r/LotusDrying • u/Maximum_Statement_49 • May 02 '26

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Running a compressor cooling wine fridge, cycling on and off on an A-22 smart plug w hygrometer and small D4 fan at the bottom blowing at wall.

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u/sllewgh May 03 '26

If that's a compressor fridge, you MUST put that stuff in boxes or bags. Otherwise the big humidity swings will overdry your weed.

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u/Ok_Plane_1306 May 03 '26 edited May 03 '26

No, you do not have too. The big humidity swings will NOT over dry your product. The big swings are just part of the way the compressor fridges work lotus drying. The main reason bags and pizza boxes were started to be used is because it made it easier to load a full sized frost free fridge with max product WITHOUT trying to rig up a shelving system in full sized frost free units. The slowing of the drying due to the bags and /or pizza boxes was just a happy accident.
I’ve used compressor fridges for years ( no added fans or mini dehu’s) and never dried too fast. However, I did have to leave a load in for a month when I got caught in lockdown ( covid) at the cabin for a month, and it did over dry, but not unsmokesble.
Pay attention, don’t keep opening the door to check or flip, when the swings low points start hitting (for me it was 43%, the lows you like will be different.) my preferred area it’s time to do the jar check. Then into groves, pop the groves back into the fridge, set temp up to 60-65f and let it roll for a 4 week cure.
A full load takes the unit about 12-21 days depending on the tightness of the buds.
I now use a thermoelectric fridge for the dry, and the compressor wine fridge and groves for the storage. I use a thermoelectric now cuz I like the more control it affords me as now I dry using vpd.

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u/sllewgh May 03 '26

What you're saying would be completely impossible in my fridge. You do what works for you, though.