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Re: DIY Dehydrator [Re: Funky Monkey]
    #26938955 - 09/16/20 12:43 PM (3 years, 6 months ago)

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i'm a little bit the opposite of the above question. DIY dehydros actually make me scoff at the nice ones. You certainly have to get a few things right but it's stupid simple and stupid cheap. I've dropped some coin on nice ones and don't think i will ever again.




That was my thinking as well, but I knew LK had the cabelas units so asked a leading question to see if he thought anything was superior in his experience using a pricey store bought one. However I am a consummate DIYer provided I am not shooting myself in the foot, because if it's truly worth it, I'll spend the coin on a better more efficient option, but with this I have thought and continue to think that DIY is plenty in the dehydrating department.

My first ghetto rigged bulk option is still  in my sig lol, I outgrew the presto pretty much instantly and it was my solution to bulk it up :lol:

I am still kicking around design options for my next shot at a more legit dehydro :rockon:




I've been through many dehydros. Built multiple of my own, used the standard little fuckers and have two of the big pro 160 liter ones. To this day the best dehydro (as far as amount dried in x amount of time) was one i made from card board boxes, a box fan and a space heater.

After buying my first cabellas and running it i void to not drop coin on another one and build a nice big diy. Problem is i ran into a shitload of things that needed dried and no more drying space. The time it would take to collect materials and assemble one wouldn't do so i ran to cabellas and grabbed another one. I don't regret it but i will not do it again.

One of the main things i like about the units i've made is that i can build the screens with 1 inch walls. This makes loading and unloading a breeze as i can just toss in a handful, shake to distribute and load.

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Re: DIY Dehydrator [Re: verum subsequentis]
    #26939007 - 09/16/20 01:04 PM (3 years, 6 months ago)

1" walls great idea.


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Re: DIY Dehydrator [Re: Grimsweeper]
    #26939039 - 09/16/20 01:21 PM (3 years, 6 months ago)

The 45 qt from costco have enforced lits that prevent the concave from happening.  A bit smaller but you dont miss much in the yield


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Re: DIY Dehydrator [Re: TedsDead]
    #26939785 - 09/16/20 09:01 PM (3 years, 6 months ago)

I dumped (5) 2-3 flush monos today and cut off 1400g of side/bottom fruit. They ain't pretty but clean. Thought I'd pass em of as something like enigma or some other mutant type name. Ideas?


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Re: DIY Dehydrator [Re: Grimsweeper]
    #26939792 - 09/16/20 09:06 PM (3 years, 6 months ago)

blue waffles?


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Re: DIY Dehydrator [Re: TedsDead]
    #26940098 - 09/17/20 04:46 AM (3 years, 6 months ago)

:mitebecool:


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Re: DIY Dehydrator [Re: Grimsweeper]
    #26940200 - 09/17/20 06:43 AM (3 years, 6 months ago)

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I dumped (5) 2-3 flush monos today and cut off 1400g of side/bottom fruit. They ain't pretty but clean. Thought I'd pass em of as something like enigma or some other mutant type name. Ideas?



I just mix them in with the rest and keep it moving.


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Re: DIY Dehydrator [Re: LotKid]
    #26940331 - 09/17/20 08:36 AM (3 years, 6 months ago)

LK, i'm going to add "disassemble 160L" to the project list because now you have me extremely curious. It'll be a while before i get to it, but it'll be fun!

Grim, did you post this thread before? I could've sworn you posted it a few months ago, but this thread is only 8 days old. Am i a timetraveler?! :laugh2:

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Re: DIY Dehydrator [Re: LotKid]
    #26940366 - 09/17/20 09:09 AM (3 years, 6 months ago)

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I dumped (5) 2-3 flush monos today and cut off 1400g of side/bottom fruit. They ain't pretty but clean. Thought I'd pass em of as something like enigma or some other mutant type name. Ideas?



I just mix them in with the rest and keep it moving.





This what I do as well.


So a 9 tray excalibur was on amazon for 50% off (warehouse deal, opened box) and I missed it, :mad2:
I already own one and find it to be pretty efficient, just...small

Thinking I might build a dehydrator, see how it works.
Would be nice to have something I Can fit more than 10lb wet into ...



Questions


Does the auto-turn off when the heater units get too hot affect you guys? Like, does the thing turn off intermittently when your unit gets to hot? I Think someone mentioned this and it would be nice to build something to account for this like having the heater outside the actual unit


How much hotter do the 1500W space heaters get than 160F if you crank them?
Is an inkbird controller necessary?


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Re: DIY Dehydrator [Re: sh4d0ws]
    #26940370 - 09/17/20 09:12 AM (3 years, 6 months ago)

My cabinet has 2 doors, one below and the main door above.

