fridge - temperature and humidty

[2***@veribox.net]

How does one control the humidty in a fridge. This is for preparing
cheeses which require a controlled temperture and humidty. If a pan of
water is used how is the humidty controlled?

[Joel Olson]

Post by 2***@veribox.net
How does one control the humidty in a fridge. This is for preparing
cheeses which require a controlled temperture and humidty. If a pan of
water is used how is the humidty controlled?

Home weather sensors - hobby equipment - may be installable in
a refrigerator; should be good enough to tell you current conditions.

[2***@veribox.net]

Post by Joel Olson

Post by 2***@veribox.net
How does one control the humidty in a fridge. This is for preparing
cheeses which require a controlled temperture and humidty. If a pan of
water is used how is the humidty controlled?

Home weather sensors - hobby equipment - may be installable in
a refrigerator; should be good enough to tell you current conditions.

Joel:

I understand that. What I would like to know is how does one control
the humidty?

Bob

[Joel Olson]

Post by 2***@veribox.net

Post by Joel Olson

Post by 2***@veribox.net
How does one control the humidty in a fridge. This is for preparing
cheeses which require a controlled temperture and humidty. If a pan of
water is used how is the humidty controlled?

Home weather sensors - hobby equipment - may be installable in
a refrigerator; should be good enough to tell you current conditions.

I understand that. What I would like to know is how does one control
the humidty?
Bob

Yes, that's the problem. The fridge will keep extracting moisture, at a rate
possibly depending on the internal rh, which you can't alter, aside from the
temperature adjsutments, which will be in a fairly limited range.

Liquid water inside the fridge will evaporate at a rate depending on the
temperature (of the introduced water, and that internal (and the rh) to the
fridge) and the exposed water surface area. So you need to juggle several
inter-related processes.

It seems to me that playing around with the surface area variable gives the
best simple chance of stablizing rh where you want it.

[2***@veribox.net]

Post by Joel Olson

Post by 2***@veribox.net
How does one control the humidty in a fridge. This is for preparing
cheeses which require a controlled temperture and humidty. If a pan of
water is used how is the humidty controlled?

Home weather sensors - hobby equipment - may be installable in
a refrigerator; should be good enough to tell you current conditions.

Joel:

I understand that. What I meant is how does one regulate the humidty
up/down?

Bob

[Slint Flig]

you goombah, put a bowl of water in there! It will evaporate with quickness
and you will have to refill it depending on the humidity you want.

Trial and error my boy, you may need a half dozen bowls of water.

[2***@veribox.net]

Post by Slint Flig
you goombah, put a bowl of water in there! It will evaporate with quickness
and you will have to refill it depending on the humidity you want.
Trial and error my boy, you may need a half dozen bowls of water.

Slint:

That is what I wanted to hear. What do you think about putting a
crockpot in there? First on low, then high, then auto. Sort of
experiment

Bob

[Fritz Oppliger]

Post by 2***@veribox.net

Post by Slint Flig
you goombah, put a bowl of water in there! It will evaporate with quickness
and you will have to refill it depending on the humidity you want.
Trial and error my boy, you may need a half dozen bowls of water.

That is what I wanted to hear. What do you think about putting a
crockpot in there? First on low, then high, then auto. Sort of
experiment
Bob

it will be the surface area that determines the humidity transfer. No
heating required or desired. Difference would be between a cookie sheet
and a small cup. You can rig up an inverted water bottle for automatic
refill.
Fritz

[Joel Olson]

Post by 2***@veribox.net
How does one control the humidty in a fridge. This is for preparing
cheeses which require a controlled temperture and humidty. If a pan of
water is used how is the humidty controlled?

I just came across mention of a humidistat, analogous to a thermostat.
Had never heard of them before. It was in connection with wiring a
greenhouse. But googling on humidistat + cheese may turn up something.