Pipecarvers Pipes & things

[Pipecarver]

Mar 26
My blue booster lights finely arrived, It might be awkward setting them up they are longer than I expected, shoulda checked specs better I guess. Regardless I'll get them up some how.

My plants are doing well, I've cut back on Micro & Grow but bumped up the Bloom and Koolbloom to the max recommended approaching week 4 in flower. I've also been able to shut down my humidifier. Its 55% in my tent with out adding. been a long dry winter indoors its nice to get the RH back up a bit. I'll probably have to run my dehue the last 2-3 weeks to drop her into the 40's if I can even get there.

 

[doublej]

Mar 26
My blue booster lights finely arrived, It might be awkward setting them up they are longer than I expected, shoulda checked specs better I guess. Regardless I'll get them up some how.

My plants are doing well, I've cut back on Micro & Grow but bumped up the Bloom and Koolbloom to the max recommended approaching week 4 in flower. I've also been able to shut down my humidifier. Its 55% in my tent with out adding. been a long dry winter indoors its nice to get the RH back up a bit. I'll probably have to run my dehue the last 2-3 weeks to drop her into the 40's if I can even get there.View attachment 94993View attachment 94994View attachment 94995View attachment 94996

They look very happy! Nice work.
Rh can be a pain to work with!!
Very nice!

 

[Zen_seeker]

Mar 26
My blue booster lights finely arrived, It might be awkward setting them up they are longer than I expected, shoulda checked specs better I guess. Regardless I'll get them up some how.

My plants are doing well, I've cut back on Micro & Grow but bumped up the Bloom and Koolbloom to the max recommended approaching week 4 in flower. I've also been able to shut down my humidifier. Its 55% in my tent with out adding. been a long dry winter indoors its nice to get the RH back up a bit. I'll probably have to run my dehue the last 2-3 weeks to drop her into the 40's if I can even get there.View attachment 94993View attachment 94994View attachment 94995View attachment 94996

Ha. Your finally getting the humidity just as mines lowering.

They look really good. You considering trying a few clones? Maybe leave them in one gallon pots until ready to go?

 

[Pipecarver]

Ha. Your finally getting the humidity just as mines lowering.

They look really good. You considering trying a few clones? Maybe leave them in one gallon pots until ready to go?

I have a plan, not sure I'll pull the trigger on it....but....2 more autopots would give me 8. 4 in the 3x3 vegging some monsters then just swapping them out and put them in my 5x5 to spread out and flower. I put everything I'd need into my cart...$156.00+ tax with socks bases reservoir, 2 pots with trays and valves.......and I warned my wife without any negative replies so I should be good to go. I just wanted my new blue lights here before I put another $200 on a card.

I got my blues up and on, a bit tight and I had to lift my SE3000's to get space and after this harvest I'll rotate the SE's so everything runs in the same direction.

Now to figure out how I'm going to use them properly

 

[Pipecarver]

March 29
I have a new plan for drying. After looking at options I think my easiest and cheapest version of a Cannatrol will be a small apartment freezer hooked up to my drying box with ducts and thermostat controlled fans.

Thoughts??? I can get a use freezer 3.5 cu/ft $50. Do you think this will work at all...Or another Stoner brain fart|?

 

[doublej]

March 29
I have a new plan for drying. After looking at options I think my easiest and cheapest version of a Cannatrol will be a small apartment freezer hooked up to my drying box with ducts and thermostat controlled fans.

Thoughts??? I can get a use freezer 3.5 cu/ft $50. Do you think this will work at all...Or another Stoner brain fart|?View attachment 95331
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I don't see why not. It's all right there, in my head it works, it's looks like one of those diy coolers?

 

[Pipecarver]

I don't see why not. It's all right there, in my head it works, it's looks like one of those diy coolers?

I have the box I use already but I need to control the temp. I'm not sure how well the small freezer will function with a flow of warm moist air through it. Designed to keep a small box frozen not to cool a larger space but for $50 bucks its not a big bite to try it.

 

[moe.red]

Where does the water vapor go?

 

[Pipecarver]

Where does the water vapor go?

I don't know, freeze in the bottom of the freezer?.... Brain farts don't always have solutions to problems.

 

[Pipecarver]

I don't know, freeze in the bottom of the freezer?.... Brain farts don't always have solutions to problems.

I might not need much humidifying with cold air and drying weed, The humidity may get too high and throw things in the opposite direction. As is I'm in a cold damp location to start,,,,,fkin brain farts get trickier the more I sober up...Roll another one, time for coffee

 

[moe.red]

I might not need much humidifying with cold air and drying weed, The humidity may get too high and throw things in the opposite direction. As is I'm in a cold damp location to start,,,,,fkin brain farts get trickier the more I sober up...Roll another one, time for coffee

Yeah my thought is no humidifier most likely. Let the drying weed bring the rh up and the control down.

