http://www.permies.com The first solar dehydrator is shown by robert and marina at dell artimus farm. The solar heat comes from a heated panel at the bottom,…
http://www.permies.com The first solar dehydrator is shown by robert and marina at dell artimus farm. The solar heat comes from a heated panel at the bottom,…
Great! Also check here: instructables(com) = Solar+Food+Dehydrator
Nice.. Thanks
Got 1 word ANTS
Yes!
Would this work as a clothes dryer?
permies(DOT)com/t/3562/cooking/Solar-Food-Dryers
Hot air loaded with moisture from the dried food goes down.
cool !
Since putting up this video I have received a lot of feedback. The
downdraft style seems to be working the best for folks.
I’m trying to imagine the legs and the oil …. Maybe there is a doughnut
around each leg full of oil? I think your idea of oil would be better than
diatomaceous earth.
Fantastic, Thanks for the reply.
Can you use these for making Jerky?
I like the idea. Think Ill build one.
Hello Paul… Where can I find plans for building a downdraft dehydrator? I
am very interested in building one of them… Thanks..
As my Human Physiology teacher used to say, ” Osmotic pressure sucks,
Hydrostatic pressure blows.”
You guys rock. Best I have seen.
Howdy. I have looked at some youtube videos with people talking about solar
dehydrators. I am not impressed. There seems to be a lot of people out
there interested in making videos for the sake of making videos. This one
brought me new info. Thank you. This idea of a “down draft” solar
dehydrator sounds interesting. I agree that it is dry air flowing over your
food that dehydrates it, not heat. I plan on building a dehydrator for
storing food in 2012. I will do more research.
This is great! Thank you, Paul.
These are great. Excellent use for solar!
— these are very cool. I had never considered the downdraft/gathering of
moisture aspect to this kind of solar heating application. awesome^^
Any source for the plans, or at least a cut away drawing? I’m having
trouble visualizing the downdraft in my head.
totally awesome!
Ive built mine using beer cans painted black in a panel that feeds into a
cabinet I built out of scrap wood, painted black. but I put a white
corrugated plastic roof on top thinking that the white top would be cooler
than the bottom and get the heat to travel up and out the vents on the top
kinda like the top on the last dryer, I havent really gotten to fill it up
cause I built it last winter. i have dryed some bananas and strawberries in
it, hope to fill it up with peaches this year!
I would love to see plan too
Wow, those dehydrators have a lot of drying space. The first one didn’t
look so big until he opened the door and with 8 trays, minus the cat, it
looks like more than 45 square feet of drying room. Very nice.