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Why is my RH so high?

MontyGrowz
MontyGrowzstarted grow question a year ago
Inline Fan: S&P TD-350/125 Silent (in use) AC Infinity CLOUDLINE T6 (not in use, but testet) Filter: Can Lite Filter 300m³/h Transformator: SCNR5 (in use on setting 4/5) Tent: 2x4x6 ft, i get 70-80%+ RH inside My Room is at 45-50% RH with a temp of 60-70°F. Old Air gets outside.
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Sciolistic_Steve
Sciolistic_Steveanswered grow question a year ago
humidity does not rise. That is objectively wrong. RH is highest in lowest levels of a house and a cursory google search can verify further, if you want to. You still want exhaust up top for the heat, thought. Your tent will be some portion above the "lung room". Changing exhaust speeds will affect the resulting deviation from the lung room and inside the tent. If it's 10% higher, you need to drop the lung room down 10% below what you want the tent to be. The suggestion is that the CFM of exhaust can clear out the volume of air in your tent 2-3x. This is probably overkill, but still good to shoot for because your fan will never reach it's maximum CFM with ducting with a twist to avoid light leaks and possibly a carbon filter attached which reduces it 25% too. it's going to be 50% of that CFM in some situations. The 4" an should be enough for a 2x4 or 3x3, but you probably need it turned up to maximum. i use a 4" in and 4" out on my 4x4, but i don't use carbon filters, either. I run them at about 50% power. Foliage is what is the source of the RH... so, do what you can with your lung room and exhaust fan power... if that is not engouh, defoliate a bit - stages, see the impact, do more if needed. is it best for the plant growth? maybe not, but it may be better for the plant overall to avoid high RH. just depends on context. I'd only do it if it's still very high.. 40-60 i'd live with.
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Ultraviolet
Ultravioletanswered grow question a year ago
Your grow space is 2x4x6=48 cubic feet, and the cfm rating of your exhaust fan should be above the cubic feet of your tent, This fan should be placed high in the tent as humidity rises along with heat, this exhaust fan should be hooked up to turn on once RH gets above-desired level. Some things to take note of, using a filter you will most likely need to double the cfm rating at least then add 100cfm for every 10 feet of duct, any bends or kinks above 45 degrees will VASTLY reduce airflow reducing efficacy. (Your filter is probably blocking the exhaust, I had similar problems also until I took it off.) Just a guess Good luck.
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