marksctm
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Hit a freaking coil with the hole saw.
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If you can, remove the compressor, then flush the coil system with soapy water -- you don't need the oily drips & smell.
marksctm
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That's what i'm going to do.
It's at the top and compressed air hissed out, no oil, but I could smell it.
I was drilling for top vent, top far right rear corner, all coils are in side. feed lines are inside in the back on the left rear, and they put a line where I put my vent, what are the odds.
Wish I had odds like that when I play the damn lottery.
Ishi
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Did you Call the EPA?
marksctm
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Does it mean your kiln is working when you open the door and it burns your eyes from the fumes?
Before opening the door it was holding at 124 degrees and 68% humidity.
A little touchy dialing it in, but now it seems to have equaled out, I think.
Before opening the door it was holding at 124 degrees and 68% humidity.
A little touchy dialing it in, but now it seems to have equaled out, I think.
what fumes? Plastic or rot? them freezers can get pretty funky smelling the first time you heat em up.
marksctm
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Almost like ammonia. with a tobacco like smell.
I been test running it for 3 days, the highest it got was 138 degrees, I let it go to see how high it would go unattended, and it never really got that old stale freezer smell, so I put tobacco in it yesterday.
It's from the tobacco.
that is the smell! ammonia like, perfect stink rotten horse manure stink with dead grass smell too. You are in business.
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marksctm
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Cooool beans,
I don't have a thermostat yet, but it's been holding at 122 degrees and 71% RH + or - 1 for the last 6 hours, when I woke up.
I'm using my old weather station display for now.
The larger display is the weather station that replaced my now kiln display.
Thanks DrBob for all you've done, for me and all you have helped.
you need to feel the tobacco. I gave up on humidity gauges, if it feels soft and pliable you are just right. Your nose will tell you a lot too! Good luck Cris just be careful not to get things too hot. 140 is too hot
I totally agree with DrBob on the feel method for cure/ferment in a freezer box - it's the best guage available to ensure that the tobacco is in the proper state.
Also, I've noticed that the tobacco closest to the crockpot is drier (low-case) and about 5+ degrees warmer than at the top of the box. Leaf at the top is about mid-to-high case. This in spite that I have 3 small computer fans circulating air. To counter this, I rotate leaf top-to-bottom about once a week.
Also, I've noticed that the tobacco closest to the crockpot is drier (low-case) and about 5+ degrees warmer than at the top of the box. Leaf at the top is about mid-to-high case. This in spite that I have 3 small computer fans circulating air. To counter this, I rotate leaf top-to-bottom about once a week.
marksctm
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I just checked it about 30 min ago and mine is the same.
Maryland is top rack and feels in nice case.
Then below that is CT Broad leaf, One Sucker, and some dark air cured and it feels good also.
But on the shelf below that is Havana and it's almost crispy.
One would think the tobacco closest to the crock pot would be in HIGH case.
Maybe put crock pot on top shelf.
Or make a setup that sprays a mist of water every now and then, like the ones at the grocery's produce isle that sprays your arm every damn time you reach in to grab a head of lettuce.
That siphon hose set up works like a charm.
I just put the hose in jug of water, put the other end of the hose in the crock pot with water, cupped my hand over the top of the jug, like i'm holding a bottle of beer, blow in to jug to pressurize in side and water goes through hose in to crock and then she feeds her self from then on.
Great little setup.
Thanks again Lefty and DrBob for all your help,
you need circulaton fans. humidiy rises
marksctm
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I got one in it from a old space heater, but going to switch to computer fans.
marksctm
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I have a quick question,
What is the best case the tobacco should be in before putting it into the kiln.
Thanks,
What is the best case the tobacco should be in before putting it into the kiln.
Thanks,
Randy
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Hey Chris glad to see you finally got a freezer/kiln up and running
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low to mid case. If my tobacco is too dry going in, which seems to be normal, I'll run the crockpot uncovered (high humidity) for a couple days, until the middle of the tobacco stack/bale is at least low case, then bring the RH back down to normal. A few more days, and the whole stack is in good case. Has worked for me!
marksctm
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Thanks Randy, hope I get it running right though.
Thanks lefty,
I brought the case up on a bunch I brought in from the shed, man it was crispy.
My hose for the siphon feed collapsed from the weight of the crock pot lid so I added a small piece of (new) steel break line to the end of it to solve that problem.
You can't really see it but here some pics.
Man that's cool as a tater gun.
marksctm
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Thank you Knucks.
That's wild you said that, I got the nick name tater, way back when I was a union roofer many moons ago.
You don't have that there espn were you can read minds do ya?
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