Fermentation Chamber Supplies

[bill ace 350]

On hand-

50 gallon plastic Sterlite container and lid.

Ceramic bulb base and 18 gauge cord.

150W Incandescent bulb

Inkbird Controls

Humidifier

Neefd a small fan and possibly a dehumidifier. Testing will let me know.

Excited to try it.

Thanks for all the ideas I used from this site!

So many helpful people here.

 

[dernektambura]

Keep the pics coming... I am very interested to see how it works...

 

[bill ace 350]

Ordered a fan.

 

[bill ace 350]

Sure will.

Keep the pics coming... I am very interested to see how it works...

 

[BGKYSmoker]

How big is your humidifier?
Watch your bulb with the humidity. I put a reptile heater ceramic in mine its water resistant

GL

 

[HalfSmoked]

I'm surprised you can find a regular 150 watt bulb and not an LED. Watching waiting to see in operation.

Warren

 

[bill ace 350]

How big is your humidifier?
Watch your bulb with the humidity. I put a reptile heater ceramic in mine its water resistant

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GL

2 quart. Looking at a 100W ceramic reptile heater bulb if the incandescent one dont work out.

 

[bill ace 350]

I'm surprised you can find a regular 150 watt bulb and not an LED. Watching waiting to see in operation.

Warren

Found a bunch at a farm supply store.

 

[bill ace 350]

Got my fan....

Testing the chamber this weekend.

 

[bill ace 350]

My idea is to use the fan to bring fresh air into the chamber if the humidity gets to high.

I won't need a cooler for the chamber this time of year.

Those of you with chamber builds, does this make sense?

Thanks

 

[bill ace 350]

Testing the heat control.

Heating bulb at one end, temperature probe at the other.

Bulb shut off at 85 degrees, and came back on at 82 degrees, exactly as programmed.

 

[bill ace 350]

Testing the humidity controller.
Humidifier shuts off as programmed, fan kickd on as programmed.

Next step is to test temperature and humidity controls together.

I am replacing the bulb with a mini ceramic heater with fan.

That should get here Wednesday.

Ill test that configuration and permanently mount the USB fan.

 

[bill ace 350]

Just about finished. Giving it a test run, comparing 100w ceramic bulb with mini heater. Heater has a fan, which blows pretty hard and steady. Might put it on a dimmer switch.

USB fan comes on when humidity exceeds set value.

I need to do something about the wires. I hate a mess of wires.

The controllers are held in place with velcro.