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Post by threecobsandafalcon on May 14, 2022 14:44:22 GMT -5
In recent weeks/months, the outside humidity has very seldom dipped below maybe ~95%, and it's either raining, or just downright cold.
So I've had to find a working alternative to sunshine and gentle breeze to dry/air out my corn cobs.
What I've done the last few times now, is leave the pipe cleaners all the way in the stem, and bend the end sticking out into a hook. It typically has enough grab to work effectively as a hanger.
Then, I hang the pipes on the little metal slots in my heater-vent covers - so they're dangling down in the forced-air duct work. I can comfortably fit maybe six of them, though I've only ever done four at a time. When the heater comes on, the pipes are thereby inundated in this "warm breeze", and they've come out fully refreshed after maybe an hour or so of actual heater-time. They even smell nice once they are done; kind of a gentle toasty smell.
The downside of course is that, before they're done, they're outgassing all the less-pleasant odors into the duct work. But in my experience this only lasts as long as the heater is actually running, and dissipates without a trace after it turns off.
My heater system is an electric forced-air, but I imagine it should work with *any* forced-air system independently of the energy source.
Has anyone else tried this ?
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Post by trailboss on May 14, 2022 19:33:38 GMT -5
No,
Living in the southwest with minimal humidity, the guns don’t rust, the pipes dry quickly, and quite often 5 minutes after a flake is set on the patio it is ready to smoke.
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Post by Plainsman on May 14, 2022 19:45:49 GMT -5
Same here, but it’s a great idea for those in more humid environments. Humidity is high here today at 26%. We can go as low as 10 regularly.
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Post by Ronv69 on May 14, 2022 19:50:58 GMT -5
We have air conditioning.
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Post by Plainsman on May 14, 2022 20:08:50 GMT -5
We have air conditioning. A/C raises my inside humidity. |
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Post by Zach on May 14, 2022 20:19:48 GMT -5
That's an interesting method to air dry the cobs, threecobsandafalcon I've not done something like this but I'll occasionally do something like sit some cob bowls in an open window and have used the method of leaving them sitting outside on the porch or patio for a few hours to air out. Not too often though. I'll usually just smoke them several bowls a day and run pipe cleaners through them and find them sufficiently dried just sitting around inside for a few hours. |
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Post by Ronv69 on May 14, 2022 20:23:26 GMT -5
We have air conditioning. A/C raises my inside humidity. Do you have a swamp cooler or a humidifier? A regular AC removes moisture from the air. When it's 90% outside its 50% inside. |
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Post by Mrs. Zarnicky on May 14, 2022 20:34:29 GMT -5
No, Living in the southwest with minimal humidity, the guns don’t rust, the pipes dry quickly, and quite often 5 minutes after a flake is set on the patio it is ready to smoke. In Montreal it can get very dry in the winter. Zarnicky has to humidify ukuleles. It can be humid and very hot in the summer though. Last summer it was so hot that Zarnicky saw two trees fighting over a dog. |
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Post by JimK on May 16, 2022 9:26:21 GMT -5
Folks, I guess I must be the contrarian. I burnt out my last cob months ago, and I haven't replaced it. Humidity varies with the seasons; summer high, the rest of the year fairly low with winter being quite dry.
I guess maybe today is a good day to look for a replacement cob...or two.
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Post by sperrytops on May 16, 2022 13:10:22 GMT -5
Same as Trailboss.
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Post by Legend Lover on May 16, 2022 16:41:45 GMT -5
I've never tried that. Living in quite the opposite conditions as Charlie, I just throw the pipe in a box inside the house and the central heating does its work.
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Post by instymp on May 16, 2022 17:10:15 GMT -5
In recent weeks/months, the outside humidity has very seldom dipped below maybe ~95%, and it's either raining, or just downright cold. So I've had to find a working alternative to sunshine and gentle breeze to dry/air out my corn cobs. What I've done the last few times now, is leave the pipe cleaners all the way in the stem, and bend the end sticking out into a hook. It typically has enough grab to work effectively as a hanger. Then, I hang the pipes on the little metal slots in my heater-vent covers - so they're dangling down in the forced-air duct work. I can comfortably fit maybe six of them, though I've only ever done four at a time. When the heater comes on, the pipes are thereby inundated in this "warm breeze", and they've come out fully refreshed after maybe an hour or so of actual heater-time. They even smell nice once they are done; kind of a gentle toasty smell. The downside of course is that, before they're done, they're outgassing all the less-pleasant odors into the duct work. But in my experience this only lasts as long as the heater is actually running, and dissipates without a trace after it turns off. My heater system is an electric forced-air, but I imagine it should work with *any* forced-air system independently of the energy source. Has anyone else tried this ? No |
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Post by threecobsandafalcon on May 16, 2022 22:24:07 GMT -5
In recent weeks/months, the outside humidity has very seldom dipped below maybe ~95%, and it's either raining, or just downright cold. So I've had to find a working alternative to sunshine and gentle breeze to dry/air out my corn cobs. What I've done the last few times now, is leave the pipe cleaners all the way in the stem, and bend the end sticking out into a hook. It typically has enough grab to work effectively as a hanger. Then, I hang the pipes on the little metal slots in my heater-vent covers - so they're dangling down in the forced-air duct work. I can comfortably fit maybe six of them, though I've only ever done four at a time. When the heater comes on, the pipes are thereby inundated in this "warm breeze", and they've come out fully refreshed after maybe an hour or so of actual heater-time. They even smell nice once they are done; kind of a gentle toasty smell. The downside of course is that, before they're done, they're outgassing all the less-pleasant odors into the duct work. But in my experience this only lasts as long as the heater is actually running, and dissipates without a trace after it turns off. My heater system is an electric forced-air, but I imagine it should work with *any* forced-air system independently of the energy source. Has anyone else tried this ? No Hanging them in the duct work might just be a first. But I *cannot* be the first person who's bent a pipe cleaner into a little hook for hanging. |
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