80% humidity while weed is drying??

[FidelCa$hflow]

Hello people, I cut down my plants yesterday and hung it all on strings most plants I cut each branch but a couple I hung by main stems, but the humidity seems to be staying at around 80% and the humidity meter is in the corner of the tent so it could be higher around all of the buds, I have a 10" oscilating fan in there to circulate the air around and I have a 4" fan/filter running aswell do you think this will cause bud rot? I was thinking of getting a dehumidifier today but If I can avoid it I will for now untill I next get paid.
Any inputs will be appreciated. Thankyou

They will dry at that rh at a high temp, but you open yourself up to all sorts of gnarly stuff (fungus/mold)if ur not lucky. Also by increasing temp to compensate for rh, you are not providing an ideal slow drying environment.
bottom line: You need a dehumidifier to get that humidity down so u dont lose all that hard work.

 

[FidelCa$hflow]

Thanks for the reply, so a dehumidifier it is then! Lol, would a 12ltr one be OK do you think or would I need more?

12litres is plenty. Keep checking to make sure its cranking until a hydrometer indicates the rh is down to below 62%

 

[Chrisjames47]

They will dry at that rh at a high temp, but you open yourself up to all sorts of gnarly stuff (fungus/mold)if ur not lucky. Also by increasing temp to compensate for rh, you are not providing an ideal slow drying environment.
bottom line: You need a dehumidifier to get that humidity down so u dont lose all that hard work.

Thanks, yea going to get one today any ideas on what capacity to get for a 4x4x7 tent?

 

[Chrisjames47]

12litres is plenty. Keep checking to make sure its cranking until a hydrometer indicates the rh is down to below 62%

Only just seen this, thankyou

 

[Three Berries]

Do you cure before freezing?

I make sure the jar is at 70% before freezing. Takes a month or so , depends on the ambient humidity. Sometimes I get flooded and it can take a year to completely dry things out under the house.

When I hang for the initial drying, I test for dryness by trying to break a small branch. It should not snap but the fiber should start to tear. If it snaps off it will be under 70%.

 

[Chrisjames47]

They will dry at that rh at a high temp, but you open yourself up to all sorts of gnarly stuff (fungus/mold)if ur not lucky. Also by increasing temp to compensate for rh, you are not providing an ideal slow drying environment.
bottom line: You need a dehumidifier to get that humidity down so u dont lose all that hard work.

Just bought one will have it set up in around an hour, thanks for the help

 

[Rurumo]

With dehumidifiers, just be sure you get one that utilizes compressors rather than the small thermo-electric dehumidifiers. I'd get one closer to 20-30 pints, 50 pint would probably be overkill. My homelabs dehumidifier has been run daily for the most part of a year and is going strong.

 

[Chrisjames47]

With dehumidifiers, just be sure you get one that utilizes compressors rather than the small thermo-electric dehumidifiers. I'd get one closer to 20-30 pints, 50 pint would probably be overkill. My homelabs dehumidifier has been run daily for the most part of a year and is going strong.

Thanks, when you said get one that utilizes compressors do you mean a non electric one because I have just bought this.

 

[Rurumo]

Thanks, when you said get one that utilizes compressors do you mean a non electric one because I have just bought this.

How many watts does it pull? A thermo-electric dehumidifier doesn't use much electricity, a compressor model about that size will probably use 200-300 watts, which is why they work so well.

 

[Chrisjames47]

How many watts does it pull? A thermo-electric dehumidifier doesn't use much electricity, a compressor model about that size will probably use 200-300 watts, which is why they work so well.

It says on the box 300 watt but some were else it says 240volts aswell

 

[Hollatchaboy]

Ok thanks again I think il just get a dehumidifier because I will use it in the future aswell just don't know what capacity to get, any ideas?

I'm not good with figuring that shit out. I got a 70 pint whole home dehuey. My place is about 1300 sq.ft. and it works great!

 

[Hollatchaboy]

It says on the box 300 watt but some were else it says 240volts aswell

Mine's 700 watts. I dunno if that helps you to figure it out, but I think the one I have is way too much.

 

[Three Berries]

It's amps what you need to know. Amps x Volts = watts.

The compressor style are really AC units with the heat being kept in the room instead of blowing outside though the condenser.

 

[Chrisjames47]

Mine's 700 watts. I dunno if that helps you to figure it out, but I think the one I have is way too much.

I set mine up last night and it got it down 10% in a couple of hours but cut off early hours because the tank was full it only holds 2.4 ltrs

 

[Chrisjames47]

It's amps what you need to know. Amps x Volts = watts.

The compressor style are really AC units with the heat being kept in the room instead of blowing outside though the condenser.

Yea it was blowing quite a bit of hot air out

 

[FidelCa$hflow]

I set mine up last night and it got it down 10% in a couple of hours but cut off early hours because the tank was full it only holds 2.4 ltrs

Just keep chipping away at it. 70 is better than 80…