Humidty

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O Wise One

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WHat is an easy, cheap, decent, and small footprint option for keeping humidity down in a small space??

I am flowering and need to get my humidity down to ~50-60RH. Im sitting ~60-70 right now. Thanks guys.
 
stoned-monkey

stoned-monkey

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They are blowing the air out of the grow right?
If answer yes then
Increase temp. maybe another light. This is if your grow can handle it.
Or an a/c
Or an dehumidifer
I like to start with the cheap and easy options first.
 
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stoned-monkey said:
They are blowing the air out of the grow right?
If answer yes then
Increase temp. maybe another light. This is if your grow can handle it.
Or an a/c
Or an dehumidifer
I like to start with the cheap and easy options first.
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there isnt a bag of pellets (or something similar, idk) that would soak up all the extra moisture in the air? I like cheap lol
 
stoned-monkey

stoned-monkey

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Desiccant would certainly remove moisture but i am not sure the effects it would have on your plants. Assuming it isn't toxic i would worry about affecting the smell of the flowers. Also may need alot depending on grow room/box size.

If soil maybe adjust waterings as to not leave soil saturated for too long. Hydro seal up (best as you can) the water from evporating.
If the area outside the grow has lower humidty then draw that air in and exhaust grow area air out.
Sometimes growing isnt cheap or easy.
 
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Viceman666

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O Wise One said:
do i keep the dehumidifier running all the time or just when the RH creeps up a bit??
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I had a 3in1 portable AC that I had been using for few weeks which is what I had available at the time but the humidistat in it was very bad and not accurate so I was turning it on and off manually. It died few days ago and was looking like you at my option..

When lights are off RH in the room should not increase much unless you have a big drop in temps but leaves shouldnt evaporate water anymore.. so you want something mostly when lights are on and maybe 1-2h after they are off.

I decided to go with a dehumidifier and iv been using it for few days and im very happy..yes it does cost quite a lot but now I can leave my house with the peace of mind that my humidity is under control and thats priceless to me.. i used to worry a lot (ive read so many thread with people having bud rots - I didnt want that to happen to me)

I did lots of research and there is unfortunatelly no cheap magical solution to remove humidity other than exhausting the humidity and bringing in lower humidity air inside.. if you expect to do more grow after this one go with a dehumidifier you'll thank me later.. i leave it on at a set % and does what it has to do whenver humidity get outside a certain range.. as a tip you dont need a dehumidifier with a big container a small container is totally fine as long as you have a drain and then you hook it up to your own bigger container - the only risk is that it wont stop when its full but if you use 3 or even 5 gal bucket you should be good for a week or maybe more without having to empty it -.. anyway I still empty it everyday anyway but wanted to share if that help
 
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Viceman666 said:
I had a 3in1 portable AC that I had been using for few weeks which is what I had available at the time but the humidistat in it was very bad and not accurate so I was turning it on and off manually. It died few days ago and was looking like you at my option..

When lights are off RH in the room should not increase much unless you have a big drop in temps but leaves shouldnt evaporate water anymore.. so you want something mostly when lights are on and maybe 1-2h after they are off.

I decided to go with a dehumidifier and iv been using it for few days and im very happy..yes it does cost quite a lot but now I can leave my house with the peace of mind that my humidity is under control and thats priceless to me.. i used to worry a lot (ive read so many thread with people having bud rots - I didnt want that to happen to me)

I did lots of research and there is unfortunatelly no cheap magical solution to remove humidity other than exhausting the humidity and bringing in lower humidity air inside.. if you expect to do more grow after this one go with a dehumidifier you'll thank me later.. i leave it on at a set % and does what it has to do whenver humidity get outside a certain range.. as a tip you dont need a dehumidifier with a big container a small container is totally fine as long as you have a drain and then you hook it up to your own bigger container - the only risk is that it wont stop when its full but if you use 3 or even 5 gal bucket you should be good for a week or maybe more without having to empty it -.. anyway I still empty it everyday anyway but wanted to share if that help
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ya i dont want to have bud rot after waiting this long lol.

I found a pretty decent one on amazon. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B072C3NMK1/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
 
drsaltzman

drsaltzman

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O Wise One said:
I got ya. Ya i check my plants multiple times a day. sometimes just sitting there staring at them in thought about shit. so it shouldnt be a problem lol
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Haha.
Don't we all?

The humidifier will draw water out of the air.
I have a small one in my 2x4 space.
Not sure it "dehumidifies" ...but it catches water.
60-70 isn't terrible by the way.
Not if you keep air moving out.
 
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drsaltzman said:
Haha.
Don't we all?

The humidifier will draw water out of the air.
I have a small one in my 2x4 space.
Not sure it "dehumidifies" ...but it catches water.
60-70 isn't terrible by the way.
Not if you keep air moving out.
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ya i have a couple 4in fans in there circulating air. id like to be in the 55 range....why? idk. im paranoid about doing all this work and then having nothin to smoke after lol
 
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