So I schlepped on down to lowes and bought the mini fridge for 79.00. plugged it into my ferm chamber and no joy. I did not put a fan in, it is on it's way. It will not cool. As fermentation increased so did the temp. Not horrible but hovering around 70 now. I squireld my hand into the bottom of the chamber and it felt good and cold. Sensor from inkbird taped to side of vessel with a bit of foam and tape. I am hoping the fan gets it done. Thoughts?
My fall back idea is to remove the fridge if fan does not improve cooling and use a mini freezer I already have. Anyone tried that or have thoughts on that notion?
chamber is prolly 1.5 times bigger than fridge. 2 inch rigid foam, inside plywood. seal between box and fridge were taped inside and outside. 15 gallon ss ferm tank, on a stand inside the box 1/2 the height of the fridge, to allow gravity feed to kegs direct from ferm vessel.
Any thoughts or help greatly appreciated.
Eric
My fall back idea is to remove the fridge if fan does not improve cooling and use a mini freezer I already have. Anyone tried that or have thoughts on that notion?
chamber is prolly 1.5 times bigger than fridge. 2 inch rigid foam, inside plywood. seal between box and fridge were taped inside and outside. 15 gallon ss ferm tank, on a stand inside the box 1/2 the height of the fridge, to allow gravity feed to kegs direct from ferm vessel.
Any thoughts or help greatly appreciated.
Eric