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 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 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.
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!
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.
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?
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
What's the model number of the buck boost converter at 3:35 ? If you don't mind. I need a buck boost converter with perferably, digital control, that most importantly does more than 6 amps. Impossible to find as far as I have seen.
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.
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
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 😂😂😂
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.
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 RUclips? 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.
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)
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...
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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 can recommend an active solar dehumidifier, also known as an open window on a sunny day.
Or a diesel heater and some insulation.
Julian has a diesel heater, he did a few videos on it. It didn't work well for him.
I have a very rusty diesel heater with half the bits missing :)
@@JulianIlettWhich we're all still waiting to see the tear down and what went wrong with it video 🙃
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. 😅
Yeah, bigger is better. I just brought home two 340W solar panels.
Nice shed👍 I like how you are mixing all the diffrent systems together👌
Thank You for a very interesting video. Keep up the good work. Good luck with the humidity, I live in Florida so we have the same problems.
Nice to get a shed update you managed to pick a time with it not raining🙂
Yeah, that took some planning :)
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 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.
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!
There goes a man with lots of time on his hands
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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....
I want to build a 12V system. Peltier based, it will freeze the moisture on a heatsink, then go into reverse and drop the melting ice into a bucket.
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.
I see that after nearly 4 years you're still using a bucket as a *temporary* door stop.
It works. Even when a force 9 gale catches it.
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?
So what is the ultimate goal of everything in the shed?
It's a museum of solar panels, batteries and 12V devices.
Home Bargins have cheap plastic Dehumidifier tubs with really cheap refills in at the moment
Peltier elements make a good dehumidifier.
That's the plan. Freeze the moisture on an icy cold heatsink, then switch the peltiers off and watch the ice melt into a bucket.
The dehumidifier packs I bought can be put in the oven and reused when they turn red.
more energy use then
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
That's coming soon :)
What's the model number of the buck boost converter at 3:35 ? If you don't mind. I need a buck boost converter with perferably, digital control, that most importantly does more than 6 amps. Impossible to find as far as I have seen.
It's the ZK-SJ20. It's not digitally controlled (it uses potentiometers), but it has a digital display.
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.
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
Glass bottles may be better!
Potentially 8 bulbs...:)
That's it :)
That's a lot of switching. LOL.
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 😂😂😂
Why not put the old panels on the roof of the shed? They will help reduce your condensation problem.
The roof is very lightweight - I'd have to build a structure to take the weight of the panels.
You gotta love those toggle switches, they're straight out of a '78 Cortina!
But what about the vocoder? 😊
I'll talk about that in my next shed update video :)
Name one project that he finished.
I finished building half a vocoder :)
When will the "modular" shed get an added "module" ? (If ever.)
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.
@@JulianIlettJulien "Two Sheds" Ilett (Monty Python reference for those of you who are not cultured) ;)
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 RUclips?
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.
At least he isn't losing money paying for power to run them.
The miners earn 10 cents a day... if it's sunny.
Woo Hoo! They'll make us rich. 😋
I think I'll look for another way to use any spare leccy. 😊
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)
Lets hope, no mouse attacs one of the cables.. The firefighters will be quiet surprised about your little CERN, if something goes crazy in there... :D
I think that going L-shaped is due soon?
All those water bottles will be great incase of a fire.
Not if it is a Lithium fire!
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...
Yeah, the shed would need a dozen of them, replaced monthly.
quite right, consider the energy needed to make thos crystals
It looks like some weird perpetual energy generator system.