Cheese cave in the apartment - 2

Air conditioners for residential premises have a cooling limit of up to 15 degrees Celsius. It is possible to install a refrigeration unit instead of an air conditioner, but this will be much more expensive and electricity consumption will be higher. You can bypass the factory settings and lower the temperature by another three degrees without the threat of freezing the refrigerator radiator. This can be achieved by connecting an external air conditioner controller, which will turn it off at lower temperatures. An even easier way is to take out the temperature sensor, which is located inside the indoor unit and place it under the ceiling itself. Next, turn on the air conditioner and adjust the temperature on the control panel empirically, comparing it with an ordinary thermometer, which we place one meter above the floor on a rack.
Working in automatic mode throughout the warm season, the air conditioner will provide sufficient temperature and humidity. Excess moisture is discharged outside, but if the chamber is loaded sufficiently, the humidity will not be low. There is no need to install any additional humidification systems. Since the humidity in the chamber will be much higher than usual in living quarters, condensation may periodically appear on the indoor unit of the air conditioner. This usually happens on rainy days with increased humidity outside. This is normal and does not harm the operation of the air conditioner, just place a drip tray on the floor to collect dripping water. The operating air conditioner also ensures uniform air flow of the cheeses that are on the shelves. Therefore, there is no need to install additional fans.
This homemade cheese cave can accommodate up to 300 kg of cheese for ripening. The temperature will differ depending on the level of the shelves. Therefore, it is possible to lay different types of cheese for maturation, depending on the temperature required for maturation. It is necessary to take into account the possibilities of the neighborhood based on the mold that develops on the cheeses. Cheese with white mold such as brie, camembert, valance may have to be additionally placed in containers to prevent the white mold from displacing blue.
In addition to shelves for aging cheeses in such a chamber, you can also place a rack for ripening raw meat products, as well as put barrels for pickling cucumbers, tomatoes, mushrooms.