Thermoelectric wine cooler drying and curing - DIY

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blip6579

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Hi all, I’ve just started giving this a go and it’s my first grow/dry ever. Are the buds supposed to feel wet and spongy after a couple days drying in the fridge?

they were firm and stinky going in. Only been a few days but want to make sure this is normal

55f/68% at the moment but I haven’t harvested everything yet. Want to make sure this is how they feel releasing water before I add the rest

thanks
 
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diyguy420

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Fun to see others doing a diy version. I have my own I did. I used a 28 bottle thermoelectric wine fridge. I own a cannatrol so I’m testing the one I made. It works great. I’m using a ACI 69 pro controller to control mine. Also the cannatrol shelves fit it perfectly. It does it just as well as the cannatrol.
 

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Hook Daddy

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blip6579 said:
Hi all, I’ve just started giving this a go and it’s my first grow/dry ever. Are the buds supposed to feel wet and spongy after a couple days drying in the fridge?

they were firm and stinky going in. Only been a few days but want to make sure this is normal

55f/68% at the moment but I haven’t harvested everything yet. Want to make sure this is how they feel releasing water before I add the rest

thanks
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If you’re still at 68% rh then yes spongy and damp is normal. Keep slowly dropping the rh to 60% then let it steady. After that you can drop,to 58% if it still seems a bit wet. Remember the rh on the Inkbird is only as good as your last calibration, so a few points one way or the other is normal. If it seems a bit wet drop the rh setting a percent And wait a day.
 
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blip6579

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Hook Daddy said:
If you’re still at 68% rh then yes spongy and damp is normal. Keep slowly dropping the rh to 60% then let it steady. After that you can drop,to 58% if it still seems a bit wet. Remember the rh on the Inkbird is only as good as your last calibration, so a few points one way or the other is normal. If it seems a bit wet drop the rh setting a percent And wait a day.
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thanks mate. Makes me feel better knowing this is normal . Probably shouldn’t have tried a fridge dry my first dry but it’s really hot and humid here
 
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blip6579

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I also had a dehumidifier that had an internal AC to DC converter. I just mounted it on the back of the fridge with some computer motherboard standoffs and removed all the unnecessary power switches etc

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blip6579

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I have another question if anyone is able to help. The room I have the fridge in has fluctuating temps depending one time of day. This would affect the temp that the fridge can run at.

if I get my buds to 58% steady RH but the fridge is trying to get to 55f still, wouldn’t that dry the buds more because the fridge is sucking out moisture as it cools?

if not in a temperature controlled room do people set a fridge temp they know is achievable and keeps the RH at 58% or just leave it at 55f?

be nice to cure in here as well without going into jars.

Thanks
 
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diyguy420

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blip6579 said:
I have another question if anyone is able to help. The room I have the fridge in has fluctuating temps depending one time of day. This would affect the temp that the fridge can run at.

if I get my buds to 58% steady RH but the fridge is trying to get to 55f still, wouldn’t that dry the buds more because the fridge is sucking out moisture as it cools?

if not in a temperature controlled room do people set a fridge temp they know is achievable and keeps the RH at 58% or just leave it at 55f?

be nice to cure in here as well without going into jars.

Thanks
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Your fridge should hold the temp you set as well as humidity. It’s a sealed unit. Humidity and temp of the room will not affect it
 
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Spacebucketcr

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Greetings from Costa Rica!
I have been following this thread and have made myself my own version with a small 6 bottle fridge I had.
Will harvest in a few weeks and I am really exited to give it a test.
I have made a 3D printed enclosure for the dehumidifier, controller and sponge.
Cheers!
 

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pahpah-cee

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diyguy420 said:
Fun to see others doing a diy version. I have my own I did. I used a 28 bottle thermoelectric wine fridge. I own a cannatrol so I’m testing the one I made. It works great. I’m using a ACI 69 pro controller to control mine. Also the cannatrol shelves fit it perfectly. It does it just as well as the cannatrol.
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Thank you for your service! I think you’re the first one who compared the two. It’s very rewarding to hear that it does get similar results.

upgrading the shelves with cannatrol shelves is great. They’re reasonably priced and it’s a way we can still give back to cannatrol for giving us the inspiration.

out of curiosity; is there anything the DIY can improve upon that the cannatrol brings to the table? I’ve always thought the only thing we are missing is the presets and operating system.
 
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pahpah-cee

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Spacebucketcr said:
Greetings from Costa Rica!
I have been following this thread and have made myself my own version with a small 6 bottle fridge I had.
Will harvest in a few weeks and I am really exited to give it a test.
I have made a 3D printed enclosure for the dehumidifier, controller and sponge.
Cheers!
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Well done. It looks very clean. Did you also build those shelves?
 
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