Thermoelectric wine cooler drying and curing - DIY

[mobilekasey]

I'm contemplating building a second unit. First one I did with the smaller Koolatron. I see since then you guys have been hard at work making larger ones. I found a 35 bottle unit on Amazon for $249. With those larger fridges do you use 2 dehumidifiers?

 

[mobilekasey]

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.

I suspect you need to calibrate the new one.

 

[HeavzGunner93]

The way I do it is watch the history of my RH. If I have my fridge set at 60 and the average is 60 for a couple of days I know its ready to go.

Do you mean the avarage RH of the Inkbird margin is at 60%. I am right now set at 76% but with the cycle being between 64% and 78% my avarage is around 70%. Does this make sense

 

[mobilekasey]

Do you mean the avarage RH of the Inkbird margin is at 60%. I am right now set at 76% but with the cycle being between 64% and 78% my avarage is around 70%. Does this make sense

It makes sense. I do it differently. When I first load up the fridge I am set to 75% with 1% buffer. Each day I lower it by 1% until I reach 60%. I leave it there for as long as I want but I know its ready to bag when my average is consistently 60% without any high spikes.

 

[esco9ine]

I'm contemplating building a second unit. First one I did with the smaller Koolatron. I see since then you guys have been hard at work making larger ones. I found a 35 bottle unit on Amazon for $249. With those larger fridges do you use 2 dehumidifiers?

Hmm. This would likely depend on the size of the dehumidifier and how efficient it is. You'll have to try with just the one and see if you can get the RH lowered enough. I'm curious to know how it works out. Please let us know.

 

[esco9ine]

Okay so after building my unit and harvesting I have now completed my first cold curing process. Thanks so very much for all the help advice given by everyone on this thread especially @Hook Daddy for starting us on this pretty cool adventure. Next season will be bigger and better. Here are some pictures of my harvest (80g in total from 2 plants) Please don't be shy with any criticism regarding my buds as this was my first time growing. I'm all ears. Cheers

 

[mobilekasey]

Hmm. This would likely depend on the size of the dehumidifier and how efficient it is. You'll have to try with just the one and see if you can get the RH lowered enough. I'm curious to know how it works out. Please let us know.

Thanks but there are some folks on here that have already built the larger 35 bottle units. I was looking for their advice based on experience.

 

[Mojo421]

I have a question about the wiring of the dehumidifier unit, does the fan from the humidifier blows on the metal fins, or away from it?
My fan blows on the fins and the air get out at the top, but i thought it was the other way, air get sucked from above and the fan blows it away?
Im a bit worried that i wired it the wrong way, would this damage the peletier element of the dehumidifier?

 

[sgnpuflm]

Thanks but there are some folks on here that have already built the larger 35 bottle units. I was looking for their advice based on experience.

I built one of the larger units and found one dehumidifier to suffice.