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i have a large greenhouse doing nowt. thinking of using it for drying. figured i would need a decent fan at one end and the door open at the other, powered by a solar panel. 

anyone done this?

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I dry logs in a polytunnel. Works well. No fans or anything, just leave the windows open, one door open and one door unzipped a bit at the end where the rain falls. There's a reasonable breeze which helps and logs certainly dry quicker inside it than outside.

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I think you will have to cut some of the neglected foliage back away from the outside then dig the brambles out from the inside replace the missing glass ( you will not get a fork lift through the door) stack it in crates so it will not fall over and bust the glass maybe a auto roof vent will help  and it will dry them    

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If you can't get a forklift in a walking floor design could work. Maybe add a chp boiler to heat it and power the fan at the same time...

 

Seriously though, if you cut back the brash and fixed the glass I think it would dry nicely in there. A small solar fan would probably reduce the risk of mold but it's a balancing act between airflow and keeping the heat in. 

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