Electronic Champagne/Wine Chiller For Darlingtonia?

Electronic Champagne/Wine Chiller For Darlingtonia?#356155

By Kurblius -  Sun Jun 07, 2020 8:23 pm
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- Sun Jun 07, 2020 8:23 pm #356155

I was looking at some electronic wine/champagne chillers on ebay and they were like $10-$20. Am I crazy, or would this totally work for keeping the roots cool if you wanted to grow darlingtonia indoors? The holders seem too small for a 6 inch pot, but surely there's a way around that?

Re: Electronic Champagne/Wine Chiller For Darlingtonia?#356157

By Kurblius -  Sun Jun 07, 2020 8:37 pm
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- Sun Jun 07, 2020 8:37 pm #356157

I'm including a picture of what I mean - saw this one on kijiji for $10.

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Re: Electronic Champagne/Wine Chiller For Darlingtonia?#356172

By ChefDean -  Sun Jun 07, 2020 11:45 pm
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- Sun Jun 07, 2020 11:45 pm #356172

I'm not an expert on Cobras, but I am a Chef. The wine chiller would probably work, but only short term.
A $10-$20 chiller is intended for the occasional bottle, not 24/7 use, I predict that it would likely burn out within a couple of months.
If you have no other options right now, it'll do until you can figure out something more long term.

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Re: Electronic Champagne/Wine Chiller For Darlingtonia?#356181

By Shadowtski -  Mon Jun 08, 2020 12:55 am
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- Mon Jun 08, 2020 12:55 am #356181

A cheaper alternative is keep a bottle of distilled water in your fridge.
Top water your cobra with the cold water daily.
Collect and filter the runoff water.
Put it back in the fridge.
Repeat.

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Re: Electronic Champagne/Wine Chiller For Darlingtonia?#356193

By Kurblius -  Mon Jun 08, 2020 2:24 am
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- Mon Jun 08, 2020 2:24 am #356193

ChefDean wrote:I'm not an expert on Cobras, but I am a Chef. The wine chiller would probably work, but only short term.
A $10-$20 chiller is intended for the occasional bottle, not 24/7 use, I predict that it would likely burn out within a couple of months.
If you have no other options right now, it'll do until you can figure out something more long term.

Thanks man! Didn't occur to me that it wouldn't last. Well, it's valued at around S119 CAD (I'm Canadian) in real stores, but I noticed I could get it for $10 from kijiji, but still you're right, it's not doing what it's intended!

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