I use the lower door as a carburetor to regulate airflow into the unit.
The only time mine has ever shut off from overheating is when the lower door
accidentally shuts all the way and air doesnt get pulled into the unit.

Doesnt happen often. I also have my heater laying down and it doesnt shut off


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Re: DIY Dehydrator [Re: LotKid]
    #26940469 - 09/17/20 10:31 AM (3 years, 6 months ago)

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I dumped (5) 2-3 flush monos today and cut off 1400g of side/bottom fruit. They ain't pretty but clean. Thought I'd pass em of as something like enigma or some other mutant type name. Ideas?



I just mix them in with the rest and keep it moving.




I wouldn't make up names, that just kinda gunks things up. Remember when weed dealers would just make up crazy names with every new batch having zero idea what it was or it's origin? It was a shit show and nobody trusted anything they were told about strain or other characteristics as being anything other than made up marketing hype. As mush gains acceptance more and more across the country I think we would be well served to not muddy the waters. Just my two cents. Mush Love.

Like LK I just mix the funky ones in with the rest evenly distributed and keep it pushing. I have yet to run into the person that wants mush but turns it down because they look a certain way. Most just think the freaky looking ones must be extra trippy or something (not that I pass them off as such, but people's minds will do what they will).

As for the extreme/unrecognizable cases, like blobs for instance, I tell someone they are "lucky" to be getting the mutant version of this variety as they are mush less "common" lol, people like to feel like they are getting something exclusive so they are just as into the ugliest blob I can produce as they are about the perfect picturesque versions. It's all about how you frame it, but I still keep it honest on what strain it is and don't hype it up any more than to say "you don't usually see these, much less common, but I got you covered boss." :wink:

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Re: DIY Dehydrator [Re: Funky Monkey]
    #26940683 - 09/17/20 01:02 PM (3 years, 6 months ago)

You guys are on point about mixing the funk in with the regular ones I was pretty lit last night.

ML I think I did post one picture in tools of the trade a week or so before I finished it.

Sh4dows I haven't had any issue with the heater overheating. The heater is technically inside but it's in its own compartment with a hole cut out for the heat to blow/be pulled upward and away from it.

You could possibly get away with it without an inkbird but my wife was pretty annoyed fucking with the heater the first day I ran it and went to work. Set and forget baby.


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Re: DIY Dehydrator [Re: Grimsweeper]
    #27056306 - 11/24/20 09:37 PM (3 years, 4 months ago)

2 trays shy of filling this pup today



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Re: DIY Dehydrator [Re: Grimsweeper]
    #27259559 - 03/18/21 09:05 PM (3 years, 11 days ago)

Update - 10 #'s wet works pretty well in here for optimum speed but could probably double that without much difference. Just burned out my 4" inline (exhaust) fan yesterday after 6 months. Had a lot of mush on the pipeline so I bought a $20 50CFM bathroom fan to keep things going. Still thinking I may one day recirculate the exhaust into the bottom just to save on electricity. Seems like my only issue is 160 degree heat going through my exhaust motor and eventually burning it out.


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Re: DIY Dehydrator [Re: Grimsweeper]
    #27260362 - 03/19/21 12:04 PM (3 years, 10 days ago)

Nice. How many hours to fully dry that much?

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Re: DIY Dehydrator [Re: verum subsequentis]
    #27260512 - 03/19/21 01:49 PM (3 years, 10 days ago)

If I have it packed I don't bother checking it the same day. Harvesting 10 #'s is enough work for one day lol.


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Re: DIY Dehydrator [Re: Grimsweeper]
    #27327289 - 05/28/21 10:05 PM (2 years, 9 months ago)

Hi Grim,

Many thanks for the guidance. Was wondering what the function of the board on top of the heater with the hole for exhaust is. Is it necessary? May have bought one too few 4'x 8' boards.

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Re: DIY Dehydrator [Re: udusupe2230]
    #27327668 - 05/29/21 08:05 AM (2 years, 9 months ago)

The purpose of that board is to keep the heater in its own chamber that isn't being heated.


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Re: DIY Dehydrator [Re: Grimsweeper]
    #27327692 - 05/29/21 08:44 AM (2 years, 9 months ago)

Horizontal fan/heat is superior to a bottom fan. On a bottom fan only the bottom racks will be warmed at first, the tops will be cool as a cucumber when it's stuffed and dry at a slower rate until the bottom racks are thoroughly dry and stop releasing their moisture.

1500 watts is low. A tiny little baby nesco has 600 watts. The Cabelas is 1500 or 1600 watts but that's as much as you can run on 120v normal 15a sockets. If you want to dry a lot, you want 240v power and something this size about 2500-3500 watts would be about right.


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Re: DIY Dehydrator [Re: sandman420]
    #27327705 - 05/29/21 09:09 AM (2 years, 9 months ago)

This unit holds 15 lbs wet and dries it overnight on 120v.


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