lately I've been having a problem with moisture in my grow room since I have 2 side by side. it seems the one for my flowering plants has gotten really wet lately, I've been drying it off myself but lately I've been thinking of getting calcium chloride. right now I have an old milk container in there with cold water in it will the help remove some of the moisture? I've also been thinking of just heating the area around it and putting a vent in the top of the room.
Indoor Grow Room In A Cold Enviroment
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benign
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Hey, I have similar issues (minus the moisture) adding the milk container will only add to the moisture, as the heat goes up the water will evap causing humidity in the room and further your moisture issues. Where are you pulling your air from and how close is the wet plant to the vent or the light, if you are pulling cold air into a warm room it may cause some issues, think cold beer on a hot day. How is your exhaust? Are you exhausting outside or keeping the air in the room? All of these will affect your RH.
I've pretty much got it fixed mostly I didn't have a vent fixed up in the summer( which in hindsight was incredibly stupid ) I have one fixed up now and I have vents going throughout the 2 rooms and up the roof on the side of my shed which is heated. so come this winter I shouldn't have nearly as big of a problem. Just wish the damn thing was quieter... damn thing is louder than my car... all that remains is cleaning the mold and checking on the damage. does not seem to have effected my plants. which on the first post I mistakenly put plant instead of room. other than that though I have Mylar on all the walls. and plastic on the ceiling. which seemed to prevent any more mold growing on the wood. the milk container was not actually my idea, I had a feeling that wasn't going to help either
The milk container if sealed isn't a necessarily bad idea. In theory it could work (similar to a dehumidifier) by condensing water on a cool surface, then dripping it into a container. In practice however, it's not feasible. No one has the time to ensure the milk container is always cold, sealed and doing it's job.