Starting Construction

[TravPSU]

Wow, what a nice room. Makes me wish I had my own house so I can build something like that. Great job!

[MrTamborineMan]

if your temperatures are that high, don't beatles also become a concern?

[DeeDubya]

if your temperatures are that high, don't beatles also become a concern?

Hell yes. If I could somehow easily have it cooler, I would. Any kind of refrigeration dehumidifies so opening an A/C vent into the room would simply suck out all the humidity.

That's why most all humidors are a room within a room. The temperature is regulated solely by thermal conduction through the walls/glass. Mine is no different in that it is cooled through the adjoining wall to the house. The prorblem right now is that we are at extreme temperatures with highs at 105+. So, a 20 degree difference is not too bad. I suspect that when outside temps drop to 90 I should be able to maintain 75 or below.

I'm regularly checking for beetles. I keep all boxes closed to help avoid an infestation. A hatch of larvae would occur within a closed box so hopefully I will be able to detect them before they have a chance to pupate and morph into beetles. They would then have to enter another closed box, lay eggs and start the cycle again. Also, I have done much searching for beetle control. If anybody escapes they will suffer the fate of my hammer or possibly some odorless pyrrethrins made just for them.