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I dry @ 65-69° I got a crappy cheap Walmart hum. And I'm usually in the 40's - 50 % humI have a temp, 3 humidifiers and a fan with humidity control.
BUT - I live in Phoenix, so most of the year the A/C will be running with a house RH of less than 40%, sometimes dramatically less. So the typical issue is the tent getting too hot, at which time the fan kicks in, and there is no way to control the humidity at that point.
Now - without a light in the tent, I can keep the temps to about the same as the house, but that's 77F. I've read many times that drying should be done below 70F, and certainly not close to 80f or more.
What sort of temp/RH can one expect in a light-free tent in the summer here?
My problem is that in May or June here in Phoenix, I cannot approach temperatures under about 78F, and hold humidity as well. If the A/C is on in the house, it will blow all the humidity out of a room. If the A/C is off, the room will exceed 80F. I think this time I'm going to try drying in the tent itself, where I have a chance to control humidity. I'm hoping evaporative cooling from a humidifier will drop temps in the tent to several degrees below the room holding the tent. I'm encouraged by the fact that my tent right now drops to as low as 65F at night in a room that is 74-75F. If I can get a 10F drop in temp inside a tent, I can achieve near-ideal drying conditions.I dry @ 65-69° I got a crappy cheap Walmart hum. And I'm usually in the 40's - 50 % hum
My prob is I'm burning some tops every grow , but I've got plans for my next grows to fix that .My problem is that in May or June here in Phoenix, I cannot approach temperatures under about 78F, and hold humidity as well. If the A/C is on in the house, it will blow all the humidity out of a room. If the A/C is off, the room will exceed 80F. I think this time I'm going to try drying in the tent itself, where I have a chance to control humidity. I'm hoping evaporative cooling from a humidifier will drop temps in the tent to several degrees below the room holding the tent. I'm encouraged by the fact that my tent right now drops to as low as 65F at night in a room that is 74-75F. If I can get a 10F drop in temp inside a tent, I can achieve near-ideal drying conditions.
I just wish someone made a little $200 cooling chamber the size of a dorm refrigerator.
what about a temp control wine fridge with boveda 62% inside and then put that in tent and regulate tent and room as best can. That is what I was thinkin I would doMy problem is that in May or June here in Phoenix, I cannot approach temperatures under about 78F, and hold humidity as well. If the A/C is on in the house, it will blow all the humidity out of a room. If the A/C is off, the room will exceed 80F. I think this time I'm going to try drying in the tent itself, where I have a chance to control humidity. I'm hoping evaporative cooling from a humidifier will drop temps in the tent to several degrees below the room holding the tent. I'm encouraged by the fact that my tent right now drops to as low as 65F at night in a room that is 74-75F. If I can get a 10F drop in temp inside a tent, I can achieve near-ideal drying conditions.
I just wish someone made a little $200 cooling chamber the size of a dorm refrigerator.
Why not try a portable AC? I got a 14k $625 unit for $125 in good condition. Even if I ran our house AC 24/7 in the summer, I still think it may easily get over 90 with my lights turned up but with this Honeywell portable AC I will have no problems. I am going to port half the airflow into the tent and the other half to the room. It is a dehumidifier and fan also. Bet you can find a sick one for cheap here https://www.nellisauction.com/I feel you brotha. I'm in pinal county and I can only grow october-march my a/c doesn't compensate well enough for my lights (LEDs) and I run a cheap little Walgreens humidifier even in the winter. If my girls aren't done by this time in March they may be effed. I tried running lights in my grow into early April and the room was 95 degrees. I think I can get another month or two with a better exhaust fan but until I have off grid solar I've just accepted the fact that I can't grow april- september. Unless I want to try outdoors, but I'm not too sure about one of my neighbors and I have fences that are too short without locking gates. Just finished a run of 4 ladies that I chucked pollen at turned out really well. Got big plans for next fall/winter grow!
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