BlueCrabGuy said:

Hi Growers,

I've gone through about four humidifiers now, and it seems like they last around six months before they stop working. I haven't been cleaning or descaling them, so I suspect it might be a user error issue. Has anyone else experienced their humidifiers dying this quickly? What kind of maintenance do you recommend to extend their lifespan? I'm using filtered well water and currently have AC Infinity humidifiers, though I've also used one I picked up from Home Depot.

Thanks!

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BearWater said:

I have used one I got off of amazon going on about 10 months now with zero issues. It’s a bit bigger of a unit from what I would need but thats what was recommended. Let me know if you want the deets

What size area are you growing in? Tent? House? : )

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SkidsGrassStation said:

Just wondering what your experience has been like with ACI replacing those humidifiers? We’re they warranties. Were they all the same model and how many? And if they were the same model more than once How did ACI handle this?

I find it hard to believe that even with some pretty constant and heavy use that you should get more than 6 months at a time.

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BlueCrabGuy said:

Hi Growers,

I've gone through about four humidifiers now, and it seems like they last around six months before they stop working. I haven't been cleaning or descaling them, so I suspect it might be a user error issue. Has anyone else experienced their humidifiers dying this quickly? What kind of maintenance do you recommend to extend their lifespan? I'm using filtered well water and currently have AC Infinity humidifiers, though I've also used one I picked up from Home Depot.

Thanks!

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BearWater said:

Dude! My dumbass read “humidifier” as DEHUMIDIFIER! my bad! I thought we were talkin Dehu and not just “hu” hahahah! Sorry man!

on topic to your post. I’ll bet the water is the issue and cleaning the unit more frequently could help prolong usages : ) im running Spiderfarmer 6L and havent had any issues with it. Im very hard on it lol! Good luck : )

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bobthethcguy said:

I too have the ACI Humidifier, and I read on reddit that you should not use the hose included, that even if you follow the instructions and run the hose vertically that the mist still condensates inside and dumps water in the middle of the unit right were there is a sticker that says do not dump water here.......are you using the hose? I was but haven't had an official run yet as mine are in seedling, but the reddit post suggested removing the hose, putting on that directional nozzle and placing it inside the grow tent with the nozzle facing the wall.

Bear in mind I am not a pro, not even an amateur at this point, I just bought all the stuff and am waiting for my two seedlings to get big enough to use the tent finally.

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BearWater said:

I have used one I got off of amazon going on about 10 months now with zero issues. It’s a bit bigger of a unit from what I would need but thats what was recommended. Let me know if you want the deets

What size area are you growing in? Tent? House? : )

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BlueCrabGuy said:

Thanks BearWater. I am growing in a 5x5. Had 4 plants in there but they got to big so I moved 2 to a 4x4. Now I have two tents going, each with its own humidifier.

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BlueCrabGuy said:

Thanks BearWater. I am growing in a 5x5. Had 4 plants in there but they got to big so I moved 2 to a 4x4. Now I have two tents going, each with its own humidifier.

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Captspaulding said:

So man, if you keep on plugging into the same places and they keep on dying, you most likely have a grounding issue somewhere where there’s voltage spikes and whatever chipset is in that thing is just getting toasted. Do you ever just grab your connection points on all of your electronics going into your rig to check whether or not they’re warm from time to time? I do it on the regular basis. It’s just you know run-of-the-mill inspection while I’m leafing plants or you know just taking care of business in there. Also, what circuit in your house is all of your equipment on is it part of a circuit on your breaker that’s got a heavy load on it already with some home appliances or just basic spots in your house I have a lot of things plugged in like your living room? These are all things you gotta take into consideration, but at the same time, you know minerals can be an issue, but that’s generally something that you can catch how old are these things by the time they’re dying ?

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I_GROW_SKUNK said:

That is a good point to state. Check everything electrical from time to time. Even if you're not having any issues.

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Captspaulding said:

So man, if you keep on plugging into the same places and they keep on dying, you most likely have a grounding issue somewhere where there’s voltage spikes and whatever chipset is in that thing is just getting toasted. Do you ever just grab your connection points on all of your electronics going into your rig to check whether or not they’re warm from time to time? I do it on the regular basis. It’s just you know run-of-the-mill inspection while I’m leafing plants or you know just taking care of business in there. Also, what circuit in your house is all of your equipment on is it part of a circuit on your breaker that’s got a heavy load on it already with some home appliances or just basic spots in your house I have a lot of things plugged in like your living room? These are all things you gotta take into consideration, but at the same time, you know minerals can be an issue, but that’s generally something that you can catch how old are these things by the time they’re dying ?

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