80% humidity while weed is drying??

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FidelCa$hflow

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Chrisjames47 said:
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
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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.
 
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Chrisjames47

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FidelCa$hflow said:
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.
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Thanks, yea going to get one today any ideas on what capacity to get for a 4x4x7 tent?
 
Three Berries

Three Berries

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A.k.a said:
Do you cure before freezing?
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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%.
 
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Chrisjames47

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FidelCa$hflow said:
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.
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Just bought one will have it set up in around an hour, thanks for the help
 
Rurumo

Rurumo

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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.
 
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Chrisjames47

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

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Rurumo

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Chrisjames47 said:
Thanks, when you said get one that utilizes compressors do you mean a non electric one because I have just bought this.
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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.
 
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Chrisjames47

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Rurumo said:
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.
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It says on the box 300 watt but some were else it says 240volts aswell
 
Hollatchaboy

Hollatchaboy

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Chrisjames47 said:
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?
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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!
 
Three Berries

Three Berries

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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.
 
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