Starting to have issues with the Vino's RH lately....

[Louistogies]

I've used a hot glue gun. Its quick and the smell dose not stick around. Just make sure you take everything out first, then put everything back like 5 minutes later.

[MrOneEyedBoh]

Well to report back... I checked my beads in the back ( I made a troft under the fan where the moisture normally would go into the drain pan ) And the way I made that troft, is so it would drain into my beads tray. Well they are soaking wet. Not puddled in it, but wet enough. I think Im going to need to either A. Get more beads B. Leave the door open for a few hours to let all of that excess humidity evaporate.

I cant get a good RH unless my temp is at 70 degrees neither.. If I take her down to 65 degrees, the RH will be around say, 60

[MrOneEyedBoh]

The drain is plugged, sorry if I mislead you haha. I have made a troft from the back of the vino ( where its molded to funnel the water to the drain ) into a tray that I have beads in. It just seems that there is too much water settling in the tray... So, I think I'll need a bigger fan in there possibly

[pakrat]

Originally Posted by MrOneEyedBoh

It just seems that there is too much water settling in the tray...

What kind of temps is it holding. If the unit has to cycle on too often it will cause the moisture to condense faster than the beads can absorb it.

[MrOneEyedBoh]

No I got you, I think thtas what Im going to have to do... I have a small on in there now because I didnt think i needed one THAT big, but I guess I do.

[MrOneEyedBoh]

yeah, Im sure it is running more and more. Its hot here today and has been for the past week, around 99-110. And it is stored in the upstairs. Its not hot where its stored, just a tad hotter than the vinos internal temp. The thing that sucks, is I cant store it anywhere else.

Hopefully this will be of help to someone.

I've been running my wineador for a week now with 65 beads (drain is plugged). The RH on two hydros read between 45 and 50. It would rise to 60 if I opened the door for a minute. Today I unplugged it. Current RH? 68.

That's it. I'm running without power until further notice.

[Weelok]

Yeah they are tricky. In my experience if your cooler is trying to cool more then 10 degrees below room temp the cooler will be on quite a bit which will dry out the air due to condensation.

So in summer I keep the ac beteen 74 and 77 which means the cooler is 64 to 67. I also use 70% beads which seem to work better here in Sacramento which can be dry in Summer. The condensation will out pace absorption so I have to drain the cloth on the bottom periodically.

Obviously not a maintenance free storage method hah.