High humidity in dry room?

[Jesseindahouse]

I got 2 girls drying rn In high humidity. 70-80% in night and 60-70% in the day. Anybody have suggestions on what I can do!?? I already have a small dehu and not trying to buy another. It’s the 2nd night of drying and I’m gonna try to use a heater to decrease humidity, my tent stays 64-70F in the night so the heater will probably bring it to high 70s or low 80s. I know this isn’t ideal and will make drying go faster, but that’s better then mold IMO. Anything else you guys could think of to lower humidity would be appreciated!

 

[SnidleyBluntash]

How big is this tent ? If you manage the intake and exhaust fans in your tent there is a sweet spot to find in order to make the dehumidifier work best.

You could turn down the intake when the outside humidity turns to 80%. Try and suck in dry air. And try not to suck in moist air.

 

[Jesseindahouse]

How big is this tent ? If you manage the intake and exhaust fans in your tent there is a sweet spot to find in order to make the dehumidifier work best.

You could turn down the intake when the outside humidity turns to 80%. Try and suck in dry air. And try not to suck in moist air.

It’s a 3x3x7 tent. I have my intake pulling air from outside witch is 99% RH rn. I was gonna try sucking in air from my house but I’ve read humidity’s higher inside because it’s enclosed.

 

[East_LA]

consider drying in the fridge if your situation allows. hygrometer to monitor humidity, use the crisper drawer and paper bags to keep more humidity in around the buds if necesssary. ideally you'd remove most of the moisture the first ~3-4 days (keep humidity low), then raise it to slow the process down so you get a 2-3 week total length dry time. takes a bit of experimentation since it depends on your fridge, how much buds,how frequently you open the fridge etc.

wet trimmed individual buds dry faster than whole untrimmed branches and produce less ambient humidity, this is useful to consider since if humidity is too high in the fridge with whole branches, you can wet trim them down to individual buds to assist in reducing humidity. i would say ~50% is a nice humidity level to shoot for, lower than the conventional 60% hang dry temp due to the lower temps in the fridge, however its not a big deal if your range is 40-60%, i like keeping the stems on to use the snap test to decide whether they are ready for curing.

im currently using this strategy to dry my first plants, its a solid method since the fridge works to maintain humidity and low temperatures, i.e. the ideal environment for drying to maximise terpene retention. the cons are that you'll likely stink up your fridge with the scent (potentially not a con), youll require a frost-free fridge, and that it takes some trial and error to dial it in (however its quite literally an automated drying area once you dial it in).

 

[Jesseindahouse]

consider drying in the fridge if your situation allows. hygrometer to monitor humidity, use the crisper drawer and paper bags to keep more humidity in around the buds if necesssary. ideally you'd remove most of the moisture the first ~3-4 days (keep humidity low), then raise it to slow the process down so you get a 2-3 week total length dry time. takes a bit of experimentation since it depends on your fridge, how much buds,how frequently you open the fridge etc.

wet trimmed individual buds dry faster than whole untrimmed branches and produce less ambient humidity, this is useful to consider since if humidity is too high in the fridge with whole branches, you can wet trim them down to individual buds to assist in reducing humidity. i would say ~50% is a nice humidity level to shoot for, lower than the conventional 60% hang dry temp due to the lower temps in the fridge, however its not a big deal if your range is 40-60%, i like keeping the stems on to use the snap test to decide whether they are ready for curing.

im currently using this strategy to dry my first plants, its a solid method since the fridge works to maintain humidity and low temperatures, i.e. the ideal environment for drying to maximise terpene retention. the cons are that you'll likely stink up your fridge with the scent (potentially not a con), youll require a frost-free fridge, and that it takes some trial and error to dial it in (however its quite literally an automated drying area once you dial it in).

Never heard of this one! This isn’t a option for me tho, I just don’t have the room nor can I see anybody having the room for weed plants in there fridge lol unless u have a fridge dedicated for drying

 

[Veeplants]

Best bet is get a better dehu, im going through the same problem with my little bastard of a dehumidifier.

 

[Jesseindahouse]

Best bet is get a better dehu, im going through the same problem with my little bastard of a dehumidifier.

