I do not envy you the humidity dehumidify problems. England is compared to where I live very humid enough the umbrellas are common. I would think that to get a lower level of humidity in the shed the control of internal air would be necessary with all leaks controlled other wise you would be trying to dehumidify the outside atmosphere love the battery banks and the solar panels and the monitoring and control system!
I just moved into a new place myself, with a rather nice garden and shed. 😁 I already have a 20W panel, but I really need to go bigger. I'm thinking 4x40W, or whatever I can effectively get onto one side of the shed. 😅
Those bag dehumidifiers are a complete waste of time and our planet.. what, did you notice the 200ml of water it picked up this week ? Do us all a favour and don't use these things...
I would imagine it's like trying to dehumidify the outside air. I would rather try adding some more ventilation and heat, that will dramatically reduce the relative humidity.
instead of using the solar power for antminers you could run it to some peltier type dehumidifiers... probably more meaningful way to spend your percious charge discharge cycles
To stop the humidity your need to block the air flow into the shed, or your be trying to dehumidifie the world 😂 you could try drying some air coming in and giving the shed a positive air pressure, so all leaks will be to the outside. Should stop the damp air getting in.
My house is uninsulated (and uninsulatable) but it can be kept warm by blasting heat into it. In the same way, I'm going to suck moisture out of the air in the shed. More moist air will enter through the door, the window, the floor, the walls and the roof. But I'll just keep sucking.
Julian it will take a lot of suck to get the damp out of the UK. But I'll keep an eye on the weather reports for a continually dry spot on your part of the map. 🙂@@JulianIlett
So is it possible to actually make money from Ant miners (if bought cheaply enough) or are you just doing all this for fun and RU-vid? Curious to know as I have the space for solar panels, have a load of batteries both Li-Ion and lead acid so just need the miners and solar panels.
those in the know who build sheds and garages are well aware of the dripping roof problem. You need to line your ceiling with sloping sheets , say polycarb, so that the air condenses on the shed roof and drips down to a catchment gutter and away to safe drain. Air humidity itself is not a problem when equipment is warm and running. Water only forms on colder surfaces. Dormant electronic gear put inside a zip bag with a silica gel sachet (cheap and reusuable and indicate when wet)
I keep looking for the Date panel where you set the Time Machine to destination. I am seriously thinking of getting one of those thick walled Sheds made from Plastic boarding, a B&Q special. It has a sloping roof with room for a few Solar Panels. Currently cheaper than its Wooden version. As YT does not allow site links, all I can say is it is light Grey with one small window. "Klikstrom Senner Penthouse roof Grey Shed with floor & 1 window" £355, free delivery.
Have you calculated how much these relays are consuming Where do u draw the line I bet they sucking some juice altho they probably not on at same time But i love that shed i wish i had some pannels or some money to buy some 😂😂😂
Wonderful shed! And what great internals, the huge titanate cell almost looks like an April 1st addition... Well done keep them coming. With regards to dehumidifation, since the ant miners are producing warm air at the bottom of the shed, shouldn't the hot air take up moisture and rise to the top of the shed? So, maybe you should install something cold just under the roof and condense and drip it to the outside?
Good to see a lot of shednanigans still going on! Hopefully the new solar panels will help the miners run more continuously, then you can really start to rake in the fractions of pence!
I was planning a sixth module, but it would be a very dark, damp module. If the dehumidifiers work, and the insect-o-cutors work and there's lots of light, then maybe.
A compressor dehumidifier is what you want. I bought one after the kitchen sink overflowed onto the kitchen floor, then the dining room carpet and then the living room carpet and then the hall carpet. It's quite effective, drawing a lot out of the air down to 40%. I now let it run keeping the humidity at about 65%. All the windows no longer get wet and mouldy as a side benefit....
Mr Julian I got to listen to the podcast where u were the guest.. 1hr 19min and 25sec. Time we'll spend. Thank you for time shared on that podcast. U gave me advice that definitely pointed me into the correct direction. 🎉
@@JulianIlett dont waste your energy J Peltier is very inefficient ca 5%. Humidity is a bugger BUT it only happens from hot on cold and u got heat gear in the shed so water will condense on your roof - its physics. Some one said use the sun, open a window - get some free flow natural ventillation going - fit a big dia chimney with an air extraction hood ie preailing wind will help suck out the damp air - old school method
@@JulianIlett I have a Peltier dehumidifier (uses about 40 watts at max)- - it wasn't very effective, seveal days to collect a litre, which is why I bought a compressor dehumidifier (about £100) which uses about 200 watts when running, 40 watts when idle. I have the latter in the living room at the moment which has used about 1kwh over the past 2 days keeping the relative humidity at 65% (recommended comfort level). It can be left enabled permanently with a small tube pushed through a small hole in the floor to drain the water drops. In the shed it would better to run it at 70%. They can be run via a time switch, they remember their settings and restart.
So you run all this kit 24/7 mostly unattended? What remote monitoring and alarm systems have you got (none so far?) Smoke detector, temp logger, over/under volt/current. Master shutdown switch outside for naive persons activation if you are not there? Unplug solar panels - use Anderson connectors, or knife switch (not MC4s)
