I built my own Dehydrator!! I used plans I found online.....(my camera is broken otherwise I'd post pics) however Here are the plans I used.....By the way it works great and can dry extremely large amounts at one time!!! And yes it is controlled by a thermostat!!
The trays don't need to be polycarbonate, I thought of making a frame and attaching stainless screen over it.
I looked on the internet again and found where I got this plan... Backwoodshome.com
also they had a a post about the heating element and here is where you get the element needed
The address and phone number of the ceramic heat coil provider is: Akinsun Heat Company, Inc., 1531 Burgandy Parkway, Streamwood, IL 60107, Att: Mr. Syed Musavi, Telephone: 630-289-9393. They have two models available: #CS1003-01 500W, #CS1003-02 660W. Cost is $25 each.
The trays don't need to be polycarbonate, I thought of making a frame and attaching stainless screen over it.
I looked on the internet again and found where I got this plan... Backwoodshome.com
also they had a a post about the heating element and here is where you get the element needed
The address and phone number of the ceramic heat coil provider is: Akinsun Heat Company, Inc., 1531 Burgandy Parkway, Streamwood, IL 60107, Att: Mr. Syed Musavi, Telephone: 630-289-9393. They have two models available: #CS1003-01 500W, #CS1003-02 660W. Cost is $25 each.
