In article <2qidnSI77PD0cFHVnZ2dnUVZ8tPinZ2d@posted.metronet>, 
usenet@jftemple.co.uk (Stephen Temple) wrote:

> 
> When we had the larger farm, I had one flat store on pedestals 
> which worked extremely well for cooling, and I could reckon on 
> putting spring barley into store at 16.5% and getting down below 
> 15% with no problem. I used a humidity controller to operated the 
> pedestals, and a plate axial fan in the gable end of the shed, 
> sized to take the airflow from all 5 pedestal fans. I used 9 
> pedestals, originally with 3 fans, but preferred to keep the 
> central fan in place all the time, and have 2 positions for each of 
> the other fans. The shed held about 600t, 19m x 18 m

I have been pleasantly surprised in the past at the actual drying that 
will take place with judicious usage of the pedestals from fairly high MC 
round 18-19% down to 16% at which we can store and sell the stuff.



Steve Rawlings