You think a good dehu could battle a constant intake air of 80-95% humidity to at least under 60? I pull air from outside and it’s get rly humid in the night

 

[Veeplants]

You think a good dehu could battle a constant intake air of 80-95% humidity to at least under 60? I pull air from outside and it’s get rly humid in the night

That question is above my paygrade lol, i would wait to see if someone whos gone through something similar to come along with an answer. If you had a good quality dehumidifier large in size im sure you could get your humidity down but im not sure of exactly how much you could get it down, you pull air in from outside to dry? Do you have central air?

 

[twentyeight.threefive]

It’s a 3x3x7 tent. I have my intake pulling air from outside witch is 99% RH rn. I was gonna try sucking in air from my house but I’ve read humidity’s higher inside because it’s enclosed.

The only way the air in your house could be higher than the outside RH of 99% is if it was 100% RH, which I doubt but I feel sorry for you if that's the case. You don't have a hygrometer to place inside the house to check the RH? Surely any air in the house is better than 99% RH.

 

[Veeplants]

The only way the air in your house could be higher than the outside RH of 99% is if it was 100% RH, which I doubt but I feel sorry for you if that's the case. You don't have a hygrometer to place inside the house to check the RH? Surely any air in the house is better than 99% RH.

Thank you^ was literally editing my last post to add that in totally missed the part where they mentioned they’re pulling humid air in from outside at first.

 

[Tetrahedral]

If your bud dries in 5-7 days it dosent matter the humidity and is a pain in the butt changing if you don't have to.

 

[Apalchen]

60 percent is what a lot of people are shooting for.

Does your home have air conditioning if so I highly doubt your humidity in the home is as high as outside. Also if you have a dehuey in the tent you might do better turning your exhaust off or if you have a thermostat setting it to only kick on if temps go too high. At the moment your dehuey is fighting constant new humid air.

 

[SnidleyBluntash]

Seal up the tent with the dehumidifier until it get dry in there. Your intake air is too humid. See how dry you can get it with it sealed. Then open the intake to move a small amount of air

 

[weedstoner420]

You'd probably be better off with the dehumidifier in the room, outside the tent, rather than inside the tent itself, and have your intake pull from the (dehumidified) room air

When the dehumidifier is inside the tent, it doesn't have time to pull enough water from the air, before it gets exhausted out and replaced with more humid air.

 

[HydroKid239]

60 percent is what a lot of people are shooting for.

Does your home have air conditioning if so I highly doubt your humidity in the home is as high as outside. Also if you have a dehuey in the tent you might do better turning your exhaust off or if you have a thermostat setting it to only kick on if temps go too high. At the moment your dehuey is fighting constant new humid air.

You're right. It sounds like the dehumidifier is working on the air from outdoors, and it will be a money wasting battle. Better off just reversing a few things. Put the tent in a cooled room... this will lower humidity.. but using a humidifier you can supplement the humidity if even need be.

 

[Jesseindahouse]

60 percent is what a lot of people are shooting for.

Does your home have air conditioning if so I highly doubt your humidity in the home is as high as outside. Also if you have a dehuey in the tent you might do better turning your exhaust off or if you have a thermostat setting it to only kick on if temps go too high. At the moment your dehuey is fighting constant new humid air.

True, I don’t have ac in my house but if the RH outside gets high agin like last night I’l punk the air from my house. I don’t feel comfortable turning off my exhaust fan with this high humidity don’t want stale air to build up. It’s day 3 of drying today, I put a fan far but directed on the buds. Also using a heater to lower Rh but it only lowers to about 65 lowest, at high 70F

 

[Tetrahedral]

Humidity is not going to stop the buds drying as normal.

 

[Jesseindahouse]

Seal up the tent with the dehumidifier until it get dry in there. Your intake air is too humid. See how dry you can get it with it sealed. Then open the intake to move a small amount of air

When u say “Seal the tent with dehu” do you mean turn off all my fans to let the dehu do its job? Because Ik I’m pulling in humid air but doesn’t the plants need air circulation. I kinda scared to turn off intake/ exhaust fans. I have 1 clip on fan btw

 

[Jesseindahouse]

Humidity is not going to stop the buds drying as normal.

Yes it will, it will take longer to dry because there’s moisture in the air therefore inviting mold/mildew/ bud rot. Stop saying shit if you don’t even know what ur talking about

 

[Jesseindahouse]

You'd probably be better off with the dehumidifier in the room, outside the tent, rather than inside the tent itself, and have your intake pull from the (dehumidified) room air

When the dehumidifier is inside the tent, it doesn't have time to pull enough water from the air, before it gets exhausted out and replaced with more humid air.

Nice thinking! I’ll try that