Dehumidifier water

[BudsAlive]

Hey y'all, I am having to use a dehumidifier , so to cut a long story short,and after throwing a lot of it away. Boom ... Light bulb came on .. ppm'd that water and it is 0.17ppm !! with a pH of 7. Mmm so wondering, if that can be used to water the girls?

 

[10w30]

i heard dehumidifier water is good for laundry,/clothes (emptying it into the laundry tub). just my 2cents

 

[BudsAlive]

i heard dehumidifier water is good for laundry,/clothes (emptying it into the laundry tub). just my 2cents

With a ppm of 0.17 ?
Ok this water has been collected from a stand alone dehumidifier , so you don't reckon it's no good for watering?

 

[oldskol4evr]

Hey y'all, I am having to use a dehumidifier , so to cut a long story short,and after throwing a lot of it away. Boom ... Light bulb came on .. ppm'd that water and it is 0.17ppm !! with a pH of 7. Mmm so wondering, if that can be used to water the girls?

yep sure can,i go even a step beyond that,with the condensation water coming from my ac,come out 7. ph and 20ppm so i have a 3/4 in pvc pipe running from it to a 55 gal barrel collecting it,used it in my hydro past summer and worked like a charm

 

[Dbear180]

The water in the reservoir of my dh gets some crap in it. Almost kinda slimy on the sides, I wouldn't use mine. Other people have success with it tho. I just run out the drain now thru a 1/4 inch line.

 

[GREEN GURNER]

The water in the reservoir of my dh gets some crap in it. Almost kinda slimy on the sides, I wouldn't use mine. Other people have success with it tho. I just run out the drain now thru a 1/4 inch line.

I would be worried at pathogens in the water from all the crap in the air going though the humidifier

 

[Dbear180]

I would be worried at pathogens in the water from all the crap in the air going though the humidifier

Same. That's why I dont use mine.

 

[Dirtbag]

I use mine. But it doesnt go straight into the res, first it gets plumbed direct into a holding tank and from there gets UV treated before going into the res.

 

[Dan789]

Hey y'all, I am having to use a dehumidifier , so to cut a long story short,and after throwing a lot of it away. Boom ... Light bulb came on .. ppm'd that water and it is 0.17ppm !! with a pH of 7. Mmm so wondering, if that can be used to water the girls?

Hell yah use it, but I’m a dirt grower, so no special treatment. When I’m in bloom keeping the RH under 50% and we’re getting rain, I’m getting 2.5 gallons every other day.

 

[Burned Haze]

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The key is to clean your barrel/water container of the dehumidifier if your trying to use one that has a mobile tray daily or your giving unneeded pathogens ( cause it takes time to fill, just clean it will a little hot water and ( examples ) physan 20 or soap and hot water, h2o2 & bleach

and if you want to save your water do it just like a rain barrel ( + clean it every Rez change to prevent pathogens and buildups ) 2nd option is when your filling your main Rez just add it straight to it ?

Using a/c and dehumidifier water have reduced my r/o by 10-30% by using that water as well ( and it’s always 0ppm, key is cleaning the barrel!)


Best option is like dirt said and uv the water after getting since w/e the device quality = germs can be there too

Easy peezy

 

[oldskol4evr]

you all should read what your all saying hahahahah ,this is just ridiculious

 

[Aqua Man]

Agree with many here. Its fine to use but there is always a risk of pathogen. UV treatment or even hydrogen peroxide I feel should be used if you are going to reclaim the water. I have seen pink mold in mine before and that's in a closed system, the last thing i want is to add those spores to my live system. its the stagnant environment it sits in that can cause issues maybe a continuous drain would not need treatment? IDK. I throw mine out because my water is basically free but I would have no problem using it if treated.

 

[GREEN GURNER]

Yeah it's all good i'd be happy wae the UVB too

 

[Kraken.headz]

I always err on the side of caution, and I consider it "grey water". Not just pathogens, but oils and nasty metals.

I definitely wouldn't drink it

 

[quirk]

I would be worried at pathogens in the water from all the crap in the air going though the humidifier

May be time for a professional cleaning or wear a respirator 24/7 if your growing area has pathogenic "crap in the air". I had to give myself a penicillin shot just reading this.

 

[BudsAlive]

May be time for a professional cleaning or wear a respirator 24/7 if your growing area has pathogenic "crap in the air". I had to give myself a penicillin shot just reading this.

Hahahaha I was thinking the same, I've been collecting it,got about 10ltrs don't know if to use it now or not

 

[BigCube]

I always err on the side of caution, and I consider it "grey water". Not just pathogens, but oils and nasty metals.

I definitely wouldn't drink it

That's what I was gonna say. If you wouldn't drink it yourself....

 

[oldskol4evr]

but yet you all got in your cars and drove home threw traffic,hahahah you do realize that it is condensed liquid,if you got slime in the outcome it isnt working at all ,it doesnt take liquid from the air and make slime really ,even the copper tubing inside a ac or de humidifier does sweat the mineral ,it is a gas ,same as making moon shine come on really folks,condensation,by god if you had no other drink to have you would drink it,but we talking feeding plants right,a little slime here a little slime there,oh shit forgot to add all them bottled chemicals in there ,water soil or soiless dont matter,then what about what it takes to make concentrates and such ,there are plenty folk that love them dabs and such,hahahahah you all tickle the shit out of me hahahah,this thread here made my day,thanks for the laughter,it really is a major tool of life and happiness

 

[BudsAlive]

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Can You Use Dehumidifier/Air Conditioner Water on Plants?

If you use a dehumidifier (a common practice in basements worldwide and on all floors of houses in truly humidContinue Reading

laidbackgardener.blog

The key is to clean your barrel/water container of the dehumidifier if your trying to use one that has a mobile tray daily or your giving unneeded pathogens ( cause it takes time to fill, just clean it will a little hot water and ( examples ) physan 20 or soap and hot water, h2o2 & bleach

and if you want to save your water do it just like a rain barrel ( + clean it every Rez change to prevent pathogens and buildups ) 2nd option is when your filling your main Rez just add it straight to it ?

Using a/c and dehumidifier water have reduced my r/o by 10-30% by using that water as well ( and it’s always 0ppm, key is cleaning the barrel!)


Best option is like dirt said and uv the water after getting since w/e the device quality = germs can be there too

Easy peezy

Mmm perhaps keep putting it down the toilet. Interesting read , cheers buddy

 

[Dbear180]

May be time for a professional cleaning or wear a respirator 24/7 if your growing area has pathogenic "crap in the air". I had to give myself a penicillin shot just reading this.

Cant tell me you've never had crap build up on your fan blades