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bluenoser
06-27-2015, 11:19 PM
So in my search for a storage upgrade I'm leaning more towards a wineador. That said I'm a cheap bastard with (or because of) a wife who hates the cost of every hobby I have. I've found it hard to find a decent sized thermoelectric wine cooler that can be shipped to canada for a reasonable price. I have how ever seen a few older compressor type wine coolers for reasonable price. There's an older model 35 bottle danby for 1/4 of it's original price I've been able to find (shipped to me for less than $150). My question is how much of a headache will I have trying to maintain RH assuming I run the compressor to control temperature? I've been reading a thread from our old home of Mad4Cigars who was given some bovedas to do an experiment on their ability to control RH in a wineador but the thread ends without saying if he ever turned the compressor on. And a successful thread from dr.dirty with a 34 bottle vinotemp compressor style. So If I plugged the thing with kitty litter or HF beads, and had a matching boveda in each tray/box, and an External temperature controller would this be enough to combat the swings in RH created by the compressor turning on?

projectsunfire
06-27-2015, 11:38 PM
compressor will suck out the RH too much. you will never be able to keep control of it. No sense trying to compensate for it. You can get a thermo-electric unit for cheap if you hunt for a scratch and dent. I got a new 28 bottle Newair that had a small dent in the back of it for $140. You cant even tell there is a dent. And it has performed flawlessly for 1 1/2 years now while running 24/7