Bex
Well-Known Member
I have found out something that I was not aware of before, with the little digital thermostat. It appears that while I have it set for 95F, when it shuts the pot off, the temperature goes up another 2-3 degrees, before leveling off and starting to drop. I was aware of this with the oven thermometer that I had originally used, but thought that this was because of the inaccuracy of the thermometer setting. I don't know if this is normal for the digital thermostat, as I never noticed before - it's always possible that while fiddling around with it, I screwed up some settings. However, while it acts this way, I will have to be really careful about getting to close to that 104 or 120F important temps.
My second run is without incident thus far - the temps are staying nicely within the right boundaries, and I'm steady at about 96% RH. I had to go out for a while, and was concerned that the RH might drop while I was away, so I closed the vent. When I returned, the RH was up at its usual 99%. Here is something interesting (to me, at least....) I have the racks of leaves somewhat toward the center of the chamber - about the same number as I did on my first run. This time I have them closer together - 3 to a pin - rather than 2 and spread out. There is no leaf near the walls of the freezer. The interesting thing is that I'm getting a LOT less condensation all over the lid - the condensation is now mainly at the front and sides of the lid, close to where the vent is. The area of the lid that is above the racks of leaves.....is DRY. Don't ask me about the science behind this one, but whatever it is, I like it. I'm coming up to 24 hours about now.....
My second run is without incident thus far - the temps are staying nicely within the right boundaries, and I'm steady at about 96% RH. I had to go out for a while, and was concerned that the RH might drop while I was away, so I closed the vent. When I returned, the RH was up at its usual 99%. Here is something interesting (to me, at least....) I have the racks of leaves somewhat toward the center of the chamber - about the same number as I did on my first run. This time I have them closer together - 3 to a pin - rather than 2 and spread out. There is no leaf near the walls of the freezer. The interesting thing is that I'm getting a LOT less condensation all over the lid - the condensation is now mainly at the front and sides of the lid, close to where the vent is. The area of the lid that is above the racks of leaves.....is DRY. Don't ask me about the science behind this one, but whatever it is, I like it. I'm coming up to 24 hours about now.....