Gosh dang it. I shouldn't be this jealous of a fridgedor.
But I am!
This will be a good How To thread for future generations of B&Bers.
But I am!
This will be a good How To thread for future generations of B&Bers.
The FRIDGEDOR has begun.
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This is the next piece on order. Should be here late next week...
I have a single fan Humi-Care in my humi and it works wonderfully! Can't wait to see the finished pix, especially when it's stocked with those 700 cigars. Brown Leaf porn at it's finest! CA may want to use it as a centerfold...
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Alrighty Gents, I have actually seen this through, LOL May I present for your viewing enjoyment, the "FRIDGIDOR". This turned out to be a liitle more complex and a lot more work than I had anticipated, but I think it's going to be a success. I cut wire shelves for airflow, lined the inside with cedar from old cigar boxes and installed the Humicare system with related controls. I have also installed a "Kegorator" temperature controller that will turn on the fridge at 72.5 degrees and turn it off at 67.5 degrees to keep the temp consistent. I also added another circulating fan (bottom left) that will run on a timer for 10 minutes, every hour to help circulate humidity. I am afraid it will dry out the air if it runs non-stop. So, what do you think? Comments or ideas are welcome.
Temperature and fan controls on the outside.
Temperature and fan controls on the outside.
Alrighty Gents, I have actually seen this through, LOL May I present for your viewing enjoyment, the "FRIDGIDOR". This turned out to be a liitle more complex and a lot more work than I had anticipated, but I think it's going to be a success. I cut wire shelves for airflow, lined the inside with cedar from old cigar boxes and installed the Humicare system with related controls. I have also installed a "Kegorator" temperature controller that will turn on the fridge at 72.5 degrees and turn it off at 67.5 degrees to keep the temp consistent. I also added another circulating fan (bottom left) that will run on a timer for 10 minutes, every hour to help circulate humidity. I am afraid it will dry out the air if it runs non-stop. So, what do you think? Comments or ideas are welcome.
Temperature and fan controls on the outside.
Are you aware that your humidifier will support and control external circulator fans itself?
Looks great. I might would check to see if I could wire in some led lighting strips into the door switch so that the shelves can be lit as well. Overall it's just really superb!
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Yep, I had already bought this larger fan before I decided on a humidity system. I also like the larger lower speed fan and mounting was a do nothing.
It's a thing of beauty. Great job.
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So, in my first hour or so I decided to change the temp settings to ON at 69.5 and OFF at 66.5 to make it a little cooler inside. When the fridge comes on, the RH drops like a rock, but when the fridge turns off, it recovers in about a minute or so. I will leave it empty until I am convinced that the RH is staying in a safe range and stable. The boxes I used for liners are very dry.
So, this is how we developed warp drive technology. I've always wondered . . . .
Man, that's a beauty!
Man, that's a beauty!
I've looked at a lot of fridge repurposing; curing salami; fermenting beer etc... and having a wider temp range is usually better as the fridge cycles less; every time it cycles you get the RH drop and spike but you don't want it to never cycle. This is pretty nice for monitoring all that... https://www.amazon.com/SensorPush-W...eless+thermometer+hygrometer+for+iphone&psc=1
Looks great btw!
Looks great btw!
Newer "frost free" refrigerators take the moisture out of the air by condensing it and burning it off on the coils below the unit. I would keep a careful eye on the humidity until you know exactly how the Fridgador cycles and changes the RH during the cycles.
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Having only been running for a few hours, the data is as follows: Outside temp is about 85 and the temp in the basement is 77. Typical cycle = beginning with an inside temp of 66.5 (fridge turns off) it takes 45 minutes for the temp to rise 3 degrees (fridge turns on). It takes 8.5 minutes to drop the temp back to 66.5 (fridge off) after the fridge stops it takes 3 minutes for the humidity to get back to 69% from about 59%.
In a 1 hour cycle the temp remains between 66.5 and 69.5 and the RH drops below optimal for about 11 -12 minutes.
In a 1 hour cycle the temp remains between 66.5 and 69.5 and the RH drops below optimal for about 11 -12 minutes.
Thats brilliant and great to see. Would love to see the tobacco itinery once its finished.
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Don't worry, LOL Pictures will be found here.
Awesome sauce!
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Couldn't wait anymore. I have a temp & humidity gauge that will record the lowest and highest temp and humidity levels for the last 12 hours. This morning the recorded numbers fall within my range, so I loaded her up. I am anxious to see how it acts with a butload of sticks.
Opps, alomost forgot the cigar porn...
Two huge Tupperdors and four smaller all moved to the fridgidor. Do you think it will fit?
Plenty of room for more, good thing as I have a couple of 100 more sticks on the way next week. I will stop collecting for a while and try to figure out my avg. consumption. I recently traded and gave away a couple of boxes, so with next week's haul about 800 total will be in the Fridgidor.....Anyway here's what she looks like now.
Opps, alomost forgot the cigar porn...
Two huge Tupperdors and four smaller all moved to the fridgidor. Do you think it will fit?
Plenty of room for more, good thing as I have a couple of 100 more sticks on the way next week. I will stop collecting for a while and try to figure out my avg. consumption. I recently traded and gave away a couple of boxes, so with next week's haul about 800 total will be in the Fridgidor.....Anyway here's what she looks like now.
Very nice, Ronnie!
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Well, I knew this would be an issue, but I wanted to see if I could avoid defeating the defrost timer/heater. In my Dooohhh moment I realized that the heater not only comes on to defrost the freezer, it also turns the fridge off. I woke up this morning to the inside temp of 77 and RH @ 73%. I don't think it harmed anything. Anyway, I found the defrost timer and un plugged it from the system, so it shouldn't come on any more. Now to see how long it takes for it to frost up. Living and learning.
Awesome progress, Ronnie. Very cool. You may have single-handedly saved the derelict fridge population for re-purposed humidors.
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