Just wanted to drop back into this thread and mention my results with the "Best Value Vac" chamber from ebay (http://www.ebay.com/itm/3-Gallon-Va...381&pid=100012&prg=7787&rk=3&sd=221224476283&)
Was working great for a while but lately seems to be losing vac pressure after maybe an hour. The neoprene gasket is noticeably thinner than when I first got it. It seems many hours under vac has compressed it and this is possible leading to seal that is not 100%. I have contacted the seller to see if there is a good way to replace or modify the gasket to improve the seal.
Any ideas here?
Reptile heat mats, I got mine from ebay,
"Heat-Sprout Seedling Heat Mat Germination Propagation Sprouting | 4 Sizes"
I use two, 11" x 1' without dimmer mats, stacked, and turned ninety degrees from each other. I was plugging them into a 'cheap wall light dimmer in a box,' but added a thermostat and now wouldn't do without it! The thermostat is a DorkFoods DSV (the generic for this device is a Ranco ETC.)
Hi Skyhighler! Thanks for the reptile mat idea on forum X!
GW, you had another one that you'd put together thats interesting using one of the Lil' Terp's/Mark111a 6" tanks and putting 1/2" acrylic [approx. Cost$] on top. What type of gasket did you use on that one and what did you use for the vacuum pump. Do you think that the same heating pad above would work?
Hello
What do you think about emerging the vaacum chamber in water and using a sous vide water circulator instead of the traditional heating mat?
Something like this:
http://www.fusionchef.de/en/1_3_2_diamond_fusionchef.html
or this
http://www.amazon.com/Fusionchef-Stainless-Immersion-Circulator-Extendable/dp/B00BJOJ6OM
All the best
BagAppeal
Hows that Thomas performance chamber holding up? Im looking to pick up an identical system (omega and thomas) but would like to know how the thomas is holding up before purchase. Thanks for your input!More pictures
Hows that Thomas performance chamber holding up? Im looking to pick up an identical system (omega and thomas) but would like to know how the thomas is holding up before purchase. Thanks for your input!