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B H O


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I need direction. Trouble shooting PC growbags.
#27411149 - 08/01/21 07:44 PM (3 years, 5 months ago) |
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So I have some of these : https://www.amazon.com/Impresa-Products-Mushroom-Breathable-Autoclavable/dp/B07Q8VZ8X6/ref=pd_nav_hcs_rp_3/143-9657311-6164144?pd_rd_w=vLVXY&pf_rd_p=3eebbeb9-8158-4a79-b42b-433ba10b6d1c&pf_rd_r=W8WW26T9RFF19AGC6MSP&pd_rd_r=7ef3cbb7-1ca9-40bd-be71-9868480647ba&pd_rd_wg=DtTSJ&pd_rd_i=B07Q8VZ8X6&psc=1
and not sure if these were the right ones to go for. So far they've held up well as sawdust bags for my gourmet grows but I'm running out of jars and decided to give it a go for grains.
I loaded about 3 quarts of prepped and ready to go whole oats into 4 bags.
I folded the tops of the bags accordion style with the filter patches facing into the bag.
I placed 4 loose jar rings at the bottom of the PC, next lay down the cooking rack that came with the PC. I placed 2 of the bags upside down so that the weight of the bag would hold the flaps. I used spare rings as spacers for between the filled bags and the wall of the PC and also spacers for between the bags. I placed another PC cooking rack on top of the 2 bags, and placed another 2 bags on top with more spacer rings.
I ran the PC cycle, the top 2 bags came out perfect. The bottom 2 bags... not so perfect. The bags blew holes on the side (wondering if its from laying the bags upside down) and also the bag melted to the cooking rack that layed on top of the rings.
Does anyone have tips? Maybe some drawings of what it should look like or a link to a tek?
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PBJ710
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Re: I need direction. Trouble shooting PC growbags. [Re: B H O]
#27411354 - 08/01/21 10:27 PM (3 years, 5 months ago) |
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I assume you're using a presto 23?
How much space was there between the bottom bags and the bottom of the PC? If the bags are getting too close to the heat source, they can melt. I use wadded up aluminum foil to space my trivet about 1" the bottom.
If a 6mil bag blew out, it had to have been super hot.
Edited by PBJ710 (08/02/21 12:45 AM)
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Tamahata
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Re: I need direction. Trouble shooting PC growbags. [Re: B H O]
#28002639 - 10/17/22 05:03 AM (2 years, 2 months ago) |
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could be too much heat and bags too close to the bottom
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