I think the fridge will potentially create a dew point issue and condensation where it first comes into the dry box. It could make the buds sweat right next to the input from the fridge. Spreading that cold air out with a pipe with holes in it or something like that might give you a better overall environment.

If your dry box currently exhaust to the outside to get rid of water vapor and you switch to exhaust into a sealed fridge that water has to go somewhere. I’m not 100% sure where it will go. Bottom of the fridge? Is there a drip pan or similar?

 

[Driver77]

I wonder if you could use the condensation off the coolant coils to pull humidity from the air?... Have to drain it off and find the sweet spot for temp and what's left of humidity?? Like when air conditioners pour water out....or would it have to get too cold to do anything?
I think most use dehumidifiers but that produces heat too.
Or am I too high

 

[moe.red]

I wonder if you could use the condensation off the coolant coils to pull humidity from the air?... Have to drain it off and find the sweet spot for temp and what's left of humidity?? Like when air conditioners pour water out....or would it have to get too cold to do anything?
I think most use dehumidifiers but that produces heat too.
Or am I too high

The question I have is where are the coils? Inside the box?

On my refrigerator they are outside on the back of the machine. If so, they would not really work to remove humidity from the box.

 

[Pipecarver]

Yeah my thought is no humidifier most likely. Let the drying weed bring the rh up and the control down.

I think the fridge will potentially create a dew point issue and condensation where it first comes into the dry box. It could make the buds sweat right next to the input from the fridge. Spreading that cold air out with a pipe with holes in it or something like that might give you a better overall environment.

If your dry box currently exhaust to the outside to get rid of water vapor and you switch to exhaust into a sealed fridge that water has to go somewhere. I’m not 100% sure where it will go. Bottom of the fridge? Is there a drip pan or similar?

Other than cooling to temps better for a longer dry my box works okay. I have passive intakes and a 12v exhaust fan. Most of the year my humidity is pretty good for drying just the extremes of summer and winter cause me issues. If I can pick this little freezer up tomorrow I'm going to giver a go. I sent them a message if they reply I'll go get it. off facebook market place. There are a few to choose from this one is the closest and cheapest.

 

[Driver77]

The question I have is where are the coils? Inside the box?

On my refrigerator they are outside on the back of the machine. If so, they would not really work to remove humidity from the box.

I was thinking about this too...and I'm not sure what the answer is.
But I think the cooling coils are where the condensation that drips out comes from? Like my house AC drains water from the inside coils and dumps heat to the outside.
But if you kept them right at the dew point or lower, but above freezing water would collect on them(cooling coils) and could be drained off is my thinking

 

[Pipecarver]

I was thinking about this too...and I'm not sure what the answer is.
But I think the cooling coils are where the condensation that drips out comes from? Like my house AC drains water from the inside coils and dumps heat to the outside.
But if you kept them right at the dew point or lower, but above freezing water would collect on them(cooling coils) and could be drained off is my thinking

Its not the condensation off the coils, its water vapor off the humidifier I showed in the box Moe was getting at I think. Hes right if I add water vapor it will go somewhere and without a way out it''l cause problems. Thinking it again I may not need one but a small dehue may help. I have one of those useless closet dehues that may help. It worked okay in a 1x2x1' clone box I made but in a small room they do nothing.

Next trick is fitting this little freezer bin my 1/2 car hatchback. I have a Kia and she's pretty tight back there...Rope and blankets on the roof?

 

[Pipecarver]

Its not the condensation off the coils, its water vapor off the humidifier I showed in the box Moe was getting at I think. Hes right if I add water vapor it will go somewhere and without a way out it''l cause problems. Thinking it again I may not need one but a small dehue may help. I have one of those useless closet dehues that may help. It worked okay in a 1x2x1' clone box I made but in a small room they do nothing.

Next trick is fitting this little freezer bin my 1/2 car hatchback. I have a Kia and she's pretty tight back there...Rope and blankets on the roof?

I'm fighting myself here trying to do a job with equipment not designed to work as I want. Why the fk am I trying to make an air conditioner with spare parts and some duct tape? An air conditioner would work better as an air conditioner than a freezer with ducts & fans. Gees a small air con is about the same price as a small freezer wtf am I doing???....looking for a small aircon.....lol.....scrap all of above this am. I have a new plan.....lol...

 

[moe.red]

I think you will be happier with this plan.

 

[Zen_seeker]

Other than cooling to temps better for a longer dry my box works okay. I have passive intakes and a 12v exhaust fan. Most of the year my humidity is pretty good for drying just the extremes of summer and winter cause me issues. If I can pick this little freezer up tomorrow I'm going to giver a go. I sent them a message if they reply I'll go get it. off facebook market place. There are a few to choose from this one is the closest and cheapest.

Wouldn’t a small portable AC be better? One that’s a dehumidifier so two ducts. Or am I missing something?

 

[Zen_seeker]

Wouldn’t a small portable AC be better? One that’s a dehumidifier so two ducts. Or am I missing something?

I see I’m late to the party.