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LevureDeBiere_amsstarted grow question 14d ago
Hey growers! With my carbon filter installed, I can’t get below 66% RH even with the exhaust at 100%. Without the filter, I can easily control RH with the exhaust at only 30%. Any ideas on how to fix this? Is a dehumidifier my only option? (I am starting the bloom.) Thank youx
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00110001001001111Oanswered grow question 15d ago
A filter wouldn't require a boost from 30% to greater than 100%, so something else is going on or it's a duct fan that can't handle the slightest static pressure without huge drop in CFM. Doubling power should be more than enough to mitigate effect of the filter being added with a decent duct fan. If the ambient RH of the intake air is not conducive, exhausting won't do much. If not exhausting to a different area where the air doesn't comingle with where the air is taken in, moisture will simply build up over time and keep cycling back into tent etc. Whether or not exhausting is 'enough' depends on the details. Can't force a square peg through a round hole. The other point to take note of is that the plant will continue to produce more moisture per before it reaches a steady peak by mid flower -- when vegetative growth stops. So, there will be an increasing need to deal with more mositure up until that point. If already having an issue before flip, it's very likely be an even bigger problem 4-5 weeks down the road. What works early on may not be sufficient later on. You may or may not need a dehum. That depends on your typical weather and how the intake/exhuast is setup up, etc. I only grow in winter months for this reason. My dehum won't turn on until mid flower and it doesn't have to run hard because ambient RH with furnace on is 30%. By the time the plants are fully grown, it more than compensates. Humidification is much cheaper. Also, the lights and colder ambient temps in the winter work out to 75-77F, which ieliminates need for AC or heat. Growing at certain points in the calendar can greatly reduce costs. If you do buy a dehum, buy one larger than your need. They usually recommend based on square footage, so include entire area, not just the tent... the entire lung room is the baseline for how large you need to go. Also, how large is the canopy? If you intend to scale up, need a beefier dehum, too. If your seasonal weather regularly resutls in high RH, even more reason to buy bigger than you think is necessary. lots of maybes and ifs... work it out and make the best choice.
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Organoman
Organomananswered grow question 14d ago
Says in your diary you have got the humidity down to 50% by "removing the (packaging?) sock" from the filter.............
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00110001001001111O
00110001001001111Oanswered grow question 15d ago
As someone else inferred, rh is relative -- it's in the name. Really need to be careful of what happens after lights turn off... as that temperature drops, RH will spike. If condensation consistently forms every day due to that (dewpoint), you will be nearly guaranteed to hve a mold problem. Even if it just regularly spikes high and doesn't hit dewpoint, this is a serious concern. Going over 65% increases risk. Avoid it. A couple blips is fine, but resting above that is a bad idea.
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Green_Claws
Green_Clawsanswered grow question 15d ago
I also slightly open the vents at the bottom. Still getting negative pressure but with a better airflow..gl
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JUNGLE_B4RNS
JUNGLE_B4RNSanswered grow question 15d ago
Bro…. Just put your filter at the end of the vent after the exhaust vent…. But this implies absolutely no leak in your ducting
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Green_Claws
Green_Clawsanswered grow question 15d ago
66 will be OK if Your moving the air around Inside.. Try moving the air outside the tent with a fan or allow the tent to get hotter to bring rh down
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LPinto
LPintoanswered grow question 15d ago
Boa tarde, perguntou-me se o filtro de carvão está bem dimensionado para a sua circulação de ar, ou se este está a precisar de ser trocado!?! De outra forma não consigo explicar esse problema... Pode sempre usar um desumidificador ou fazer uma desfolhação parcial para reduzir a area de transpiração...
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ATLien415
ATLien415answered grow question 15d ago
lung room. turnover the air. understand that temp and RH are related.
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