Dehumidifier sizing

TreeFiddy350

TreeFiddy350

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So I’m trying to figure out which size dehumidifier I need for my room.
with the room maxed out, it can have about 100-120gal of water a day.
If that’s the case, would I need a dehumidifier that is rated for at least 960 pints a day? I’ll prob end up having to get 2 smaller dehumidifier’s. Maybe around the 300-400 pint something range.
does this look about right? @Renfro figure you might be one to help answer this question.
 
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KushWhacker420

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What size is your room? I have a 500ml capacity dehumidifier but I only turn it on when my room is used for drying. It works well in a not completely sealed 110x110x200cm tent. I tend to manage humidity by leaving the top of the tent open when lights are on, and I keep hygrometers at ceiling and canopy level to keep an eye on the numbers. Maybe your room is a little harder to manage than mine. Goddamn Loch Ness monsta.
 
TreeFiddy350

TreeFiddy350

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KushWhacker420 said:
What size is your room? I have a 500ml capacity dehumidifier but I only turn it on when my room is used for drying. It works well in a not completely sealed 110x110x200cm tent. I tend to manage humidity by leaving the top of the tent open when lights are on, and I keep hygrometers at ceiling and canopy level to keep an eye on the numbers. Maybe your room is a little harder to manage than mine. Goddamn Loch Ness monsta.
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It’ll be about 25x25x15 canopy area (it’s between 10-15 and it comes to a point). The room isn’t maxed out yet, but hopefully soon.
I’m trying to figure out the best route to go for dehumidifier. I figure I’m gonna to have to go with Anden or quest
 
TreeFiddy350

TreeFiddy350

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Renfro said:
15 feet high canopy? You are loosing me.

Give me an exact description and/or pics. Your climate (ambient) is gonna factor in too, even if you are sealed. Probably gonna need multiple 225's
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My bad. Was a little stoned. The ceiling is like a pole barn how it comes to a point.
I currently have 4x 4x8 trays in there. Each table feeds about 7-10gal a day. So at a high, the plants get 40gal per night. For just those 4 tables, I would need a dehumidifier that pulls at least 320pints a day, right?
Eventually I would like to max that space out. I saw that I could fit about 12 4x8 tables in there if they were rolling tables, so.... that would be about 12 trays at 10gal each night. 120gal a night when the place is fully maxed out.
120x8= 960 pints.
the whole space is like 35x25, but I’m gonna need to build a dry area in there, so just gonna have about 20x20 or 25x25 canopy area for the plants.
so basically once this place is maxed out, I’ll need to have dehumidifiers that’s pulling about 1000pints a day, right?
 
Mullumbimby

Mullumbimby

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feet, pints, gallons, inches.
What happened to good old paces and buckets lol - something everyone can understand
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Rags82

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KushWhacker420 said:
What size is your room? I have a 500ml capacity dehumidifier but I only turn it on when my room is used for drying. It works well in a not completely sealed 110x110x200cm tent. I tend to manage humidity by leaving the top of the tent open when lights are on, and I keep hygrometers at ceiling and canopy level to keep an eye on the numbers. Maybe your room is a little harder to manage than mine. Goddamn Loch Ness monsta.
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You gave that monsta $3.50?
 
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Apalchen

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What are you using for cooling? Do you exhuast during lights off? What's your climate like? for example is it dry enough where you live to just vent during lights out and get rid of some of that moisture.
 
XtraGood

XtraGood

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I've been watching this because I'm trying to figure out if I should go with a commercial dehumidifier too; hoping the thread has not been borked too badly by the monsta loving new members.

I'm in an ~12x14 space which would have 6 4x4' plants in fabric pots. Currently similar slightly smaller room uses two hOmelabs 4500 sq ft / 90-pint ($230), and could probably use a third to keep up when it gets to raining outside. Is there a smaller commercial style dehumidifier that I can get for around or less than $1000? The cheapest Quest I saw was $1200 for their 70 pint, not sure if that is the best value for me or not.
 
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Rags82

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XtraGood said:
I've been watching this because I'm trying to figure out if I should go with a commercial dehumidifier too; hoping the thread has not been borked too badly by the monsta loving new members.

I'm in an ~12x14 space which would have 6 4x4' plants in fabric pots. Currently similar slightly smaller room uses two hOmelabs 4500 sq ft / 90-pint ($230), and could probably use a third to keep up when it gets to raining outside. Is there a smaller commercial style dehumidifier that I can get for around or less than $1000? The cheapest Quest I saw was $1200 for their 70 pint, not sure if that is the best value for me or not.
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I'm running an ideal air 100 pint with 8 girls in 15 gal smart pots, DTW. Keeps up with the room no problem. Think I got it for around $800.
 
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