wine cellar to keep chemistry at 68F/20C?

[goforbokeh]

what are member thoughts on using an inexpensive wine cellar such as the Haier wine celler HVUE12ABB? it is $83 USD.

http://www.haieramerica.com/en/product/HVUE12ABB/specs

it can be set between 39 to 72 F. many other wine cellars stop at 65 F.
it appears to be heavy but compact and is thermoelectric so there is no coolant or compressor to worry about noise/vibration. and somewhere it was posted that they use about $20 to $40 USD in electricity a year.

the thought is to use 500 and 1000ml brown plastic bottles to store developer (D76 stock solution for later use as 1:1), fixer (working solution).

or use clean wine bottles with corks that are well labeled to warn not to drink it.

a simple sheet or two of cardboard could cover the tempered glass window on the door.

you would just pull the chemistry bottles out and use with hopefully no need for a water bath to heat/cool.

but it would be wise to put a thermometer into the chemistry to double-check temperatures once measured out for use.

just wondering.

 

[oftheherd]

Anything will work. Air will probably cause more likelyhood of the developer getting aged, even cool. Then you still have to ensure your water for the 1:1 mix is the same temperature and that it doesn't warm up too much during development that the fixer is then too cool.

Not trying to rain on your parade. It is a good idea to keep it cool, but one doen't have to be a fanatic. A water bath to keep your tank in will help a lot. Try not to leave the full strength developer unused for too long, especially as more air gets in to it.

If you have the wine cellar and aren't going to use it for wine, it certainly won't hurt the chemicals to be in there. Just don't think they can't still age if not used in the proper time.

 

[goforbokeh]

yeah it seems fanatical temperature control but it's really more out of being plain lazy -- like rangefinders with aperture priority, cars with automatic gearboxes or phones with speed dials...

it's for convenience to be lazy! 😀

let the wine cellar refrigerator keep the temperature at 68 degrees of everything inside.

one could even keep a couple of liters of water in the wine cellar for 1:1 dilution, rinse or even hypo clear so the only temperature to worry much over would be the wash which typically is easier to deal with unless you're in the tropics or have no running water.

imagine all your chemistry stored at the temperature for use. well the standard average 68F/20C for D76 to soup Tri-X that is.

too bad it doesn't keep the chemistry fresh any longer unlike freezing film or using a wine cellar for the vino!