees and no efficient way to run a/c.
Hook Daddy
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Lol I have two, and yes I put the nicest buds in the koolatron and freeze or hang the rest. I will stagger harvests to fit the schedule when needed, it works out somehow. I either make dry sift with the trim or put it in the compost pile.
Advancedbreu
Member
Stupid question but which side of the peltier should be cool, the one without the fan?
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amneziaHaze
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Fist time when i loaded my fridge i managed almost 300g(dry) it took some time to go down in humidity. This time i cut each bud and arranged them nicely i got only 70 to fit... this dried in a vouple of days i think i did 2 or 3 water removals.
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Same as hook nice buds go in the fridge rest dries in the growbox
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Same as hook nice buds go in the fridge rest dries in the growbox
Hook Daddy
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The cold side is the one without the fan by the looks, if you remove the plastic housing still on it the cooling fins will be pointed toward the bottom. I put those pointed fins in the drainage groove toward the back of the cooler, fan facing forward.