Long story short we got hit with a heat wave this weekend (85+) and I decided to go in and plug my drain hole on the Vino. I used silicon/caulking from my glue gun and then covered the silicon with tape tightly. I checked all my fans to make sure they were up 2 par. I have 1.5 lbs of wet beads spread out throughout the Vino with 2 oust fans. My hygro is accurate 100% and it's still sitting at 55% RH. It has been 6 hours, it's about 75 degrees in my house. I'm not sure what the deal is????
VinoTemp Humidity Issue
- Thread starter Darrell
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tedrodgerscpa
PSHC - Vandy's B*tch
Maybe a dish of distilled until things get normal again?
Gotta love it when the seasons change, but I think you'll be O.K. for a bit.
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When the Vino is running, or rather running often, it's hard to get a good read from the environment. Stick your Hygro in one of your cigar boxes. The boxes will hold humidity were as the plastic walls of your Vino will not. Check the reading in a day to see what's really going on RH wise in there.
We're entering the season where you'll find yourself playing with the Vino daily. The warmer it gets the more it will run, the more it runs the funkier the RH reading will be.
We're entering the season where you'll find yourself playing with the Vino daily. The warmer it gets the more it will run, the more it runs the funkier the RH reading will be.
Dude! You are out of control! Jason is not THAT kind of a guy!I Don't think!
My humi dropped this afternoon as well. So I dropped a couple of hygros in boxes top and bottom. I'll check back in an hour or so to see what they are reading. :tu
Every time the Vino runs, it produces condensation on the cooling sink in the back, which obviously removes moisture from the air.
The hotter it is, the more it runs, the more moisture is condensed and will drip down the back to that nicely sealed drain hole
Searching will yield several homegrown methods to solve the problem ranging from external temperature control devices to funneling the condensation back into the beads.
The hotter it is, the more it runs, the more moisture is condensed and will drip down the back to that nicely sealed drain hole
Searching will yield several homegrown methods to solve the problem ranging from external temperature control devices to funneling the condensation back into the beads.
I think you used the wrong 'caulk'.
Wellll..
What usually works for me is a little red wine, some Barry White and a Passion Fruit scented candle .....
Since you just plugged it in it is only running long enough to cool the air inside and shutting off so it's running a lot and dropping the RH. Once the contents get down to temp it will run less often and the RH should come up. In the mean time put a couple of small glasses of water in it to help with the recovery.
I solved the problem by adding two 60mmx10mm fans in each of my winadors. The fans make sure the condensation on the evaporator gets sent back to the air in a very short period of time.Every time the Vino runs, it produces condensation on the cooling sink in the back, which obviously removes moisture from the air.
The hotter it is, the more it runs, the more moisture is condensed and will drip down the back to that nicely sealed drain hole
Searching will yield several homegrown methods to solve the problem ranging from external temperature control devices to funneling the condensation back into the beads.
I also have a hydra in each winador set at 63% and 40 ounces of HCM beads at 65%. The HCM beads react so fast that I never see a drop in rh%age.
I'm pretty much in awe of how well it all works.