Gday! Hoping to get some advice on my new bean cooler...
Im going for the extraction fan sucking air through the beans approach. I wanted an all-in-one solution so I found a 30ltr bucket that I hoped would give me enough clearance above the fan to insert a sieve (or the like) and enough clearance below to exhaust the air.
There is about 300-350mm clearance below the fan. Ive cut 8x60mm holes at the base - will this be enough - or should I consider doing another row? Or even cutting the whole floor out and making a stand to elevate?
There is a gap of approx 10mm around the outside of the fan - should I seal this up?
There is about 90mm above the fan to fit a basket/sieve. The bucket has a lid, which I intend to cut out an insert for the bean cooler basket/sieve – should I have a preference on shape?
Options on hand:
-round basket with concaved/curved base
-square with flat base
Possible purchase options:
-round sieve with flat base
-others?
Anyhow – here are a bunch of pics, hopefully I’m on the right track!
Cheers,
Pete





Im going for the extraction fan sucking air through the beans approach. I wanted an all-in-one solution so I found a 30ltr bucket that I hoped would give me enough clearance above the fan to insert a sieve (or the like) and enough clearance below to exhaust the air.
There is about 300-350mm clearance below the fan. Ive cut 8x60mm holes at the base - will this be enough - or should I consider doing another row? Or even cutting the whole floor out and making a stand to elevate?
There is a gap of approx 10mm around the outside of the fan - should I seal this up?
There is about 90mm above the fan to fit a basket/sieve. The bucket has a lid, which I intend to cut out an insert for the bean cooler basket/sieve – should I have a preference on shape?
Options on hand:
-round basket with concaved/curved base
-square with flat base
Possible purchase options:
-round sieve with flat base
-others?
Anyhow – here are a bunch of pics, hopefully I’m on the right track!
Cheers,
Pete








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