VinoTemp Humidity Test Results

Part 2 - Day One

No power to unit, no fans inside

The desired outcome for day one was to demonstrate the stability of the unit in a relatively cool environment. The unit was in a room where the temperature only fluctuated between 65 and 71 degrees. During this test the vino was never opened and the unit was unplugged with no circulation. As you can see, there was some fluctuation of the RH. As the temperature rose in the middle of the day, the RH inside the unit fell. After 2pm the top saw the most rapid change while the middle, the bottom and inside the box saw a much slower change. The interesting part was after midnight as the temperature fell, the RH rose again. Notice the change in the middle and inside the box, the middle stayed the same and inside the box dropped another 1% while the top and bottom rose 2%.

Here are the results:



And a few shots of the test throughout the day:













I repeated this test on day two with almost identical results.

Up next; I placed an Oust fan in the unit.

Part 3 - Day Three

Still no power to the unit but I placed an Oust brand fan on the top tray facing the front glass. In theory when the fan runs, it should move air from the top of the unit and spread it out over the whole front of the unit. I thought it might be somewhat inaccurate since the air would be blowing over the same area where the Acu-Rite’s were placed, but the front is where the largest continuous free space is located so I figured it’s where I would get the best circulation.

Day three also saw a larger rise in room temperature than day 1 and 2.
The temperature went from 68 to 76 degrees before dropping again.

The readings at 7:30 am are before I put the fan in.
The door was opened less than 5 seconds to place the fan.

Like the previous 2 days, the RH generally fell as the temperature rose except inside the box and the middle. The 69% reading on the bottom at the end of the 24 hour period is very weird. I will let each one compare the results and draw their own conclusions on whether the fan made any difference or not. Perhaps it did, but the stability would appear to be about the same to me.

Here are the results:



And a few shots of the test throughout the day:









Up next; Plugging in the vino and testing the swings while it cycles.

I don’t have all the photos edited yet, so it may be a few days for the final part so bear with me.
It’s taken me almost a week to get this much done and my stitches finally came out today.

Chas