Thursday, May 23, 2013

Down Draft Solar Dehydrator






The logic behind this may seem backwards, but the draft past the food is what drys the food not so much the heat.  This design is said to work better than updraft dehydrators on cloudy days, and I found no complaints of burning as is the case of the updaft dehydrators.
I hope to build this soon as my garden is beginning to produce, and I will soon be faced with an over abundance of fresh vegetables.   I'll keep this post updated.

10 comments:

  1. Hi Bob,

    Just wondered how your dryer is performing as I'm looking to build one myself.

    Cheers,

    Frederic

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  2. Did you ever get around to building this? How's it been serving you

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  3. Hi Bob,

    I'm really confused this kind of design. Why do we need to place the exit hole of the supposed "cooler" air back to the top when instead it can go out of the system faster just at the bottom. Can you give us a clearer explanation to this?

    Cheers!

    Dumaguete DIY Builder Drey

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  4. It pulls more air when vented out the top. Better airflow.

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  5. It pulls more air when vented out the top. Better airflow.

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  6. Me gustaria conocer los resultados del diseño y compartir conocimmientos desde chile.

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  7. Hi. I might try this. Did iT work well and what type of wood and what thikness was the wood?

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    1. you haven't shared a result in eight years,it would be better if you didn't draw

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