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 innernetter
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 Cat litter? 
#2325124 - 02/11/04 06:56 PM (14 years, 3 months ago) |
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Just picked up some Silica sand in cat litter form, I couldn't find silica gel, will it be as effective in drying?
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pietruk
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I don't know. Damp rid is available at most hardware stores.
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 utopianglory
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I don't think so, I doubt very much that it is a very strong dessicant if a cat has to stick its posterior (how quaint) in it 
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dobinky
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lol dont use that...goto home depot and get damprid...
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Anno
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>Just picked up some Silica sand in cat litter form, I couldn't find silica gel, will it be as effective in drying?
Reportedly yes.
Always pre-dry the mushrooms with a fan for 24 hours before end drying with desiccant.
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innernetter
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 Re: Cat litter? [Re: Anno]
#2326015 - 02/12/04 09:47 AM (14 years, 3 months ago) |
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yeah, i've hooked up a computer fan. If I leave it there any longer will it dry MORE or is that just all the fan can do?
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Anno
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>If I leave it there any longer will it dry MORE
Sure. The key is to find a good ratio between pre drying is sufficiently so your desiccant isn't exhausted immediately, and exposing them to oxygen for a long time.
I don?t dry them longer than 2 days with a fan, usually 1 day is enough(depends on the air relative humidity which varies)
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e7c
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Re: Cat litter? [Re: Anno]
#2326717 - 02/12/04 02:20 PM (14 years, 3 months ago) |
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I have found that I am able to dry mushrooms to a cracker dry state with a computer fan at room temperature, within a few days.
Is there any reason to use dessicant in combination with less fan drying, or is this fan drying not a problem? rh in the room is quite low, which I think is contributing to the fan working so well
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GregHimself
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yeah if you RH in the place you live is like beloew 40% you should be alrgith with a str8 fran, but the Silica ghel catt litter works pretty well imo
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