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BudgetMessiah

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Well, I don't think I need to know all that about your domestic bunker / water feature, but if it features wooden beams overhead, you can just staple plastic sheeting to them to form a curtain that suits your needs. It should keep most of the humidity on one side, even if you don't do a very good job of making it airtight. Kind of like a shower curtain, but a little bigger.
 
OldMedUser

OldMedUser

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BudgetMessiah said:
Well, I don't think I need to know all that about your domestic bunker / water feature, but if it features wooden beams overhead, you can just staple plastic sheeting to them to form a curtain that suits your needs. It should keep most of the humidity on one side, even if you don't do a very good job of making it airtight. Kind of like a shower curtain, but a little bigger.
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The grow room is boxed in with a false ceiling so pretty sealed up. All painted white except for the brown strips from where I took the shelving out. 18 years and I never got around to painting it over. lol

It's all good.
 
Jacq036

Jacq036

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Hey gang,

Sorry for the late reply folks had some personal shit eat up my time.
Lots of great info to go though.

You guys are awesome
 
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2com

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Jacq036 said:
Hey folks,
I'm a grower that's growing in Canada right now, and I must say I'm having a hard time with these cold days and nights. My setups in the basement of course,right next to the furnace. The only place I have.

What I need is a humidifier, and from what I've been reading it needs to be and analog one. I've been looking around and they don't seem to make too many of these. Has anyone found any on Amazon or has one that knows it an analog. that could point me in the right direction. I got a controller and I wanted to set it up with the controller, so it has to be analog, these digital ones just keep staying off.
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It's brutal. 20%rh +/- a few percent. I've been trying to find the best solution on and off for a week or so.
 
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2com

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Just wanna share this as it's a style I've never seen before a couple weeks ago. If anyone considers something like this though, my brief research shows to avoid the manual types at all costs, especially if using as intended (whole home, connected to hvac), as these need to be adjusted based on outside conditions (temps, etc) and the auto ones do that on their own. The manual ones destroy homes because "home owners" either don't even know this, or they become lazy after a few days.

Whole-House Small Bypass Evaporative Humidifier - Model 500

Get the whole-house model 500 small bypass evaporative humidifier installed in your home with an AprilAire Healthy Air Professional.
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I wonder if it'd be as simple as hooking it up in a similar way, but just for use in an indoor garden. Duct the humidified air to the grow room. Might be not worth it, over complicated and under perform. I have no experience with these at all.
 
Couch_Lock

Couch_Lock

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My cellar is about 30% RH, I live in NE, 2 hours S of Canada.

My old evaporative humidifier (CRANE) had my RH up to 44% tops

I hit 57 to 60% now......and I'm exhausting into the cellar, have ducting and carbon filter but I don't hook that up till 12/12........its very heavy

It works WELL, but as I stated u will need a towel nearby the tent to wipe up drips. It shuts off when "empty" BUT....the base is still FULL of water! I'm being honest, I'd give it 4.0 out of 5 stars
 
fragileassassin

fragileassassin

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Someone else linked these videos in another thread. I had no idea these were a thing. I will be converting my standing 6 gal evaporative humidifier into one of these when I get some extra cash.

 
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2com

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fragileassassin said:
Someone else linked these videos in another thread. I had no idea these were a thing. I will be converting my standing 6 gal evaporative humidifier into one of these when I get some extra cash.

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That was me :)
Glad you found them useful or inspiring. I'm still debating but I'll probably end up with one of these, 5 disc minimum I think. I've make them with single disc unit, but that was for an area not exchanging air.

If you go this route, and build something - and have the time, a few pics of what you ended up making would be cool. :)
Edit: House of Hydro, if you live in the USA. Check them out on youtube as well. That's where "pedro" got his gear from.
 
fragileassassin

fragileassassin

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This is my current setup. It's been managing to keep it 55-60 in the whole basement most of the winter despite 30% RH outside. Actually helps the whole house since the furnace is down there and the biggest air intake in the house. I've been fairly impressed by it for $80. I installed a float valve in it and ran a second water line from my filter so it always stays full.
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fragileassassin

fragileassassin

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2com said:
That was me :)
Glad you found them useful or inspiring. I'm still debating but I'll probably end up with one of these, 5 disc minimum I think. I've make them with single disc unit, but that was for an area not exchanging air.

If you go this route, and build something - and have the time, a few pics of what you ended up making would be cool. :)
Edit: House of Hydro, if you live in the USA. Check them out on youtube as well. That's where "pedro" got his gear from.
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After a while on here so many names and posts blur together. Especially with how much I smoke. I wouldn't have been entirely surprised if you had mentioned them earlier in this post lmao.
It's on the list for sure. This one keeps up most of the time but has to run pretty much constantly and the wicks get gross after a while so I'd like to eliminate that if possible.
Going into flower now and about to drop it down, but likely do it for the next cycle at least.
 
Couch_Lock

Couch_Lock

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Jacq036 said:
Hey folks,
I'm a grower that's growing in Canada right now, and I must say I'm having a hard time with these cold days and nights. My setups in the basement of course,right next to the furnace. The only place I have.

What I need is a humidifier, and from what I've been reading it needs to be and analog one. I've been looking around and they don't seem to make too many of these. Has anyone found any on Amazon or has one that knows it an analog. that could point me in the right direction. I got a controller and I wanted to set it up with the controller, so it has to be analog, these digital ones just keep staying off.
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Don't buy digital, they don't last.
 
Jacq036

Jacq036

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Couch_Lock said:
My newest humidifier is an ultrasonic cool mist, its not super cheap but not bad. You can see the steam, all analog....no digital controls .....rotate steam 360 degrees.......added about 15% more humidity over my old one. Same conditions here as the thread starter........Im in cold country, 4 x 4 in basement 10 feet from house heater....


Night light is easily turned off, btw.
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  • Thanks for the tip just installed that humidifier today. I plugged it in my controller and seems to be running well. I'm avg 55 to 65% in my tent now. basement is at 45%. Tonights The big test. Dropping to -18c tonight.
 
myke

myke

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Im in the cold also,outside RH is actually good always above 55.I find mixing plant sizes in rooms helps.Since I started some coco plants that sure helps.Water every day.Never really needed a humidifier but I use my de humidifier a lot.Maybe mix in some extra dirt pots and keep them wet?
 
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