I am a lucky fella. My ferment curing chamber is actually a metal lined upright freezer. The only plastic panel was in the door. I removed that plastic and replaced it with aluminum sheet during the original build. It is insulated with foam and I believe that it is urethane foam which should be safe to 240 degrees as far as I can find.
My ehxaust pipe and control valve is sch 40 pvc this I might need to change, no big deal.
I am still using the water heater thermostat As much as I preached the virtues of a ranco 111000 I never got one for myself. I am thinking now of getting a PID-rs-r-h thermostat as it is programmable. and only costs $79.00 from thermomart. It is designed for temps up to over 1000 degrees and as low as -100 f It is designed for kilns of all sorts.
As far as heat goes I am thinking a magnetic oil pan heater in the 750 watt range. I already have one and I used it in the original testing of my curing chamber. In my testing i just put it on a 12" x 12" x 3/8" steel plate. it performed very well but was replaced by a crockpot as a better solution. I anticipate actual heating needs of 300 watts or roughly 1,000 btuh.
My circulating fans are computer fans they may or may not take the heat. But I could use one as a draft inducer. I picked up a couple of dozen of them for free so I guess I can spare a few for testing.
Deluxe stogie and leverhead have made great testing of the trash can flue curing chamber and meybe with a little help the design can be improved. I got 7 months to get it ready, plenty of time to sort it out
Any advice will be appreciated
Dr. Bob
My ehxaust pipe and control valve is sch 40 pvc this I might need to change, no big deal.
I am still using the water heater thermostat As much as I preached the virtues of a ranco 111000 I never got one for myself. I am thinking now of getting a PID-rs-r-h thermostat as it is programmable. and only costs $79.00 from thermomart. It is designed for temps up to over 1000 degrees and as low as -100 f It is designed for kilns of all sorts.
As far as heat goes I am thinking a magnetic oil pan heater in the 750 watt range. I already have one and I used it in the original testing of my curing chamber. In my testing i just put it on a 12" x 12" x 3/8" steel plate. it performed very well but was replaced by a crockpot as a better solution. I anticipate actual heating needs of 300 watts or roughly 1,000 btuh.
My circulating fans are computer fans they may or may not take the heat. But I could use one as a draft inducer. I picked up a couple of dozen of them for free so I guess I can spare a few for testing.
Deluxe stogie and leverhead have made great testing of the trash can flue curing chamber and meybe with a little help the design can be improved. I got 7 months to get it ready, plenty of time to sort it out
Any advice will be appreciated
Dr. Bob