Why are my humidifiers dying

[BlueCrabGuy]

100%
Proavtive as opposed to reactive in the regard, priceless.
So rad when you don’t have to drop the spliff in the tray
Make like Usain Bolt.
And legit man like if everything is cool on your circuits that you have all your rig hooked up on, and if your connection points get even just a little bit warm, you know I’m not talking about drivers and stuff like that because they get hot regardless, but it’s just the connection points on all the wiring like they should always be cool to the touch if they’re not you need to be getting a voltage meter and sticking it in that Receptacle and checking some stuff out It’s also really really good to make sure that when you run your wiring if you have a lot of gear that you’re doing it the cohesive way that you can actually kind of go through your wiring layout like it’s a checklist and check it all. It literally takes like a minute.
And the benefits are literally endless

Thanks! Will do.

 

[BlueCrabGuy]

100%
Proavtive as opposed to reactive in the regard, priceless.
So rad when you don’t have to drop the spliff in the tray
Make like Usain Bolt.
And legit man like if everything is cool on your circuits that you have all your rig hooked up on, and if your connection points get even just a little bit warm, you know I’m not talking about drivers and stuff like that because they get hot regardless, but it’s just the connection points on all the wiring like they should always be cool to the touch if they’re not you need to be getting a voltage meter and sticking it in that Receptacle and checking some stuff out It’s also really really good to make sure that when you run your wiring if you have a lot of gear that you’re doing it the cohesive way that you can actually kind of go through your wiring layout like it’s a checklist and check it all. It literally takes like a minute.
And the benefits are literally endless

Thanks for your response.

 

[BlueCrabGuy]

I have 3 humidifiers that I've used for 4-5 years now.
I use my well water witch has hight calcium.
Once a week I go through and clean off the calcium build up and other residues.
If I go 2 or 3 weeks without clean them they will not work(blink red error).

So I'm guessing as soon as you get build up on the heating element and stop working, your tossing it in the garage and buying a new one?

Maintenance is key guys,
On everything!

After every grow I literally clean everything and I never have issues.

Good luck mate!

Thanks for your help.

 

[BlueCrabGuy]

I’m in a 2x2x4 tent and idk how but I lucked out with my environment and have been able to just run a tiny desktop diffuser as if it were a cold mist humidifier. It raises my RH by about 3% and with my duct fan keeps the tent at a solid 61-63 %RH keeping VPD in my ideal range of 0.8 to 1.0

My basement is running in the mid 40% RH so I don't need much either at this stage in my grow. I sent them down to 55% RH for the early to mid-flower period. I'll probably set them down to 50% soon though.

 

[BlueCrabGuy]

You’re very welcome! Heck yeah man, you’re doing a good job if you cant fit 4 plants in a 5x5 hahaha! ( i know its relative but nice job!)

Yeah, I’m really enjoying the autoflowers, they grow quickly and get pretty big. I went with a value pack where the seeds aren’t labeled, so it’ll be interesting to see how they turn out. The Mamisa Cake strains grew tall last time, and I struggled with their height in my 5x5 tent. Going forward, I’m planning to run two tents with two plants in each. I’m also thinking about getting another 250w light for each tent since I’m currently running 250w per tent. Everything’s going well so far, though. Fingers crossed nothing unexpected comes up in the next month!

 

[mancorn]

Thanks for your response. The humidifiers have died in multiple rooms. I am sure it is because I am using non-purified water and don't clean/descale my units. But how much would it cost to feed the humidifier with store bought water :(

Use the water from the dehumidifier.

 

[Bubblegumyum]

Thanks for your response. The humidifiers have died in multiple rooms. I am sure it is because I am using non-purified water and don't clean/descale my units. But how much would it cost to feed the humidifier with store bought water :(

I distill water myself for my humidifiers, as I'm in a hard water area; I didn't wanna risk it. Probably best not to use store bought water, as it could still have minerals in it, so that wouldn't solve your issue. I recommend getting a water distiller

 

[Newty]

I use store bought distilled water, must be labeled distilled.

Do not get the bottles labeled purified drinking water or spring water as those have minerals in them or added back into them.

I have an ACI T3 that I use with the hose in 1 of my tents, have yet to have an issue.

 

[Bubblegumyum]

Had another thought on this... Do you use the buffer function on the humidifiers? As it stops them switching on and off so often, I assume that must be a bad thing, which is why ACI included a buffer function

I feel like it's not explained very well in the app. I have mine on a buffer of 1%

Also, if the humidifiers are working hard, I would have a minimum level of more than zero, to stop them going up to a high level so often

I've no idea if these things help, and you may be doing them already!

 

[Mazeblue1]

I have two of the AC Infinity humidifiers the bigger ones the T5.
I also have water distillers and I distilled my own water just for those humidifiers and I also use the hose on both of them.
One of them did stop working but so did my 69 pro controller so I don’t know what happened there. The customer service is excellent. No problems whatsoever sent them both back. No problems got new ones no problem.

 

[LoveGrowingIt]

I use AC Infinity and Levoit humidifiers. (The Levoits require a control plug.) I haven't had a failure yet. I clean them between runs. Crud grows in them, so I use hydrogen peroxide to kill it. I use dehumidifier water when I have enough. If I don't have enough, I mix what I have with tap water. I don't think we have high concentrations of minerals in our tap water, because scale buildup hasn't been much of a problem.

I use more Levoit than AC Infinity humidifiers. They cost less and are easier to fill and clean. They also have filters in them that can be cleaned or replaced.

 

[Newty]

Had another thought on this... Do you use the buffer function on the humidifiers? As it stops them switching on and off so often, I assume that must be a bad thing, which is why ACI included a buffer function

I feel like it's not explained very well in the app. I have mine on a buffer of 1%

Also, if the humidifiers are working hard, I would have a minimum level of more than zero, to stop them going up to a high level so often

I've no idea if these things help, and you may be doing them already!

That's an excellent point!
Switching on and off constantly because of a low buffer rate is definitely hard on electronics.

I normally 50 set at 5 buffer. Turns on at 50 and off at 55.

 

[LoveGrowingIt]

I have my humidifier buffers set to 1%.