HopHead73
Brewmaster at Jbyrd Brewing, Hophead
Upgraded from a 5cu ft to 15cu ft chest freezer for by kegs (5cu ft becomes the fermentation chamber).
I have the a temp probe from a Johnson Digital Temp Controller fed through the bottom drain hole of the 15cu ft freezer that runs through some insulation foam in the hole to keep it plugged. The probe goes into a thermowell that is in a bottle filled with star-san water. (This worked great on my 5cu ft keezer).
I do have a power cord for a fan that is circulating air fed through where the rubber seal of the lid attaches to the lid. Used electrical tape to seal it off.
And in the keezer I have 2 Eva-drys and small bucket of Damprid as well.
I have the Temp Controller set to 40degrees and there are no air leaks around the seal of the lid.
The issue I'm running in to is when the freezer isn't running I'm getting condensation on the side walls that runs down and is puddling along the bottom edge.
My guess is that when I first tried to crash the temp down when I first plugged it in it started to slightly frost and now that that moisture is in the environment it will keep frosting when the compressor turns on and melt when it turns off.
However, its been up for 5days now and I keep getting condensation and the Eva-Drys and the Damprid should have sucked the moisture out. I only open it maybe twice a day to check condensation and to grab a beer, but don't leave it open.
It has been very hot and humid this past week and will be for another few weeks which could be leading to the issue.
Any other ideas on how to control the condensation?
I'm assuming once the humidity drops this won't be much of an issue.
I have the a temp probe from a Johnson Digital Temp Controller fed through the bottom drain hole of the 15cu ft freezer that runs through some insulation foam in the hole to keep it plugged. The probe goes into a thermowell that is in a bottle filled with star-san water. (This worked great on my 5cu ft keezer).
I do have a power cord for a fan that is circulating air fed through where the rubber seal of the lid attaches to the lid. Used electrical tape to seal it off.
And in the keezer I have 2 Eva-drys and small bucket of Damprid as well.
I have the Temp Controller set to 40degrees and there are no air leaks around the seal of the lid.
The issue I'm running in to is when the freezer isn't running I'm getting condensation on the side walls that runs down and is puddling along the bottom edge.
My guess is that when I first tried to crash the temp down when I first plugged it in it started to slightly frost and now that that moisture is in the environment it will keep frosting when the compressor turns on and melt when it turns off.
However, its been up for 5days now and I keep getting condensation and the Eva-Drys and the Damprid should have sucked the moisture out. I only open it maybe twice a day to check condensation and to grab a beer, but don't leave it open.
It has been very hot and humid this past week and will be for another few weeks which could be leading to the issue.
Any other ideas on how to control the condensation?
I'm assuming once the humidity drops this won't be much of an issue.