Humidity Question

crispis dehumidifier was about 150-160 ,
w/o it you can see the moisture in the air . i keep mine set at 45% during flowering .
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crispi

Went to the grow store to talk to them about the humidity issue and they told me the dehumifier won't even help much unless the vortex fan is off while the humidifier runs... you guys agree? I have a friend who said he disagrees, thinks it will def. help some. Thing is, I can't turn my vortex off during the day because these plants fucking reek!!

As of now, I don't have a closed circuit, just an open one... and cool air is coming in from a vent in the floor. What I was considering doing is stuffing that vent with something to prohibit full air flow, then the air will be drawn in under the door. This air would obviously be dryer... but the plants may not get quite as much fresh air because it would have to go under the door and also through the plastic I put up. What do you guys suggest?

I am considering just biting the bullet and spending the 180 on the dehumidifier, but if it isn't going to work well because the Vortex is pulling air through the room quicker than the dehumid. can work, then there's no point.

will post deminsions of the room later but its approx 9 by 11 with 8 foot ceilings...

So run the dehumidifier in the room that the air is being pulled from... ???

thats the thing, my cool air is currently being pulled from outside. i am thinking i need to have my intake coming from inside the house... i tried plugging the vent up with a sweat shirt in hopes that the humidity would drop (and air would be pulled from under the door) it only dropped two degrees... will my plants get enough fresh air in the room if i completely seal up the vent and it pulls from outside the room? i could then set up a d/h outside of the room to keep the humidity low... would this be a problem as long as my temps stay down? for now temps have been absolutely fine

Just bought the 50 pint d/h. Got it for 260 with a 3 year warrenty. It uses about 860 watts of energy. I also plugged up the hole in which cold air was coming in from outside, so now my fresh air is being brought it from underneath the doorway...

Now, outside the doorway is a hallway, a bathroom, and another bedroom. If I keep the bedroom door closed often (as well as the door that seperates the hallway from the house) it should work just fine.

I would prefer have the d/h in the actual room, but my Vortex is going to suck out air quicker than the d/h can work. What do you guys do to combat that? I was thinking maybe setting the fan to go off for like 15 minutes out of every hour and then the d/h turns on? I'm not really sure but I know having a d/h outside a locked door isnt the most stealth thing in the world.

I know alot of people here have issues with high humidity, but I have the opposite. The highest I can get my humidity up to is 30%, with work, 25% is stable with no etra bowls of water and misting. Is this ok? What is the optimum humidity range?

40-50% is optimal, so I am a bit concerned about my levels. With the lights on it goes down to about 61 but they are getting to like 68-69 with the lights off, definitely some cause for concern.

I know some people ahve to be using d/h in their rooms even with powerful fans, curious what the results are. If I can bring it down a good 10% I am going to go for it.

so I bought a d/h but it says to not use it if the temp is below 65 degrees because it can create ice on the coils...wel lmy room is well below 65 with the lights off sometimes... do i need to be using a heater *and* a d/h?

I have same exact problem, did you ever figure this out?
My grow is much smaller, only 1.5 x 2 feet and 6 feet vertical but same principle applies.

Would love to know how you got past the issue of the fan drawing all your dry air out.

Thanks.