4 day bud dryer for $40.

southfloridasean said:

Panhead, very nice & clean set up. Will you eventually put an intake fan on the opposite side as well to bring air in or will yo just stick with the exhaust only? All the same very clean.

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Thank you.

Im not sure there's a real need for a powered intake,the little 4 inch inline has enough pull where it creates a pretty strong negative pressure inside the tote,i wanted to have enough negative pressure where it would pull air from the holes farthest away from the fan at pretty much the same rate so the buds farthest away would still dry evenly.

FilthyFletch said:

Any ideas how to add any heat to the inside to help speed dryinga nd control humdity better?Looks good.I need 20 of these or bigger tubs lol

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Thanks fletch.

Ive been trying to use as many ideas as i can get from Al's get a harvest every 2 weeks thread without getting too far over my head ,Al's design has a heating element where fresh air is being drawn across a heat sink to warm the air & lower humidity but his plans are out of my comfort level skill wise.

I just put my 2 tote's in a mechanical room where the temp stays around 76 degrees & put a dehumidifier in the room that keeps the humidity level at 40%,as i get closer to the 2 week rotating schedule im going to have to add 2 more dryers.

BRSkunk said:

the other one on here has a heating element... look it up!

so this is just pritty much sucking air from the box... if you leave it in a heated soom it would be quicker... have you used it and made a full from harvest to dry in 4days?

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My other dryer has been used twice & has completed both drying cycles in 4 days,the room i keep them in is pretty much a constant 76 degrees & humidity is kept at 40% in that room.

Im still working on the heat aspect of this where i can get something store bought & incorporate it into the design without worring about over heating or fire.

southfloridasean said:

Filthy I was thinking the same thing. I was thinking if someone could add one of the small water heaters for a res in a long glass tube & plug the water heater into a thermostat to keep the temps where they need to be.

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I thought of using a fish tank heater so i went to pet smart & opened one up & plugged it in,after it warmed up i licked my finger & touched it,those lil bastards get hot as hell,im sure it could be worked into the system with a thermostat but the fire aspect of it had me worried.

Im thinking of buying a couple of these mini dehumidifier devices & seeing how they work,supposedly they add heat & move air at the same time.

Air-Dryr 1000 Dehumidifier Moisture Humidity Dryer - eBay (item 200213972264 end time Apr-10-08 22:33:16 PDT)

maybe all u need is one of these and just use that as your fan too and attached it to your box



just put the space heater on low an have it blow into your box


i just hang all my stuff in my grow room and put the fans on, then i have a space heater like the one above and i let it run on the bottom of my grow room. can dry them in like 2 days if i had too but usually do like 5 days on a lower setting depending how quik i need them and how worried i am about bud rot


another idea is get a cheap hair dryer and hook it to your box and use the lowest setting

i rekon just get one of those little heat pads,try and fit one in on the bottom,the heat off that should work just right,just a matter of fittin it in

wow!....very nicee!

simple grower said:

i rekon just get one of those little heat pads,try and fit one in on the bottom,the heat off that should work just right,just a matter of fittin it in

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Im not even sure that heating the air is needed,i really think its overkill unless 4 days is too long a wait to fit peoples needs,there is also the risk of overheating the thc to the point where it breaks down & looses potetency.

The trick is heating the air to just above the point where humidity evaporates before the air is brought into the cabinet.

yea true that. my last batch i was soo worried about bud rott cuz the colas were like 6" thick. i did overkill tho and roasted them hanging in my closet at 100 Degrees F for one whole night using the space heater on blast.

i wonder if i lost a lil potency, buds were strong enough anyway even with that. WW is some tastey shit man.

but after that debackle i didnt even flush them cuz of the bud rot issue and the erb is a lil harsh,

next time im just gonna flush the piss out of it and dry it normal.


if i need a bud early u can put it in the oven, I do 170 deg f which is the lowest setting on my oven takes anywhere from 10 - 20 min and then walla u got a nice crispy sample to amaze your friends

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I thought of using a fish tank heater so i went to pet smart & opened one up & plugged it in,after it warmed up i licked my finger & touched it,those lil bastards get hot as hell,im sure it could be worked into the system with a thermostat but the fire aspect of it had me worried.

Im thinking of buying a couple of these mini dehumidifier devices & seeing how they work,supposedly they add heat & move air at the same time.

Air-Dryr 1000 Dehumidifier Moisture Humidity Dryer - eBay (item 200213972264 end time Apr-10-08 22:33:16 PDT)

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I like that little dryer/humidifier.

like the idea, i was considering something along the same lines....with a 30 gal trashcan with 6 comp fans wired up and installed on the sides drawing the air out, i have a 4 inch inline but it seems it would be better if i placed 2 of them in the lid of the barrel and ran a daisy chain of comp fans up the sides of the barrel or all at one side and had the air circulating in a circular pattern with an even airflow to each bud...still a work in progress but i like yours a lot...gave me ideas for the shelving thanks

good deal panhead!!!! i need to build a drying tub soon.

i also think i should put one in my cab....for that all in one deal.

i want to set up a carbon filter...im always worried about smell!!!

LoudBlunts said:

good deal panhead!!!! i need to build a drying tub soon.

i also think i should put one in my cab....for that all in one deal.

i want to set up a carbon filter...im always worried about smell!!!

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Im having excellent results with those home made carbon filters,im kinda pissed now that ive had a couple months using the home made job's,they work every bit as good as the first one i bought off ebay for $80,atleast i have a point of reference though, so i know how well the home made jobs should work.

Damm hydro shops are ripping us off for this stuff.

Cool idea Panhead, waiting patiently for the carbon filter.....

panhead...i know you said you could just replace them....but maybe we could modify it to where we could just refill when necessary!!!!!

LoudBlunts said:

panhead...i know you said you could just replace them....but maybe we could modify it to where we could just refill when necessary!!!!!

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Well that is my plan,i musta been having a brain fart,im thinking that it'll be pretty simple to just cut open a corner,dump out the used carbon & pour in new then sew it back up,i might even staple it back up if the slice is small enough.

gotdamunchies said:

Cool idea Panhead, waiting pateintly for the carbon filter.....

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I posted a link to the carbon filter in my signature.

if you're using cooltubes and exhaust can't you just place the exhaust from your lights in the area of your bud dryer to give it the heat it needs to dry since the exhaust of the bud dryer will pull in the heat from the light exhaust?

panhead can you pm me?

panhead said:

Well that is my plan,i musta been having a brain fart,im thinking that it'll be pretty simple to just cut open a corner,dump out the used carbon & pour in new then sew it back up,i might even staple it back up if the slice is small enough.

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i meant something like a canister!

fuck sewing...this aint home economics ! naw just playing bro!!!

but something we could screw the cap on and off!