just bought a drying machine ,

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cheerful angel

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hi all i am a newbie on here,just harvested my crop and in my green shop i bought an electrical drying machine ,its cool my question is once dry ,do i need to cure it,as the machine does not heat up it just circulates the air around inside drawing it from the room that the dryer is in,any help would be most grateful.

the dryer is good that it has a built in carbon filter so i have no strong smells in my home ,
thanks ,from cheerful angel.
 
Illegal Smile

Illegal Smile

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The danger of using those is that they dry to fast and often too much. Once you pass a certain point of drying, the curing process cannot be optimal.
 
tip top toker

tip top toker

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Do you know something about hi situation that we don't? Maybe he doesn't have the time to be buying bits and pieces and setting it up, maybe he can afford not to bother, maybe he got it for a completely reasonable price. I wouldn't buy one myself but i wouldn't call someone a dumbass without knowing more to the story.
 
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cheerful angel

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thanks tiptop.i really didnt understand ur reply above ,did some one call me a dumb ass,actually it takes a week for the buds to dry in the machine ,as it only draws the air in from the room in which the dryer is sitting,i actually rate this dryer as good,eliminates the smells ,hope this helps ,
 
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problemsolver

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Just be careful using anything that circulates air through a dry box during cool dry times of the year. Your stuff will dry out exponentially faster than in more humid times. If humidity increases/decreases from one day to the next it will be hard to predict when your stuff is ready and I imagine that it will negatively surprise you eventually. Then again, I am biased because I already designed a dry box with a never before seen automatic damper (magnetic) concept and timing sequence that is influenced by sudden humidity changes. It should greatly reduce airflow (not stop it, so as to not defeat odor elimination) and it should be able to go from drying mode to an intermediate curing phase ( close itself up and only have about a tenth of whatever air circulation it had when the process started) when the timing/humidity change pattern dictates. If it doesn't do this, you better stay on top of it. It will expedite the drying process, but if you are not there within 12 hours of drying completion ( to stop it from over drying) your stuff will not cure properly.
 
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reese123

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problemsolver said:
Just be careful using anything that circulates air through a dry box during cool dry times of the year. Your stuff will dry out exponentially faster than in more humid times. If humidity increases/decreases from one day to the next it will be hard to predict when your stuff is ready and I imagine that it will negatively surprise you eventually. Then again, I am biased because I already designed a dry box with a never before seen automatic damper (magnetic) concept and timing sequence that is influenced by sudden humidity changes. It should greatly reduce airflow (not stop it, so as to not defeat odor elimination) and it should be able to go from drying mode to an intermediate curing phase ( close itself up and only have about a tenth of whatever air circulation it had when the process started) when the timing/humidity change pattern dictates. If it doesn't do this, you better stay on top of it. It will expedite the drying process, but if you are not there within 12 hours of drying completion ( to stop it from over drying) your stuff will not cure properly.
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how can you tell when your buds are the perfect dryness? i don't have a dryer, just plan to hang them...
 
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