My inline fan died, am I screwed?

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I have been lurking these forums and getting info regarding my first grow, which I am currently in the middle of. I am hoping you guys can help me with my current dilemma.

I am growing 2 plants in a 2x4 tent and they have been coming along quite nicely. I am entering week 7 of flowering but my inline fan died last night (I am in Canada and unfortunately, today is a holiday). The humidity has spiked to 90% already and it is very warm in the tent as well. I do have a small dehumidifier in there, but it clearly cannot keep up with the moisture load without the help of the exhaust fan.

I have ordered a new fan, but I won’t have it until sometime Wednesday (2 days from now), probably later in the day. Is my grow totally screwed? Is there something I can do to try to mitigate any damage caused by the high heat and humidity? Should I turn off the light for tomorrow to help alleviate some of the heat, or would that cause more harm than good?

Thank you in advance for any help!
 
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That’s great to hear! The wife isn’t going to be too happy with the smell, but I am sure I’ll survive that issue.

Thank you for such a quick reply, @Ponky !
 
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growsince79 said:
+1 big fan and open the window to keep humidity down.
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Unfortunately, it is set up in my basement mech room, so there is only one small window (that the inline fan usually vents through), but I do have a strong dehumidifier in there and central air, so hopefully those two can keep it in check for 48 hours. Humidity in the tent has already dropped to 56% (and is at 45% in the room)
 
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Trevorski said:
Unfortunately, it is set up in my basement mech room, so there is only one small window (that the inline fan usually vents through), but I do have a strong dehumidifier in there and central air, so hopefully those two can keep it in check for 48 hours. Humidity in the tent has already dropped to 56% (and is at 45% in the room)
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What is the temp in the tent with that dehumidifier in it?
 
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Trevorski said:
Unfortunately, it is set up in my basement mech room, so there is only one small window (that the inline fan usually vents through), but I do have a strong dehumidifier in there and central air, so hopefully those two can keep it in check for 48 hours. Humidity in the tent has already dropped to 56% (and is at 45% in the room)
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Then I would open the tent. And blow air in from the window.
 
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freezeland2 said:
What is the temp in the tent with that dehumidifier in it?
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Sorry, I didn’t word that very concisely. The large dehumidifier is in the room, not the tent. The tent temp is now down to 77 fahrenheit. I do have a small dehumidifier in the tent, but without the inline fan running, it just can’t keep up.
 
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Trevorski said:
I have been lurking these forums and getting info regarding my first grow, which I am currently in the middle of. I am hoping you guys can help me with my current dilemma.

I am growing 2 plants in a 2x4 tent and they have been coming along quite nicely. I am entering week 7 of flowering but my inline fan died last night (I am in Canada and unfortunately, today is a holiday). The humidity has spiked to 90% already and it is very warm in the tent as well. I do have a small dehumidifier in there, but it clearly cannot keep up with the moisture load without the help of the exhaust fan.

I have ordered a new fan, but I won’t have it until sometime Wednesday (2 days from now), probably later in the day. Is my grow totally screwed? Is there something I can do to try to mitigate any damage caused by the high heat and humidity? Should I turn off the light for tomorrow to help alleviate some of the heat, or would that cause more harm than good?

Thank you in advance for any help!
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Yes...open up your tent eh?
 
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