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High humidity despite dehumidifier in room - any advice?

Nitrous
Nitrousstarted grow question 2d ago
Hi growers, I'm at the start of the 5th week of flower and I have a humidity problem. I bought a dehumidifier (12L/Day) but I can't get the humidity below 55% at night. It will sometimes spike till even 62-63%. The day is manageable (45-55). How big of a deal is this? Thank you!
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00110001001001111O
00110001001001111Oanswered grow question 2d ago
62-63% is fine. Make sure that spike when temps drop never hits dewpoint. That'll be just asking for a mold issue. The dehum is too small.. need a bigger one. There's no other fix unless you grow fewer or smaller plants (i.e. smaller total canopy) The RH you target should mesh with your temperatures. Use a VPD table. Leaf temp is 3-4F lower than atmospheric temp, fyi. just stick to 65% or less.. if you need more it's better to reduce air tems than to go higher with RH. When lights go off, temperatures drop and "relative" humidity will spike.. your dehum must be able to keep up - whatever you choose to do. The plant closes it's stomata in the dark, so the moisture the canopy adds will be reduced at night, but that initial transition often comes with a temperature drop, which is the concern for RH spiking. VPD (temp and rh go hand-in-hand) is your primary concern while avoiding extremes for both RH and temperature.
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ATLien415
ATLien415answered grow question 1d ago
A pattern is a problem, small deviations are expected. What 1010 said, about dew point theory, is all you should be concerned with. Not sure what type of programming capabilities you have on your dehumidifier but some targeting/thresholding should be able to nip this daily problem in the bud with a single touch
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Organic_G
Organic_Ganswered grow question 2d ago
Had in Late flower up to 75% RH, don‘t worry still will be Fine 62% is no Problem at all ;)
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