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my new martha, pics
    #6352916 - 12/10/06 12:07 AM (17 years, 3 months ago)

Just modified this cool mist I picked up at goodwill for 5 bucks. Picked up 2 nesco food dehydrators for 8 bucks a piece too!

On the cool mist I'm not sure if the silicon is going to work for holding the fittings in place. I think I just need to let it set some more. It's raised the humidity to 70 from 30 in less than 10 minutes, though. Having two holes in the cool mist, will this prevent the motor from dying on me soon due to back pressure?

The filter on top of the cool mist is pretty much nonexistent. It's just so old. Do I need to get a new one?

Suggestions? Comments?

Thanks!









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Re: my new martha, pics [Re: etam]
    #6352984 - 12/10/06 12:41 AM (17 years, 3 months ago)

My humidity is now at 90% with only the cool mist.

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Re: my new martha, pics [Re: etam]
    #6353049 - 12/10/06 01:11 AM (17 years, 3 months ago)

i'm jealous. Congrats.

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Re: my new martha, pics [Re: Primate]
    #6353050 - 12/10/06 01:14 AM (17 years, 3 months ago)

Thanks man. I'm just thinking it's odd that my humidity is so high with only the cool mist. Seems like most people have to use an ultrasonic to get into the high 80's. I think I could grow pf cakes in this thing.

Do you think it's safe to put my casings and whatnot in there without a filter on the cool mist?

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    #6353108 - 12/10/06 02:04 AM (17 years, 3 months ago)

Martha so sexy.

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Re: my new martha, pics [Re: Edgekrusher]
    #6353117 - 12/10/06 02:31 AM (17 years, 3 months ago)

Won't need a filter on the coolmist. The FAE a martha gets is great for keeping contams away.

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Re: my new martha, pics [Re: Primate]
    #6353181 - 12/10/06 03:40 AM (17 years, 3 months ago)

Freq:  how is your new ghetto humidifier working?  :laugh:

How do you guys recommend I clean this thing before use?  Should I put a capfull of bleach or something in the water in the cool mist?

I was thinking I would do that and mist the walls with isopropyl alcohol before wiping down with a paper towel and then allowing the cool mist to run for a day or so.

Also.. would it be safe to take the lids off my monotubs and polyfil out of the holes and transfer them to the martha?  I'd like to get them out of the middle of my room and somewhere a bit more covert.

Thanks!

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Re: my new martha, pics [Re: etam]
    #6353255 - 12/10/06 04:58 AM (17 years, 3 months ago)

How do you guys keep your marthas warm? Mine's at like 65 degrees right now. Should I just make sure I'm putting at least room temperature water in the cool mist?

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Re: my new martha, pics [Re: etam]
    #6353265 - 12/10/06 05:13 AM (17 years, 3 months ago)

You just need to make sure the room it's in is 'room temperature'. If you'll put trays of damp perlite on the empty shelf space and floor, you can easily get 99% humidity in a martha with a coolmist. I place mine inside the greenhouse, which raises humidity even more becauase it recirculates already humid air through the coolmist.
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Re: my new martha, pics [Re: RogerRabbit]
    #6353269 - 12/10/06 05:17 AM (17 years, 3 months ago)

Excellent. The room it's in is 'room temperature' but the temperature inside the martha is a bit cooler. I thought it might be because I put relatively cold water in the reservoir. I'm running above 90% humidity right now with no casings in it. Is this high enough?

Also, the way I've modded my cool mist, does it look alright? I don't want the thing failing due to back pressure. I have a few extra ones int he mail just in case, but ya know. Yes, those are two 1.5" diameter braided PVC hoses.

And.. after I finish cleaning this thing out is it safe to put my mono-tub in there minus the lids and polyfil? I want to get the mono-tub out of my room. I like covert and in my closet.

I'm not going to have anything else to fill my shelves with until I'm doing growing more spawn anyway.

Thanks RR.

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Re: my new martha, pics [Re: etam]
    #6353276 - 12/10/06 05:26 AM (17 years, 3 months ago)

I've used up to a 2" PVC pipe coming out of a coolmist and it still burned up within a month or two. I went through at least ten cool mists per year until I set them INside the greenhouse, and I'm on the same two coolmists for nearly two years now.

Sure, put your stuff in. Don't sweat the temperature. It's normal for the mist to drop the temp as the humidity comes up by evaporative cooling, much like a swamp cooler works in the desert. The temp will equalize with the room soon.
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Re: my new martha, pics [Re: RogerRabbit]
    #6353282 - 12/10/06 05:36 AM (17 years, 3 months ago)

Cool man, thanks again. I hope the fact I have 2 holes will keep me from burning up the motor, but like I said, I have more in the mail.

Since your coolmist is inside your greenhouse, what do you do about FAE?

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Re: my new martha, pics [Re: etam]
    #6353431 - 12/10/06 08:42 AM (17 years, 3 months ago)

I sponged down the inside of my martha with very diluted bleach to give it a quick cleaning. I also ran some very diluted bleach through the coolmist after cleaning it with soap and water.

My coolmist keeps my martha at 90% humidity, so I went ahead and took the lid off of a monotub and removed the polyfil and put it on a shelf. I'm waiting on enough spawn to fill some sterilite 6qt shoeboxes right now.

I hope this thing works.

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Re: my new martha, pics [Re: etam]
    #6355268 - 12/10/06 06:32 PM (17 years, 3 months ago)

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etam said:
Thanks man. I'm just thinking it's odd that my humidity is so high with only the cool mist. Seems like most people have to use an ultrasonic to get into the high 80's. I think I could grow pf cakes in this thing.




nonsense. you should be able to get up into the low 90's with just a single external coolmist.


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Re: my new martha, pics [Re: soulsizzle]
    #6355412 - 12/10/06 07:29 PM (17 years, 3 months ago)

I have always left the cool mist in the greenhouse and I can vouch for it working great,no problems ever

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Re: my new martha greenhouse, pics [Re: Blutjager]
    #6364420 - 12/12/06 11:50 PM (17 years, 3 months ago)

So I have 8 quarts of perlite, and only 8 quarts of perlite. Is it a bad idea to pour this on the floor of my greenhouse?

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Re: my new martha, pics [Re: etam]
    #6364450 - 12/12/06 11:58 PM (17 years, 3 months ago)

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