Mullumbimby
Well-Known Member
Hi Team,
I'm progressing with my room to the point where I need to consider a de-humidifier.
I have around 1400W of Cobs (16x 3590 and 16x Vero 29) over a space which is around 4x8 feet and I'm planning to increase this to 6x8, spread the lights a little wider and crank up the dimmers to around 1600W.
The room currently has a tin roof, so I'm very susceptible to external temperatures and sunshine levels. I have the necessary polystyrene now to completely insulate the roof, and I'll be fitting a 6" exhaust fan, with a temperature and humidity controller.
In winter, I am heating the room with a small propane heater, which is obviously adding to CO2 - the problem is that the RH is sky-high, particularly at night, as the whole show chills down. If I rely solely on the exhaust, I'll lose all the CO2, which is fine at night, but not so much during the day (it's pretty high then too).
I know the insulation and exhaust will help but a de-humidifier will give me one further tool to bring everything under some sort of control. I have a 10A (@240v) current limitation, so it's unlikely that I will ever have proper air conditioning, since I'm also running a veg tent and various other fans etc.
My question is: How much of a dehuey will I need to keep 6x8 of flowering loveliness, a 4x4 veg tent and a (approx) 1kw propane heater within a reasonable RH range during the day?
I've seen tiny units of under 100W on ebay - are these out of the question?
I'm progressing with my room to the point where I need to consider a de-humidifier.
I have around 1400W of Cobs (16x 3590 and 16x Vero 29) over a space which is around 4x8 feet and I'm planning to increase this to 6x8, spread the lights a little wider and crank up the dimmers to around 1600W.
The room currently has a tin roof, so I'm very susceptible to external temperatures and sunshine levels. I have the necessary polystyrene now to completely insulate the roof, and I'll be fitting a 6" exhaust fan, with a temperature and humidity controller.
In winter, I am heating the room with a small propane heater, which is obviously adding to CO2 - the problem is that the RH is sky-high, particularly at night, as the whole show chills down. If I rely solely on the exhaust, I'll lose all the CO2, which is fine at night, but not so much during the day (it's pretty high then too).
I know the insulation and exhaust will help but a de-humidifier will give me one further tool to bring everything under some sort of control. I have a 10A (@240v) current limitation, so it's unlikely that I will ever have proper air conditioning, since I'm also running a veg tent and various other fans etc.
My question is: How much of a dehuey will I need to keep 6x8 of flowering loveliness, a 4x4 veg tent and a (approx) 1kw propane heater within a reasonable RH range during the day?
I've seen tiny units of under 100W on ebay - are these out of the question?
