Why is my basement upper 70's in the summer and upper 50's in the winter?

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Meast21

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• May 23, 2020

• #1

Is there anything I could do?? I wish my basement stayed about 65 degrees all year long. Also very high humidity and I run a dehumidifier all year long and the humidity gets down to about 50-52%... I live in upstate NY

 

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oill

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• May 23, 2020

• #2

Meast21 said:

Is there anything I could do?? I wish my basement stayed about 65 degrees all year long. Also very high humidity and I run a dehumidifier all year long and the humidity gets down to about 50-52%... I live in upstate NY

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Insulate and seal the room. Use co2 tanks or a burner. Also use ac

 

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Meast21

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• May 23, 2020

• #3

What would you insulate and seal the room with? And what parts walls and ceilings? Wouldn't every inch of it have to be sealed? Seems almost impossible.

 

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oill

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• May 23, 2020

• #4

Meast21 said:

What would you insulate and seal the room with? And what parts walls and ceilings?

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Depends on your budget... you can get massive tiles of insulation typically for wall or roof cavities. Or you can get rolls of insulation.

It also might just be cheaper to get a tent and put an ac in the tent. You can then choose to either vent the tent outside or seal it and use co2

 

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Meast21

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• May 23, 2020

• #5

oill said:

Insulate and seal the room. Use co2 tanks or a burner. Also use ac

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I have a bunch of AC down there coming of the furnace. Two 8 inch circular ducts pouring AC out. Still can't get temps below 78 doing DWC.

 

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Meast21

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• May 23, 2020

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oill said:

Depends on your budget... you can get massive tiles of insulation typically for wall or roof cavities. Or you can get rolls of insulation.

It also might just be cheaper to get a tent and put an ac in the tent. You can then choose to either vent the tent outside or seal it and use co2

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Well what happens in my house is my basement in the summer is always around 78 degrees so that warm air rises to the main floor.

 

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oill

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• May 23, 2020

• #7

Meast21 said:

Well what happens in my house is my basement in the summer is always around 78 degrees so that warm air rises to the main floor.

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Yeah I get that... the grow is in the basement right?

Like im saying... seal the room and use an air conditioner

 

PadawanWarrior

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• May 23, 2020

• #8

Because it's colder in the winter.

 

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Meast21

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• May 23, 2020

• #9

PadawanWarrior said:

Because it's colder in the winter.
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Most basements I been are more consistent and colder. Previous house in the winter basement was 62 and in the summer it was 65

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raggyb

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• May 23, 2020

• #10

Fuck it. just grow in less than ideal conditions and become a pro at it.

 

Flash63

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• May 23, 2020

• #11

Invest in a mini split, there’re cheap to buy and very efficient with a seer rating up to 25.

 

Bignutes

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• May 23, 2020

• #12

Buy a roll of poly at the depot and staple it to walls and ceilings with an offset from wall, either air gap using 2x2's or insulation (board, pink or rocksol)

 

xox

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• May 24, 2020

• #13

the ambient temperature outside of the house will always influence ambient temperature inside the house, my only suggestion would be insulate your room get a/c and buy a larger dehumidifier

 

Bignutes

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• May 24, 2020

• #14

Danby 4in1 12,000 btu comes with a.c. dehumid, fan, and heater

 

.Smoke

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• May 24, 2020

• #15

Why are you guys listing a.c. blower unit values and giving half ass DIY construction advice to someone who doesn't know why its hotter in the summer and colder in the winter???

FFS...

Crack a science book.
As far as the insulation, check out the DIY Network or fucking Bob Villa.

Put the phone down and learn how to be productive out in the world, or go back to your "safe space."

 

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Meast21

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• May 25, 2020

• #16

Would covering up my basement entrance keep the basement cooler. With the air on down there (Furnace has 2 ducts coming out of it, when AC is on air is going into the basement) it is about 77.5 degrees. Maybe cover it up with some type of sheets or plastic help at the bottom of the basement entrace?

 

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Meast21

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• May 25, 2020

• #17

raggyb said:

Fuck it. just grow in less than ideal conditions and become a pro at it.

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I've been growing in less than ideal conditions for 5 years. I figured it out, I just want to super tune it... Only bad months are summer May -Aug... In the winter my basement is mid to high 60's which is perfect for DWC.

 

raggyb

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• May 28, 2020

• #18

I hear you. In my guess covering your stairs won't help. Hot air wont be able to rise. forcing air with fans doesn't seem to move heat either as the stratus layers from floor to ceiling seem to remain unchanged. 5 degrees difference from floor to ceiling, but blowing it up does nothing. need much greater temp differentials. see if your a/c can intake from basement?

 

downhill21

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• May 28, 2020

• #19

Can you turn your lights down May-Aug? I don't think you’ve described your set-up. What kind of lights, how many, do u have a tent down there, or a room? You run a chiller for the dwc?