help on vino condensation please.

[Jay Hemingway]

the condensation happens when the room the vino is in is relatively warm.

my studio is the warmest room in the house (from all of my electronic,4 computers,dj and studio gear) and it was the first place i tried my vino. the condensation poured like a faucet in there!
i moved it out into the bedroom where it is not warm and the condensation stopped.

i suggest to keep it in the coolest room in the house (most likely why fellas with vino's in the basement work so well). also, make a trouft that funnels any would be condensation into a bowl with florist foam or beads. that's what i had to do before moving it into another room.

the hotter the outside air, the harder the vino has to work to keep the desired coolness up to temp. causing more cold air to push out, causing more condensation.

i am not an expert but i did stay at a holiday inn express, never .

[gettysburgfreak]

Mine is kept in the basement so I haven't plugged mine in for more than 2 minutes. I do have the drain filled with silicon and keep the beads in the bottom, don't know if that will actually prevent condensation though. Do you keep yours plugged in all the time?

[Arrow111]

Originally Posted by gettysburgfreak

Mine is kept in the basement so I haven't plugged mine in for more than 2 minutes. I do have the drain filled with silicon and keep the beads in the bottom, don't know if that will actually prevent condensation though. Do you keep yours plugged in all the time?

yes, 24-7. it's hot here all year round.

thanks!

[tedrodgerscpa]

If I set the temp control on a lower setting (say 61), then I get tons and tons of condensation. This is a direct result of the unit cycling more frequently to combat the higher temps

I've found that I keep the temp as warm as possible and maintain the 'safety zone' (temp less than 70F), things work much better.

Plus, as the air gets colder inside the vino, it becomes more and more difficult to keep the swings down.

My best advice would be to set the vino to as high a temp as you can to reduce the cycling of the thermo unit.

My second best advice would be to put a small knee-high bag of beads around the drain so that it will collect the excess moisture.

And NEVER store boxes on the floor or touching the back of the unit.

[Arrow111]

Originally Posted by tedrodgerscpa

If I set the temp control on a lower setting (say 61), then I get tons and tons of condensation. This is a direct result of the unit cycling more frequently to combat the higher temps

I've found that I keep the temp as warm as possible and maintain the 'safety zone' (temp less than 70F), things work much better.

Plus, as the air gets colder inside the vino, it becomes more and more difficult to keep the swings down.

My best advice would be to set the vino to as high a temp as you can to reduce the cycling of the thermo unit.

My second best advice would be to put a small knee-high bag of beads around the drain so that it will collect the excess moisture.

And NEVER store boxes on the floor or touching the back of the unit.

advise noted and done. im keeping my fingers crossed that this does the trick.

i almost fainted last night when i noticed a small pool of water around my party lonsdale cab! luckily, no cigar damage, just some water stains on the cab.

thanks =)