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Reducing humidity in tent in a humid climate

Fasty
Fastystarted grow question 10 months ago
Humidity in the UK. How can I lower humidity in a tent effectively. Exterior humidity (the entire country) is about 85% Have tent vented out of window and a dehumidifier in the lung room. Which I don’t want to run 24/7. Humidity currently 74% in tent. No room to move in tent.
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SkunkleDamo
SkunkleDamoanswered grow question 10 months ago
I if bud rot is the main concern then on top of what has been said already there are things you can do. I’m in the north of England too. While it grows you can prune to shape the plant to minimize busy areas with too many leaves causing pockets of humidity. Keep a very close eye on them and inspect regularly Airflow help so keep it breezy in there. Consider harvesting early Dry faster Mold and bud rot don’t like breeze so find a balance
Moxi57
Moxi57answered grow question 10 months ago
put dehumidifier inside and run all day. the only one option beat 85. Or u end up loosing all buds.
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Sit_Ubu_Sit_Good_Dog
Sit_Ubu_Sit_Good_Doganswered grow question 10 months ago
isolating the room with exhaust going 'elsewhere', any which way and not intermingling again. anythign that achieves that can help, but the simple fact is if your dehum cannot keep up with your plant's moisture production and your natural ambient climate of that room, then you need a larger dehumidifier. if you are set up properly already, then you need a bigger dehum. Try optimizing by exhuasting to a different area or outside and make sure that room is relatively sealed up as far as ambient RH% penetrating/adding to the room. if the dehum cannot keep up in this context, you either need a bigger dehum or only grow in seasons with less ambient RH%. I switched to winter-only growing for this reason. I need a humidifier the first 4 weeks but after that i need a dehum controlling RH in what would normally by a very arid environment. Makes good use of some of that heat for the rest of the house, too. Scale up and grow in best season. Lots of economies of scale to gain.
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Hashy
Hashyanswered grow question 10 months ago
If your window is open then you are pulling the air from outside into your lung room which will raise your lung rooms Rh which will raise your tents Rh. If you have window open to exhaust your tent then close it and exhaust into a different room.
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Crownlaura
Crownlauraanswered grow question 10 months ago
I’m glad I found this question as I’ve been having exactly the same issue. I’m a complete newbie so can’t really offer any advice but I have found the cranking my central heating up in the room and leaving the tent cracked open has worked well this week. I’m in UK too and it’s been freezing cold and damp all week so hoping for better weather soon. But not getting my hopes up too much !
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Rangaku
Rangakuanswered grow question 10 months ago
Step up the extraction fan and run a few fans in the tent
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NamasteDave
NamasteDaveanswered grow question 10 months ago
A couple points for your consideration. What is RH% in your lung room? Assume you have your exhaust fan running on the high setting? The RH in the room is likely the best you can achieve inside the tent: simply open the tent up if smells are no problem. Defoliation, air condition, removing any runoff and other standing water sources in the room and tent can lower humidity. May need to consider a larger volume room dehumidifier. Tried the little dehumidifier packets/containers for closets and bathrooms did they not did not decrease the humidity levels, only decreased the money in my wallet. Had similar issues and just opened the tent. I think my exhaust fan is too small to push against the carbon filter. Best of luck to you and interested to see other responses!
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