Boymom1729
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I just took a look, thank you. Was just curious if those connectors they linked make it to where the power converter plugs right into it?
Thermoelectric wine cooler drying and curing - DIY
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Boymom1729
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I’m having the same issues as he did and was looking at these items. Seeing those connectors do you need to also splice the power converter wires to insert in the connector? Just curious how to join the two after splicing into the connector.
Nugnewbie
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Not exactly sure what you are asking but, if I remember correctly (sorry I have the memory of a fungus gnat), I just joined the red wires together, and the black wires together, and connected them to the power supply I purchased, which I plugged into the inkbird.
I understand, so do I start again from scratch with the humidity Assuming the 2 earlier plants are already at 67% and I add the new ones. Do I then start again with all of them at 72%? Is that right?
Hook Daddy
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I would start them at 70% and drop .5% the first week, then 1% from there until 62%. I’d let them sit there for at least a week, then depending on how you like them check and maybe drop to 58% for a few days before jarring/bagging if they need it.
So I have had my buds in the koolatron since the 15th of Oct which is 24 days today now at 62RH. I want to jar my buds but I'm unsure of what to do? Will I need boveda strips? @Hook Daddy I read what you said about bringing them to 58 RH for a couple of days before bagging/jarring them. Is that it? Nothing else to it for safe storage? Thanks in advance
Hook Daddy
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Going to 58% rh is a good call imo. Let it settle there for a couple days then it should be good to jar. Hygrometers are not perfect, and 58% is a good stopping point. If you are worried you should put a small hygrometer in with the jar and check the rh.
Hook Daddy
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Did you look at the dehumidifier to see if it froze? What was the dehumidifier set to? That is not normal.
Hook Daddy
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What’s the temp in the room where the cooler is? It sounds like your coolers not working properly.
Hook Daddy
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Set your dehumidifier to 77% and see what happens. Sounds like the cooler isn’t keeping up with the heat, so don’t have the dehumidifier running full time.
Okay, I'll try again later.
Should I then reduce it by 3% every 3 hours until I reach 70 and then continue with 0.5%?
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How long do you leave the buds it in the fridge to see what the humidity is like? Or do you turn on the dehumidifier IMMEDIATELY?
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HeavzGunner93
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Hello and good day everyone,
I was just reading and sucking in information till now and I have my set up running for a few days without anything inside as a test to see how it behaves. What I observe and you can see from the pictures is the following:
I have set the temp of the cooler at 12c which is around 54-55f which the fridge keeps pretty well it is a big unit with two fans and temps is not a problem. However something else I want to ask about I have ste up my Inkbird for the test at 62% with a 3% margin value, so when the himudity goes up to 65% dehum turns on. Then the following happens humidity goes up a little bit more I guess till the dehum starts sucking in humidity and the coller goes up to 68-9% and from the goes down in the next 3-4min to 58-59% which I pressume is the normal cycle of the dehum. once it reaches the low humidity then it takes around 10min for the humidity to go back to 65% and the cycle to start again. My question is is it normal for the humiduty to act this way when there is still nothing inside? How am I supposed to reach at some point 58-62% when the humidity in an empty cooler goes up above that? The parameters of the room that the coller is in are 23-4c or 74-75f and 40-45% rh.
I was just reading and sucking in information till now and I have my set up running for a few days without anything inside as a test to see how it behaves. What I observe and you can see from the pictures is the following:
I have set the temp of the cooler at 12c which is around 54-55f which the fridge keeps pretty well it is a big unit with two fans and temps is not a problem. However something else I want to ask about I have ste up my Inkbird for the test at 62% with a 3% margin value, so when the himudity goes up to 65% dehum turns on. Then the following happens humidity goes up a little bit more I guess till the dehum starts sucking in humidity and the coller goes up to 68-9% and from the goes down in the next 3-4min to 58-59% which I pressume is the normal cycle of the dehum. once it reaches the low humidity then it takes around 10min for the humidity to go back to 65% and the cycle to start again. My question is is it normal for the humiduty to act this way when there is still nothing inside? How am I supposed to reach at some point 58-62% when the humidity in an empty cooler goes up above that? The parameters of the room that the coller is in are 23-4c or 74-75f and 40-45% rh.
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Hook Daddy
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It sounds like it’s working fine. There is humidity in the cooler, even when not loaded up. It doesn’t work in seconds or minutes, but hours and days. Every time you open the door humidity is going to rush in, or dry air depending on where you live, and the cooler will react.
Hook Daddy
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No. You should then reduce rh by .5% per day. If you put the buds in and wait and it rises to 80%, then start at a few points under that and work down, say 77%.
Okay, I don't have to worry about mold?
Hook Daddy
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No, if you don’t already have mold, it will not start now that you are dropping the rh and the temps are cooler. There is a lot of info in the thread about this already. Mold starts from the moisture inside the buds, not the air. The cooler is a small space so the air moisture goes up quickly as it is pulling the moisture out of the buds, then the dehumidifier removes that moisture from the air. It’s not a fast process, rh just seems to rise very fast since the space is so small, but it is relatively easy to remove the rh as well, which makes the whole process work.
dwc420letsgo
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I fully loaded mine in, and my humidity shoots up around 88%. From there, I will be monitoring my Inkbird, and lowering the set point every few hours, depending on how the system is behaving. With a govee humidity sensor, I monitor in real time, and pretty much what I look for is for the humidity to rise and fall around 6% every 4 minutes or so (basically, the dehumidifier cycles every 4 min between on/off). If I set the humidity too low, I think the dehu freezes up cause it never reaches the set point but will also stop pulling moisture out. About twice a day I will put a paper towel in the condensation tray and remove a lot of water. No mold issues with this process the last time I used it. I'm currently using it now, and after 4 days it is now at about 79%. Trying 65F this time.