The effect of an air conditioner while drying
I posted this as a follow up question in a previous thread but it seems to have lost any attention.
Just wondering if there are any glaring problems with drying buds in a room with an air conditioner in it.
They remove the moisture from the air and obviously it would be pretty cold like 60-65 id guess.
I could turn it off every few hours to keep it a little warmer but I figure if preventing mold was a goal then wouldn't it be better than a room without one?
I am forced to harvest the plants after being rained on for a few hours or else I might not have any bud to dry : / so that's also something to consider.
Time is a factor, any help is much appreciated ;)
The effect of an air conditioner while drying
Your temperature should be between 65-75 degrees F, relative humidity should be between 45%-55%.
At temperatures lower than 65 degrees, drying time will be lengthened massively. So it would be in your best interest to restrict the a/c flow to a minimum. All your doing with that much humidity and cool air is increasing your chances of molding.
The effect of an air conditioner while drying
Well the positive is that the air conditioner removes a lot of humidity from the air, If its not humid I doubt mold would grow even if the drying time is lengthened no?
Your range for RH was 45-55%, what could happen if you had a much lower number like say 10-30%
It's either in my room with the air conditioner or out back in a camper that's guaranteed to have a significant amount of spores...I can keep the windows open but that's just begging for it to set in imo.