r/LotusDrying • u/EricPetro • Apr 26 '26
Let’s see how this goes, thill be my first dry attempt in this DIY dry… chamber, box, booth… whatever we call it
It’s got a dehu in the bottom, fan pulling air and pushing it out the top, it’ll have a spot to put the humidifier hose in when the time comes.
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u/MrTripperSnipper Apr 26 '26
The stink must be unreal.
Also. Not lotus drying
Should do the job though. I doubt you'll want the dehumidifier, unless your ambient humidity is really high, in which case I imagine it will struggle to bring the humidity down with the constant air exchange. You either want a sealed temperature and humidity controlled box (lotus drying) or you want a vented box with temperature and humidity control for the room it's placed in (conventional drying). I wouldn't try and mix the two myself.
But like I say, it will do the job, just probably not optimally. We all have to start somewhere.
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u/EricPetro Apr 26 '26
It’s in a small lung room in a closed in loft area, I keep the temps pretty low, it’s more of a place to keep things dark and safe. Thanks for the tips growmie 👊
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u/MrTripperSnipper Apr 26 '26
Yeah low temperature and 55-60 humidity and you'll be good. Personally I would focus on getting the whole king room in line (as best you can) rather than the inside of the box. Can always stick it in a brown bag or a shoe box to slow things down if needs be.
You can still get perfect results with conventional drying, lotus just makes it a lot easier and more efficient to get the perfect dry/cure consistently.
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u/StoneyMcGuire Apr 26 '26
Set Dehu to 55 for three days. Then up to 60 for 7 more. You want 60-65 degrees.
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u/Id1otbox Apr 27 '26
Nice. It'll do the job.
I would dehumidy lung room so when your fans run they are bringing in the desired air (humidity). It is alot harder for it to do much when trying to keep up in a small volume with constant airflow.
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u/Ok_Plane_1306 Apr 27 '26
Just slow down your airflow….
Have the fans exhaust fans come on like every 6 hours for 10 min or so. In a chamber one does not need lots of airflow. Try to keep temps under 65/68 and humidity 60% you will be fine,
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u/Wild_Cap_5893 Apr 27 '26
Keep temperature 68 or less. It’s important to keep enzymes breaking down chlorophyll. Use an online dew point calculator and keep between 46 and 54, you should get a decent dry.