MR.Towellie
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no i mean aren't u worried lowering it to 72% from the start can dry the buds too fast? i heard fast drying could result to "case hardening", or are u just experimenting? please enlighten me master.
Thermoelectric wine cooler drying and curing - DIY
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Hook Daddy
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Lol, I won’t dry them too fast, I’ll just keep dropping by .5% until 68% or so, then by 1% after that until 60%, so that’s around 16 days, then they’ll sit for a while until I’m ready for the next harvest. This time before bagging them up I’ll probably drop to 58% for a couple days, then bag it up. And thanks for reminding me, I forgot to drop them at all so far today.
marzig
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Need to see more data. Can you show a days worth instead of a hour?
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marzig
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Something external where it's located? Sunlight, oven, furnace etc.
Billytheluther
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Small headsup guys and galls..
Carefull when pulling out your racks, you might have a nug fall on the ground.
When you go back to closing the fridge you thinks its shut but it aint.. perameters fall well off of curing specs..
Luckily there wasnt much in the fridge that wasnt jarred already..
Carefull when pulling out your racks, you might have a nug fall on the ground.
When you go back to closing the fridge you thinks its shut but it aint.. perameters fall well off of curing specs..
Luckily there wasnt much in the fridge that wasnt jarred already..
Absorber
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You could use what some egg incubators use to humidify the incubator its a small peristaltic pump that adds water to a sponge near fan until it humidifies the enclosure again .
Tejashidrow
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No your buds will not dry out in days. It takes my compressor wine cooler set at 45f 2 weeks with no pizza boxes to reach optimal dryness% if the d
buds are left in, then yes they can over dry. But the compressor style works great, especially if your ambient air temp is outside the range for a thermoelectric one. Both get the same results just different paths to get there.
Hook Daddy
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Ok, glad it works for you. When I tried it, it did not, and going by all the people that use the lotus cure method I assume it doesn’t work for most people. Perhaps it’s your local temps and humidity that work with a regular fridge. You should start a thread and explain what you do so others can learn and benefit from your experience.
Boymom1729
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@Hook Daddy
some of my plants need longer, how do you do it with the humidity in the fridge?
some of my plants need longer, how do you do it with the humidity in the fridge?
Hook Daddy
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Where is the original power cord for the dehumidifier? There should have been a wall wart type transformers that came with the dehumidifier, or a power supply board inside. The TEC will not work if you use that AC power cord, you are correct.
Hook Daddy
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I’m not sure exactly what you mean here. Do your plants need longer in the cooler, or growing?
Boymom1729
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Seems like the circuit board is necessary for this to convert the voltage to something both can use. I know when I did HVAC we would have to step down voltage for UV lights and other components inside. I just assume the heating element would take more volts to run than a fan but my extent of electrical knowledge is being able to follow a wiring diagram.
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I have to harvest 2/10 plants earlier. The other 8 are finished a few days later
This means that the humidity in the fridge will be down by the time the other plants are ready
Nugnewbie
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I may be wrong, but your dehu looks quite similar to the one I used with a seperate board for power. If you go to post #500 to about post #512, I believe you will find your answer there.
Hook Daddy
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They should/
They should be fine putting them in a few days later. I would maybe wait if the buds in the cooler are almost finished, but a few days to a week will be fine, it will just extend the dry of the first ones in a bit.
They should be fine putting them in a few days later. I would maybe wait if the buds in the cooler are almost finished, but a few days to a week will be fine, it will just extend the dry of the first ones in a bit.
Boymom1729
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Should I just buy the one you mentioned? Seems like I would need to circuit board to power both. Posted pics in another thread but new and not sure if I responded to you
Boymom1729
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Going to look now thank you
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